KRISTIN GLEN SENIOR DARIEN BUC JUNIOR SARA BEYERS SOPHOMORE MICHELLE MARTINEZ SOPHOMORE

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1 KRISTIN GLEN SENIOR DARIEN BUC JUNIOR SARA BEYERS SOPHOMORE MICHELLE MARTINEZ SOPHOMORE ANNE VIEIRA SENIOR MAKENZIE MABRY JUNIOR ANDREA NORTON SOPHOMORE

2 SAN DIEGO STATE SEASON INFORMATION General Information Location San Diego, Calif. Enrollment ,887 Nickname Aztecs Founded Colors Scarlet and Black Conference Mountain West President Dr. Stephen L. Weber Director of Athletics Jeff Schemmel Senior Woman Administrator Jenny Bramer Team Information Head Coach Rahn Sheffield (SDSU, 1980) Assistant Coach Jennifer Nanista (SDSU, 1990) Cross Country Office Phone (619) Nanista s nanista@mail.sdsu.edu Letterwinners Returning/Lost /2 Strength & Conditioning Courtney Bale Academic Advisor Bre White Athletic Trainer Brianne Bennett Event Manager Tim Baron Home Course Balboa Park Media Information Cross Country Contact Darin Wong Office Phone (619) dwong@mail.sdsu.edu Fax (619) Official Athletics Website Mailing Address Aztec Media Relations th Street, Suite 3014 San Diego, CA Schedule Date Event Time Aug. 30 at Fullerton Season Opener 8:30 a.m. PT Fullerton, Calif. Sept th Annual Aztec Invitational 8:00 a.m. PT Balboa Park - San Diego, Calif. Sept. 20 at Big Wave Invitational 7:00 a.m. HT Honolulu, Hawaii Sept. 27 at UC Riverside Invitational 8:15 a.m. PT Riverside, Calif. at Stanford Invitational 4:00 p.m. PT Palo Alto, Calif. Oct. 11 at Triton Classic 9:30 a.m. PT San Diego, Calif. Oct. 18 at Bronco Invitational 10:15 a.m. PT Sunnyvale, Calif. Nov. 1 MWC Championships 10:45 a.m. PT San Diego, Calif. Nov. 15 at NCAA West Regionals 10:00 a.m. PT Palo Alto, Calif. Nov. 24 at NCAA Championships 12:15 p.m. ET Terre Haute, Ind. Bold indicates meet in San Diego 2008 Roster Athlete Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Stephanie Armstrong 5-5 Junior 2L Foothill Ranch, Calif. (Trabuco Hills High) Sara Beyers 5-5 Sophomore SQ Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley High) Amy Brown 5-6 Freshman RS Sydney, Australia (St. Lukes Grammar School) Darien Buc 5-3 Junior 1L Dana Point, Calif. (Dana Hills High) Melissa Bunn 5-4 Freshman HS Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal High) Sara Cunningham 5-8 Junior SQ Torrance, Calif. (West High) Alma Escobar 5-0 Junior JC Corona, Calif. (Concordia University) Kristin Glen 5-2 Senior 1L Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Orange Coast College) Makenzie Mabry 5-4 Junior 1L La Crescenta, Calif. (Crescenta Valley High) Michelle Martinez 5-6 Sophomore SQ Burbank, Calif. (John Burroughs High) Christina Meissner 5-9 Freshman HS Bethlehem, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic High) Andrea Norton 5-5 Sophomore SQ Sacramento, Calif. (Loretto High) Kelly Oelschlager 5-6 Senior RS Irvine, Calif. (Orange Coast College) Jaclyn Perakis 5-9 Sophomore RS Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill High) Alyssa Robinson 5-9 Senior 1L Ojai, Calif. (Ventura College) Lyndsi Riley 5-4 Sophomore JC Orangevale, Calif. (American River College) Leigh Rutherford 5-8 Freshman HS San Diego, Calif. (Helix High) Anne Vieira 5-4 Senior 1L San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma High) Rachel Williams 5-8 Junior JC Mt. Hermon, Calif. (Concordia University) Head Coach: Rahn Sheffield, 18th year; Assistant Coach: Jennifer Nanista, 16th year; Volunteer Assistant Coach: Richard Fox, 12th year 1 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

3 AZTEC SEASON OUTLOOK San Diego State enters the 2008 campaign with high hopes and expectations with the return of a veteran group, experienced newcomers and a schedule that plays into its favor. We should have a very strong team this year, assistant coach Jennifer Nanista said. We have a lot of depth, more than we have had in the past. Our freshmen have done their homework over the summer and have come back really fit. I am looking for some exciting things to happen with the depth of the grouping this year. Returning for her senior season is co-captain Kristin Glen. The Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., native was arguably one of the Aztecs most consistent runners in her first year on campus. Glen produced the team s second-fastest time on four different occasions and finished among the squad s top five in all eight meets in which she competed. For the season, she owned SDSU s second-best 6K time, the fourth-fastest 4K and the seventh-best 5K performance. In the spring, Glen enjoyed a solid track and field campaign setting a school record in the indoor 5,000-meter run (18:42.37), a record that had stood since 2004, posting the school s No. 4 all-time effort in the 3,000- meter steeplechase (11:21.16) and running a lifetime best in the outdoor 5K (17:52.71). Her success has carried over into her offseason training as she has returned to campus in the best shape of her life. Kristin Glen has really stepped up, Nanista said. She is one our team captains and worked very hard over the summer. I expect her to lead by example this season and be one of our top runners. Fellow classmate Anne Vieira is also back after a breakout year in A product of San Diego, Vieira is coming off a season in which she established personal records in the 4K, 5K and 6K, while running the first team in all seven races. She joins Glen as one of two co-captains for Another senior, Alyssa Robinson, will also be counted on to produce after contributing early in 2007 before an injury limited her availability toward the end of the year. Following the lead of the seniors will be a talented junior and sophomore group led by two-time letterwinner Stephanie Armstrong and threeyear team member Darien Buc. Armstrong, who has been a solid presence since her freshman campaign, was among SDSU s most consistent runners at any distance. Four times as a sophomore she posted the Aztecs second-fastest performance, including at the Mountain West Conference Championships. She also finished with the team s second-fastest 4K and 5K. Buc, meanwhile, made an immediate impact as a sophomore running with the first team and produced personal records in two of her final three races. She heads into 2008 after coming off a very productive track season in which she was San Diego State s top 1,500-meter runner. Stephanie Armstrong and Darien Buc will be solid for us this year, Nanista said. Both are coming off strong cross country seasons last year and Darien really flourished during the track season in the distance events. Along with aforementioned duo, the return of sophomores Sara Beyers, Michelle Martinez and Andrea Norton, along with redshirt freshman Amy Brown will be vital to the success of the team in The sophomore trio gained valuable experience in their first year on Montezuma Mesa and have been running well in preseason camp, while Brown is looking to make a name for herself after redshirting last year. Perhaps the two athletes who will have the biggest impact on the team are junior newcomers Alma Escobar and Rachel Williams, both of whom come to San Diego State from Concordia University, an NAIA school, in Irvine, Calif. Escobar enters her first year at SDSU after an All-America season that saw her finish in 19th place at the 2007 NAIA national championships. A all-region pick and two-time all-conference selection, Escobar also helped the Eagles to the 2006 combined team national title, the NAIA Region II championship and the conference crown. Williams, meanwhile, competed for Concordia in 2005 and 2006 where she helped the team to the conference title in both seasons. Unlike in recent years, this Aztec squad features depth, an aspect that Nanista believes will set this team up for great things in We should have a very strong team this year, Nanista said. We have a lot of depth, more than we have had in the past. Our freshmen have done their homework over the summer and have come back really fit. I am looking for some exciting things to happen with the depth of the group this year. I believe our success is going to be in our grouping and I think we are going to run very well as a team, which is going to place us much higher in all of our meets, Nanista said. I think if we can improve from our finish last year, both in conference and regionally, I will be very pleased with the season. The aforementioned season includes two meets in San Diego for the first time since 2004 when SDSU played host to three in America s Finest City. After opening the campaign at the Fullerton Season Opener, the Aztecs will play host to the 64th annual Aztec Invitational in Balboa Park before traveling west to Hawaii for the Big Wave Invitational. From that point forward, SDSU will stay in the state of California leading up to the MWC Cross Country Championships, which will be held at Mission Bay. Staying at sea level is something San Diego State will try to use to its advantage in order to have a strong showing in front of the home fans at the conference meet. Following the MWC Championships, SDSU will head to Palo Alto, Calif., home of the NCAA West Regionals. The Scarlet and Black, which will compete at the Stanford Invitational after the Big Wave Invite, hope the familiarity of the course will help them in their preparation to improve upon their showing from a year ago at regionals. With the personnel intact and the schedule ahead of the Aztecs, fans should expect a strong showing out of the Scarlet and Black this year. Senior co-captains Kristin Glen (left) and Anne Vieira (right) AZTEC CROSS COUNTRY 2

4 AZTEC COACHING STAFF Assistant Coach Jennifer Nanista 16th Season at San Diego State San Diego State, B.S. 90, M.S. 97 Jennifer Nanista begins her 16th year as an assistant coach at San Diego State. In the fall, she heads the Aztecs cross country team, while during the track season, Nanista is in charge of the team s middle distance and distance runners. In addition, Nanista is involved with every facet of the Aztec program, including academics, recruiting, fundraising, meet management and all administrative aspects. One of the best middle distance runners to ever wear the scarlet and black, she finished second in the 800 meters at both the 1989 and 1990 Big West Conference championships. She also helped lead the Aztecs to a third-place team finish in Her career-best time of 2:11.83 in the 800 was one of the fastest times in school history. Nanista also competed at Mesa Junior College under former Aztec great Arnie Robinson, before transferring to SDSU. That competitive spirit has carried over to her coaching. For the second straight year, Nanista guided a young team through a 2007 season in which great improvement was made. Despite having just one senior, the Aztecs posted four top-10 finishes, highlighted by a runner-up effort at the Big Wave Invitational in Hawaii. Nanista coached senior team captain Lisa Naucler to SDSU s best time in each of the A team s seven races and an eighth-place performance at the Big Wave Invite. In all, Naucler finished with the Aztecs top 4K, 5K and 6K times and three of the top 10 5K and 6K marks of the season. Following the cross country slate, Nanista was a part of a coaching staff that guided the 2008 SDSU track and field team to its second straight impressive outdoor season. The Scarlet and Black qualified 15 athletes for the NCAA West Regionals, the second-most in school history, and finished in seventh place. Included in that group was all-west Region and all-conference performer Mandy Upuu, a two-time regional qualifier, who made it through the qualifying rounds and advanced to the finals. After the regional meet, San Diego State sent a group of five athletes to the NCAA Championships where it finished in a tie for 31st place, the program s best showing since the 2005 season. During the 2007 outdoor track campaign, Nanista helped Naucler and Upuu qualify for the NCAA West Regionals in the 800-meter run. The pair, who were two of SDSU s school-record 16 qualifiers, were both finalists and earned all-west Region accolades from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Upuu also was a Mountain West all-conference performer in the indoor and outdoor 800 and joined Naucler, Celeste Tyson and Priscilla Chapu to take third place in the distance medley relay at the MWC indoor meet. In 2006, she took a relatively young squad and got them to improve as the season progressed. Evidence in the team s progression can be seen on the season-best times chart as over half of the team s top 5K and 6K times combined were achieved in the last two meets of the regular season. With the help of Nanista, senior Celeste Tyson set a personal best in the 5K and held SDSU s top time in both the 5K and 6K. In addition, Tyson joined Meryl Follosco as the only Aztecs to garner MWC athlete of the week honors. In 2005, she directed SDSU to one of its finest seasons in school history as SDSU made its first-ever appearance in the cross country regional polls. During the breakthrough campaign, the Aztecs captured the Santa Clara Invite and posted a school-best seventh-place finish at the NCAA West Regionals. Under Nanista s tutelage, sophomore Lital Azulay recorded three of the school s top-10 fastest times in the 6K races and became just the second SDSU runner to garner first-team all-conference accolades after finishing fifth at the MWC Cross Country Championships. She also became just the second Aztec to earn MWC Runner of the Week honors twice in the same season and was an NCAA all-west Region selection. After a successful cross country campaign, she coached a pair of juniors, Celeste Tyson and Lisa Crampton, to the 2006 NCAA West Regionals in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. During the 2005 outdoor track campaign, she helped junior Nicole Carmier set a personal best in the 800 meters with a time of 2:08.50, which qualified for the NCAA regional meet and ranked fourth on the school s all-time list. In 2004, Nanista tutored junior Christal Cuadra to a 14th-place finish at the MWC Cross Country Championships, an improvement of 28 spots from The 2004 track season, she saw Marie Nilsson post regional qualifying times in the steeplechase and the 5,000 and four school records as the Aztecs climbed to No. 14 in the national rankings. In 2003, she led the SDSU cross country team to another fine season, helping the Aztecs make improvements at both the Mountain West Conference and NCAA regional meets and finishing in the top six in seven of their 10 races. The year was highlighted by the program s first team title in three seasons, as five runners finished in the top 11 at the Long Beach State Invitational. Individually, Nanista coached Nilsson to three of the school s top-four 6K times in 2003, including an SDSU record of 21:04 at the NCAA regional meet. Nilsson was the team s top finisher in every race in which she competed, tallying five, top-seven individual finishes. Nilsson also became the first Aztec to earn MWC Runner of the Week honors twice in a season. She followed that up with a spot on the seven-runner MWC first team by placing fourth, a first in program history, and made the NCAA all-west region squad. During the 2003 track campaign, Nanista helped coach the Aztecs to their first-ever MWC outdoor track and field crown. SDSU ended BYU's streak of 21 consecutive outdoor titles, which was the longest active streak in the nation in the sport of women s track and field. Individually, Nanista guided Jamillah Titus and Jennifer Stakiw to regional qualifying times in the 800. The Aztecs also had a record six student-athletes earn All-America honors at the 2003 NCAA outdoor championships where the team placed 29th overall. San Diego State has shown dramatic improvement in the MWC since 1999, going from eighth to second in a span of only two years at the MWC indoor track and field championship and from fifth to first in just three years at the outdoor meet. In 1999, Nanista coached Sophia Hawker to an NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifying berth, becoming the first Aztec to compete at the national meet in 18 years. Hawker was also a 1999 first-team all-region selection. Nanista is a former member of the Sheffield Elite Track Club. She has won races at the Occidental Invitational, the UC San Diego Invitational and was a runner-up at the Baldy Castillo Invite. Her personal record in the 800 meters currently stands at 2: Nanista s résumé also includes a runner-up finish in the Arturo Barrios 5K Road Race in nearby Chula Vista, Calif. In October 2007, she ran the Nike Women s Half Marathon and set a personal record by completing the course in 1: A native of Golden, Colo., Nanista earned a bachelor of science in financial services in 1990 and in 1997, completed her master s of science in marketing at SDSU. 3 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

5 Volunteer Assistant Coach Richard Fox 12th Season at San Diego State San Diego State, B.S. 92; Boston, M.S. 04 AZTEC COACHING STAFF Richard Fox enters his 12th season as an assistant coach at San Diego State. In 1998 when the NCAA implemented the pole vault for women, Fox became a member of the Aztec staff as a volunteer coach. Since then, Fox has brought SDSU to the forefront in collegiate pole-vaulting as one of the nation's premier programs. Few programs can compare to the continued tradition of having multiple athletes provisionally qualifying for the NCAA championships. Fox is proud of the team concept he has built where the pole vaulters combine to outscore their competitors at the MWC championship meets. Teaching solid technique in the art of the pole vault along with building strength through gymnastics, the weight room and conditioning are the Aztecs strong points. Fox has coached every athlete on SDSU s top 10 indoor and outdoor pole vault list. In fall 2007, Fox completed his fifth season as an assistant cross country coach. During this time Fox has worked with three all-mountain West Conference runners, Marie Nilsson and Lital Azulay, who earned first-team all-mwc and all-district honors and Christal Cuadra who earned secondteam all-league. Fox's track and field athletes have posted tremendous success over the past 11 years. SDSU athletes have scored 57 times at conference and the school has had 53 all-conference performances, won 11 Mountain West Conference titles, provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships 40 times and sent 11 to the national meet, with five earning All-America honors. The Aztecs have also broken 11 indoor and 11 outdoor school records and have set both the MWC championship and overall conference records numerous times. At the MWC Championships, Fox helped Shayla Balentine (2005), Erin Asay (2004) and Stephanie Bagan (2007) earn the league s Outstanding Female Performance award at the indoor meet. On an elite and national level, Fox has coached his athletes as they competed at the USA Track and Field Championships a combined 12 times. Two Aztecs have competed at the 2000 Olympic Trials, placing fifth and 12th, while three of his freshman athletes have qualified for the Junior National meet. One collegiate vaulter held the top vault for the 2005 outdoor season. Under Fox, SDSU athletes post one of the strongest indoor and outdoor top-10 lists in America. During his tenure, Fox coached the just the fifth collegiate vaulter to clear the 13-foot barrier and the 14th and 16th collegiate vaulters to clear the 14-foot mark. San Diego State has produced the third-most NCAA All-Americans nationally and has the most individual indoor and outdoor pole vault champions in the MWC. The Aztecs also have the third-most vaulters (six) in the nation to clear 13 feet. SDSU is the top-ranked school in the nation for producing vaulters (three) to clear 14 feet. Prior to joining the Aztec staff, Fox coached the pole vault for one year at Torrey Pines, leading his student-athlete to the school record. Fox was a four-year track and field team member and varsity letterwinner at San Diego State from He is a 1992 graduate of SDSU with a bachelor of science in finance and a postgraduate master s of criminal justice from Boston University. Fox was a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for one year and has been with the San Diego Police Department as an officer since 1994, where he works patrol in the Ocean Beach area. Fox is also a member of the SWAT Team. Fox is a certified member as a USATF official and volunteers as a pole vault official at the CIF Championships each year. Fox completed an open 5K road run in 17:16 in 2004 and continues to compete in the decathlon at the Police & Fire Games. Fox is married to Ginger Fox and the couple is expecting a newborn baby boy AZTEC CROSS COUNTRY 4

6 AZTEC ATHLETE PROFILES Stephanie Armstrong Junior 5-5 2L Foothill Ranch, Calif. Trabuco Hills High Primarily a distance runner who competed at 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters... posted the team s second-fastest performance in the 5,000-meter run after clocking in with a time of 18:20.68 at the Aztec Track and Field Classic... was SDSU s fourth-best 3,000-meter runner of the season after crossing the finish line in 10:45.82 to take first place of the B section at the Trojan Invitational...top 1,500 time occurred at the Aztec Track and Field Classic where she posted a mark of 4:53.72 in the open to record the squad s sixth-fastest effort of the campaign... helped the Aztecs win the Cal-Nevada Championships title after running in the 5, raced in five outdoor meets and at the Mountain T s Invitational during the indoor season. Ran with the first team in all seven meets and earned her second varsity letter in the process... recorded personal records and SDSU s second-best times in the 4K and 5K... clocked in at 15:43.00 on the 4,000-meter course at the Big Wave Invitational to finish in 12th place, her top individual placing of the season... top 5K effort came at the Bronco Invitational where she finished the race in 18: trimmed time off her 5K in each of her first two races (Fullerton Season Opener - 20:04.90; Aztec Invitational - 19:29.00) culminating in her PR at the Bronco Invite... established a personal best in the 6K at the Stanford Invitational after running 23: finished 49th at the MWC Championships and was one of seven runners to race at the NCAA West Regionals Track Competed in the 1,500-, 3,000-, and 5,000-meter runs as a freshman... improved on her times as the season progressed... competed in seven races throughout the outdoor season and logged three times apiece in the 1,500, 3,000, and 5, finished among the top 10 in her respective event on five different occasions... established a personal record in the 1,500 with a time of 5:00.92 at the Triton Invitational, nearly an eight second improvement from her first race of the season... shaved almost 26 seconds off her initial 3,000-meter clocking to set a personal-best and second-place time of 10:52.73 at the Claremont Classic, her final meet of posted her fastest 5,000 effort at the Aztec Invitational where she came in fifth place at 19: Cross Country Joined Jessica Mason as the only two freshmen to run with the A team showed dramatic improvement as evidenced by her first 5K compared to her final one clocked in with a time of 20:38.50 at the Fullerton Season Opener and closed the season with an effort of 19:03.01 at the Santa Clara Invitational her second and third 5K races were at the Aztec and Willamette Invitationals, where she ran 20:30.00 and 19:16.95, respectively she posted a time of 26:10.00 at the 6K Griak Invitational in Falcon Heights, Minn., and followed it with a 6K time of 25:50.90 at the Mountain West Conference Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah ended the her first cross country season at the NCAA West Region Championships where she completed the 6K race in 26: A four-year letterwinner at Trabuco Hills High... ran for head coach Dennis Kelly... was an all-south Coast league selection all four seasons... earned all-county honors as a freshman, junior and senior... was also a team captain, MVP and garnered the Victory with Honor award... left Trabuco Hills as the Mustangs home course record holder... helped the team to a trip to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) finals... also played soccer as a midfielder for two seasons... was the recipient of the Victory with Honor award and made the school s honor roll. Stephanie Denise Armstrong was born Sept. 30, 1987, in Newport Beach, Calif.... daughter of Steve and Lora Armstrong... enjoys painting, outdoor activities and photography... lists her favorite athlete as Kristin Armstrong... recently worked at Nike... is a liberal studies major with plans on becoming an elementary school teacher. Sara Beyers Sophomore 5-5 SQ Danville, Calif. San Ramon Valley High Raced in the long-distance events... recorded the team s sixth-fastest 5,000-meter run time of 19:07.57 at the Steve Scott Invitational... posted the seventh-best 3,000-meter performance after she crossed the finish line in 10:54.30, good for 11th place, at the Triton Invite... Notched the Aztecs 10th-fastest time of 2008 in the 1,500 (4:58.73)... a seventh-place finish in the 3,000 marked her top individual placing of the season at the Trojan Invitational (11:09.45; B section)... appeared in six outdoor meets. Competed in five races during her first season on campus... a member of the traveling squad for the first two races... opened the campaign by running 20:34.40 to come in 68th place at the Fullerton Season Opener (5K)... crossed the finish line in 20:46.00 at the Aztec Invitational (5K)... bounced back her next time out by setting a personal record in the 5K with a performance of 19:51.80 at the UC Riverside Invitational... in her first 6K, she completed the Triton Classic course in 25: notched her best individual finish of 32nd place at the Cougar 5K Challenge after clocking in at 20: A three-sport athlete at San Ramon Valley High ran cross country and track and played soccer earned East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) first team accolades in cross country led the Wolves to the EBAL cross country title in 2005 and 2007 and the track championship in 2006 and 2007 helped the team to a third-place finish in the North Coast Section (NCS) as a senior was a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) NCS scholar athlete and a two-time scholar athlete at San Ramon Valley competed in the Stanford Invitational where she finished the 5K race in 19 minutes, 30 seconds. 5 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

7 AZTEC ATHLETE PROFILES Sara Ann Beyers was born Sept. 30, 1988, in Illinois daughter of Michael and Debbi Beyers comes from an athletic family as her father is a runner and cyclist, her mother runs in marathons and her sister, Ashley, plays soccer at Princeton. Amy Brown Freshman 5-6 RS Sydney, Australia St. Lukes Grammar School Utilized her redshirt season during her first year on campus. Attended St. Lukes Grammar School in Sydney, Australia received recognition from the New South Wales government after winning two silver medals in cross country was the sportswoman of the year in consecutive years was part of the team that earned a silver medal at the national meet also competed in touch football where she helped the team to a third place finish has experience competing in meets in both Canada and New Zealand. Amy Elizabeth Brown was born Aug. 2, 1988, in Melbourne, Australia daughter of David and Liz Brown enjoys running, swimming, cycling and reading plans on studying kinesiology lists her favorite athlete as Cathy Freeman. Darien Buc Junior 5-3 1L Dana Point, Calif. Dana Hills High Competed in the 800-, 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs during the outdoor campaign... emerged as the team s top 1,500 runner with a time of 4:38.79 at the Trojan Invitational where she finished in ninth place... became one of SDSU s premier 800 runners after notching the team s fourth-fastest time of 2:17.82, while winning the open at the Aztec Track and Field Classic... the 800-meter race was the first of her young career... posted the eighthbest among SDSU runners in 2008 in the 3,000 (10:57.97) at the San Diego City Championships... appeared in seven outdoor meets, including the Cal-Nevada Championships and the MWC Championships... ran the one mile event three times during the indoor campaign, including a 2008 team-best and first-place effort of 5:39.48 at the Mountain T s Invitational. Ran with the first team in all seven meets last season for the first time in her career... appeared on the team s top-10 list for 2007 in the 4K, 5K and 6K... logged the Aztecs third-best 4K time of the season at the Big Wave Invitational after completing the race in a personal-record 15:43.00, which was good for 13th place... posted the team s fifth-fastest 5K after crossing the finish line in a personal-best 19: set another PR in the 6K with her NCAA West Regional performance of 23:40.70, which was the squad s eighth-fastest time of the season... her 24:00.00 at the Stanford Invitaitonal s 6K course ranked 10th among all Aztecs for the season Track Primarily competed in the 1,500-meter run, but twice raced in the 5,000 and once in the 3,000 her top 1,500 performance came in the final meet of 2007 where she finished in eighth place with a time of 4:49.51 at the Claremont Classic was able to improve on each of her 1,500 marks in the final four meets of the outdoor campaign ran a personal-best 19:53.00 in the 5,000 at the VS Athletics Invitational to come in eighth came in second place in section two of the 1,500 (4:51.50) at the Asics/Steve Scott Invitational completed her only 3,000- meter race at the San Diego City Championships in 11: Cross Country Improved on each of her three 5K races in which she competed in crossed the finish line in 22:17.90 at the Fullerton Season Opener participated in the open meet of the 5K Aztec Invitational at Balboa Park and clocked in at 21:16.00 posted her top 5K performance of the campaign at the UC Riverside Invitational after she completed the race in 20:33.30 her lone 6K came at the UCSD Triton Invitational where she registered a final time of 26: Ran cross country at Dana Hills High for head coach Rex Hall... Helped the Dolphins to the state championship during her time on the squad... also played soccer. Darien Nicole Buc was born May 16, 1988, in Santa Ana, Calif.... daughter of Rex and Susan Hall... comes from a family of runners, as her father and brother have run cross country... is undecided on a major at San Diego State. Melissa Bunn Freshman 5-4 HS Simi Valley, Calif. Royal High Prepped at Royal High in Simi Valley, Calif.... ran four years on the varsity squad... helped the Highlanders to a pair of Marmonte League championships and three CIF state meet appearances. Melissa Susan Brown was born Oct. 29, 1990, in Simi Valley, Calif.... daughter of Thomas and Carol Bunn... is a pre-physical therapy major with career plans of opening a private physical therapy clinic. Sarah Cunningham Junior 5-8 SQ Torrance, Calif. West High Primarily saw action at 800, 1,500, 3,000, and 5,000 meters... logged the team s fifth-fastest 1,500 time of 4:52.95 in the preliminaries at the Cal-Nevada Championships... notched the sixth-best 3,000 performance of the season at the Aztec Track and Field Classic (10:54.20), while finishing in fifth place... ran the seventh-best times of any SDSU runner in the 800 (2: Pomona-Pitzer Invitational) and the 5,000 (19: Steve Scott Invitational)... her 800 effort at Pomona-Pitzer helped her earned runner-up honors, her best individual showing of the season... appeared in seven outdoor meets AZTEC CROSS COUNTRY 6

8 AZTEC ATHLETE PROFILES Saw action in six meets and performed well down the stretch to earn a spot on the travel squad for the MWC Championships... logged faster times in each of her first three meets... opened the year with a 5K Fullerton Season Opener time of 21:05.50 and then followed it with a mark of 20:44.00 (5K) at the Aztec Invitational... in her next time out, she posted a 5K and personalrecord time of 18:56.10 at the UC Riverside Invitational... her performance at UCR was the third-best among all Aztecs in recorded her 6K PR at the Triton Classic where she completed the course in 25: her top individual finish of 23rd place came at the Cougar 5K Challenge. A three-year varsity team runner at West High helped the Warriors to the Bay League Championship earned scholar athlete honors and was on the school s honor roll also played volleyball where she was a defensive specialist. Sara Elizabeth Cunningham was born Sept. 10, 1987, in Torrance, Calif. daughter of Debbie and Dick Cunningham. Alma Escobar Junior 5-0 JC Corona, Calif. Concordia University at Concordia University ( ) Ran for two seasons at Concordia University, an NAIA institution, in Irvine, Calif.... earned NAIA All-America honors after placing 19th at the NAIA national championships with a time of 18: garnered all-golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) in her two years competing for the Eagles and was a 2007 all-region II honoree... guided Concordia to an 18th-place finish at the 2007 national meet and a third-place effort in also helped the Eagles to the 2006 combined team national title, the NAIA Region II championship and the GSAC crown... was a one-time 10K conference champion during her time in Irvine. Attended Corona High in Corona, Calif.... was a four-year varsity team member for the four-time Mountain View League Champions... earned allleague recognition four straight seasons and was a California state champion and 2004 national qualifier... garnered 2006 athlete of the year honors at Corona and was also a scholar athlete. Alma Rosa Escobar was born Oct. 10, 1988, in Mexico... daughter of Isidro and Emerlinda Escobar... hobbies include shopping, working out and scrapbooking... lists U.S. Olympian and bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan as her favorite athlete... is a liberal studies major with career plans of becoming an elementary school teacher. Kristin Glen Senior 5-2 1L Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Orange Coast College Finished the campaign with the Aztecs top time in the indoor and outdoor 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs... ran an indoor 18:42.37 in the 5,000 at the Bronco Invitational to set a school record... posted an indoor 3,000 time of 11:39.43 at the Mountain T s Invitational... also ran the mile and ran a leg on the distance medley relay... during the indoor season, she logged four top-nine finishes... produced team-best marks in the outdoor 3,000 (10: Trojan Invitational) and 5,000 (17: Brutus Hamilton Invitational)... earned a spot on the school s all-time performance list in the steeplechase with her effort at the Steve Scott Invitational... her effort ranks fourth all-time in program history... competed in the 1,500-meter run and completed the season with SDSU s second-best time of the season (4: Brutus Hamilton)... appeared in 11 meets, including the Cal-Nevada Championships where the Scarlet and Black took home the team title... earned MWC academic all-conference accolades. Appeared in eight meets, the most on the team, in her first season on campus... in the first four races of the season, she finished in the top four among all Aztecs... was SDSU s second-fastest runner at the Fullerton Season Opener (19:16.60) and at the Aztec Invitational (19:53.00), both of which were 5Ks... came in 15th place overall and was the fourth-best SDSU runner at the 4K Big Wave Invitational (15:44.00)... set an Aztec career best in the 6K when she completed the Stanford Invitational in 22: ran her fastest 5K of the year with a time of 19:16.00 at the Bronco Invite until she crossed the finish line in 19:13.00 at the Cougar 5K Challenge the following week... was one of nine to compete at the MWC Championships prior to running the 6K at the NCAA West Regionals. At Orange Coast College (2006) Ran for an Orange Coast College team that won its sixth consecutive state crown and its 11th straight Orange Empire Conference title ran a personal-best time of 19:11.00 while finishing in 13th place at the California Community College State Meet helped OCC qualify for the state meet with a 37th-place time of 21:28.53 at the regional competition finished fifth (20:20.93) at the OEC Championships to guide the Pirates to the OEC title registered a fourth-place effort (20:07.39) at the OEC Preview Meet posted the fourth-best time at the Coast Classic after crossing the finish line in 20:53.00 was 11th at the Cuesta Invitational with a time of 21:33.00 came in 12th place (21:21.59) at the SoCal Preview Meet opened the campaign with a 20:50.40 effort at the Fullerton Season Opener teammate of current Aztec Kelly Oelschlager. At Cal State Dominguez Hills (2005) Posted the Toros top time in all seven races during her freshman season at Cal State Dominguez Hills ran a Toro career best at the UC Riverside Invitational with a time of 20:19.1, good for 28th place finished the season in 74th place (25:10.80) at the NCAA West Regionals recorded a time of 24:13.00 (50th place) at the 6K CCAA Cross Country Championships finished in 22nd place after crossing the finish line in 20:58.35 (5K) at the UNLV Invitational 7 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

9 AZTEC ATHLETE PROFILES clocked in with a time of 20:46.00 at the Aztec Invitational at Balboa Park finished the UC Irvine Invitational in 20: Attended Trabuco Hills in Mission Viejo, Calif., where she earned three varsity letters ended her prep career as the 2004 South Coast League cross country champion becoming the first female athlete in Trabuco Hills High history to achieve such a goal was an all-league and all-county performer as a Mustang named team captain, most valuable player and athlete of the season for fall in 2004 also played basketball ( ) and ran track ( ) received interest from Cal State Dominguez Hills and Long Beach State during the recruiting process. Kristin Michele Glen was born Oct. 5, 1986, in Torrance, Calif. daughter of Cheryl and Will Glen hobbies include running, dancing and snowboarding studying kinesiology with career plans of becoming a physical therapist and opening her own clinic. Makenzie Mabry Junior 5-4 1L La Crescenta, Calif. Crescenta Valley High Made appearances at nine meets while competing in the 1,500-, 3,000-, 5,000-meter runs and the 3,000-meter steeplechase... her fastest 1,500 meters came at the Aztec Track and Field Classic where she posted a personal-record time of 4:54.50 in the open race... ran the 3,000 at the Trojan Invitational in a personal-best 11: logged another PR in the 5,000 with a clocking of 18:54.88 at the Cal-Nevada Championships, helping the Aztecs win the team title... in her first season running the steeplechase, she posted the squad s third-best time of the year at the Steve Scott Invitational (11:48.71)... earned MWC academic all-conference accolades. Ran with the first team in every meet to earn her first varsity letter... established personal records in the 4K and 6K... finished the 4K at the Big Wave Invitational in 16:02.00 and the 6K at the Stanford Invitational in 23: trimmed time off her 5K in all three races in succession... started the season with a 5K time of 21:12.40 at the Fullerton Season Opener, then cut it to 20:26.00 at the Aztec Invitational before posting a season-best 19:51.00 at the Bronco Invitational... finished the MWC Championships 6K course in 25:00.00 before closing the season with a 6K time of 24:03.50 at the NCAA West Regionals Track Improved on her time from the race before in every 1,500- and 3,000-meter competition she entered Saw her 1,500 time go from 5:13.67 at the San Diego City Championships to 5:06.85 at the Aztec Invitational to a personalbest 5:02.69 at the Triton Invite established a personal record in the 3,000 at the Claremont Classic after she finished with a fourthplace time of 11:07.28 twice ran the 5,000 with her top mark of 19:44.29 coming at the Aztec Invite, which was good for sixth place finished second in the indoor mile at the Mountain T s Invitational (5:51.28) Cross Country Started her first year on Montezuma Mesa by completing the 5K Fullerton Season Opener in 20:50.60 was more than 13 seconds faster in her second meet, the Aztec Invitational, with her clocking of 20:37.00 posted her SDSU career best at the UC Riverside Invite with a time of 19:11.00 competed in the UCSD Triton Classic (6K) and finished in 25:26.00 ended the season at the Santa Clara Invitational where she registered a time of 19: Ran four years on varsity at Crescenta Valley... was an all-pacific League first-team selection... helped lead the Falcons to the state championship during her senior season and was named to the all-cif team... was a defender on the soccer team, while playing on the junior varsity and frosh/soph squads. Makenzie Elizabeth Mabry was born Jan. 25, 1988, in West Covina, Calif.... daughter of Elizabeth Mabry... lists Steve Prefontaine as her favorite athlete... enjoys playing the flute and surfing... studying marine biology at SDSU. Michelle Martinez Sophomore 5-6 SQ Burbank, Calif. John Burroughs High Competed in seven meets, while racing in four different events... in just her second collegiate meet, she won the open of the 1,500-meter run at the Aztec Track and Field Classic with a time of 4:50.43, which ranked fourthbest among all SDSU runners in the home meet was a good one for her as she also finished in fifth place in the 3,000 with a mark of 10:32.65, which was the second-best on the team behind Kristin Glen... ended the outdoor season with SDSU s fourth-fastest 5,000 time as well (18: Cal-Nevada Championships). Split time with the first and second teams... ran in the first two meets of the season - the Fullerton Season Opener (21:04.90) and the Aztec Invitational (21:09.00)... posted an SDSU career best at the UC Riverside Invitational with a time of 19: her one and only 6K occurred at the Triton Classic where she turned in a time of 24: traveled with the first team to the Bronco Invitational and finished the race in 20: completed the season with her best individual placing of 29th place at the Cougar 5K Challenge (20:05.00). Ran cross country all four years while at John Burroughs High was the Indians team captain for two seasons named firstteam all-pacific League as a senior and was an all- Foothill League second-team pick in her freshman and junior seasons named to the 2005 all-area squad was the recipient of the CIF cross country award in and the AZTEC CROSS COUNTRY 8

10 AZTEC ATHLETE PROFILES coaches award named the team s most outstanding runner as a junior an accomplished track and field athlete as well was the Pacific League s 800-meter run champion as a senior and was named to the 2006 all-area track and field team earned the CIF track and field award and was named the Indians most outstanding distance runner three times also played one season of varsity soccer while at Burroughs High a scholar athlete all four years. Michelle Marie Martinez was born Oct. 30, 1989, in Burbank, Calif. daughter of Mark and Margie Martinez enjoys sewing and playing the piano has twice run in the Los Angeles Marathon is undeclared at San Diego State chose SDSU over Cal Poly Pomona. Christina Meissner Freshman 5-9 HS Bethlehem, Pa. Bethlethem Catholic High Earned two varsity letters at Bethlehem Catholic in Bethlehem, Pa.... was named most valuable player during her junior and senior seasons in track and field... was a national and state qualifier and finished as the district record holder in the also competed in cross country and as forward in field hockey. Christina Marie Meissner was born June 27, 1990, in Yuma, Ariz.... daughter of Cheryl and Greg Meissner... lists Chanelle Price as her favorite athlete... studying communication/public relations at San Diego State. Andrea Norton Sophomore 5-5 SQ Sacramento, Calif. Loretto High Competed at five track and field meets while running in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs... shaved time off her 1,500 in every race... started at 5:06.03 at the Aztec Track and Field Classic, moved down to 5:02.53 at the Pomona- Pitzer Invitational, broke the five-minute barrier at the Triton Invitational (4:59.54) and then finished the year at the Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine, Calif., where she crossed the finish line in a personal-record time of 4: trimmed time off her 3,000 as well, going from 10:54.58 at the Trojan Invitational to 10:50.13 at the Triton Invitational to establish another personal best. Ran in four races in her firstever season of cross country... made her season debut at the Aztec Invitational and completed the 5K in 20: made the traveling squad and competed at the Big Wave Invitational where she finished in 32nd place, her best individual finish of the season, with a time of 16: raced with the first team at the Bronco Invitational and clocked in at 20: wrapped up her season at the Cougar 5K Challenge and crossed the finish line in 20: earned MWC scholar-athlete accolades. Attended Loretto High in Sacramento, Calif., where she played basketball and soccer played point guard in basketball and forward in soccer was named most valuable player in soccer and most inspirational in basketball earned her way onto the Dean s List. Andrea Claire Norton was born March 27, 1988, in Sacramento, Calif. daughter of Dyan and Michael Norton twin sister, Laura, is a junior on the Aztec crew team enjoys swimming, painting and drawing lists her brother and NBA player, Steve Nash, as her favorite athletes majoring in nursing at San Diego State with plans on becoming a nurse. Kelly Oelschlager Senior 5-6 RS Irvine, Calif. Orange Coast College Utilized her redshirt season. At Orange Coast College ( ) Helped Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif., to its fifth and sixth straight state championship and its 11th consecutive Orange Empire Conference title in her two seasons at the school placed 24th at the 2006 state meet after running 19:34.00 finished in third place with a time of 19:36.46 to help OCC capture the OEC crown ran a season-best 18:57.00 at the 5K Titan Invitational came in third at the OEC Preview meet (20:06.97) and at the Coast Cross Country Classic (20:33.70) opened 2006 with a time of 20:13.70 at the Fullerton Season Opener posted an 11th-place effort at the 2005 OEC Championships, clocking in at 20:47.00 recorded the 17th-fastest time (19:46.00) at the 2005 CSM Crystal Spring Invitational teammate of current Aztec Kristin Glen in 2006 at OCC. Attended Woodbridge in Irvine, Calif. a four-year varsity runner earned all-league honors and competed in the state meet all four seasons helped the Warriors become CIF champions in 2000, 2001 and 2002 guided Woodbridge to a runner-up finish at the state meet in 2000 was a scholar athlete and also competed in track and field. Kelly J. Oelschlager was born Nov. 6, 1986, in Newport Beach, Calif. daughter of Brad Oelschlager and his wife Linda, and mother Joyce Oelschlager lists Steve Prefontaine as her favorite athlete a communication major at San Diego State with plans to go into public relations/advertising. Jaclyn Perakis Sophomore 5-9 RS Pleasanton, Calif. Foothill High Utilized her redshirt season. Earned three varsity letters in cross country at Foothill High was the East Bay Athletic League champion and an all-league selection helped the Falcons to the CIF North Coast Section title also played club soccer where she guided the Pleasanton Rage to the state crown as a midfielder. Jaclyn Michaela Perakis was born May 18, 1988, in Fremont, Calif. daughter of Mark and Karin Perakis will study kinesiology at San Diego 9 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

11 AZTEC ATHLETE PROFILES State with plans of being a physical therapist chose SDSU over Sonoma State and Chico State. Lyndsi Riley Sophomore 5-4 JC Orangevale, Calif. American River College At American River College (2007) Ran at American River College in Carmichael, Calif.... helped American River to the Big 8 and Norcal championship... also competed in track and field and was the 10K champion. Prepped at Casa Roble High in Orangevale, Calif.... won four varsity letters... was an all-league selection for the Rams... helped Casa Roble to the C.A.L. league championship in also a varsity swim team member. Lyndsi Renee Riley was born Aug. 24, 1988, in Spokane, Wash.... daughter of Delia Ishcomer. Alyssa Robinson Senior 5-9 1L Ojai, Calif. Ventura College Finished the outdoor season with the team s thirdbest times in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs... her season best in the 3,000 came at the Trojan Invitational where she crossed the finish line in 10:37.66, while placing 18th... her top time in the 5,000 happened at the Cal-Nevada Championships (18:31.71)... she also competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and posted SDSU s fourth-best time of the season, 11:57.37, at the Aztec Track and Field Classic... ran in the 1,500 at the San Diego City Championships, her first meet at SDSU, and finished in 5: appeared at four outdoor meets. Competed in six races with the varsity squad in her first season on campus... missed the NCAA West Regionals due to injury... started the campaign by running in the Fullerton Season Opener and completing the 5K race in 19: came back the next time out and ran the 5K Aztec Invitational in 20: came in 16th place, her best individual finish of the year, with a 4K time of 15:44.00 at the Big Wave Invitational... her Aztec career best in the 6K occurred at the Stanford Invitational (24:01.00)... followed that performance with another SDSU personal best 5K time of 19:28.00 at the Bronco Invitational... logged a 6K time of 29:29.00 at the MWC Championships. At Ventura College ( ) Competed for two seasons in cross country and track and field at Ventura College in Ventura, Calif. earned All- America honors in cross country in 2005 helped the Pirates qualify for the state meet in 2005 and 2006 ran the 5K and 10K in track where she placed fourth at the 2007 California State Championships in the 5K with a time of 18:36.13 and sixth in the 10K (39:21.46) at the 2006 state meet, she finished fourth in the 5K (19:04.64) and fourth in the 10K (39:41.70) named academic athlete of the year at Ventura College in A four-time letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Nordhoff High in Ojai, Calif. was an all-frontier League and all-cif selection each of her four years qualified for the state cross country championships in 2001, her freshman season played basketball her first two years in high school. Alyssa Michelle Robinson was born May 16, 1987, in Ventura, Calif. daughter of Dennis and Carol Robinson enjoys photography, backpacking, wakeboarding and reading at the beach lists professional baseball player, Nomar Garciaparra, as her favorite athlete majoring in child and family development at San Diego State with plans on becoming an elementary school teacher. Leigh Rutherford Freshman 5-8 HS San Diego, Calif. Helix High Earned four varsity letters at Helix High in La Mesa, Calif.... finished her career as a two-time all-grossmont League selection in track... qualified for the CIF state meet four different times... helped the Highlanders to a pair of league track titles... also competed in field hockey and soccer... led the field hockey team to the league championship, a trip to the CIF playoffs for the first time in school history, was an all-league pick and was named a San Diego Union-Tribune athlete of the week... played forward and midfield for the Helix soccer team... an excellent student who graduated with honors with a grade-point-average of Leigh Bennett Rutherford was born on Feb. 22, 1990, in Austin, Texas... daughter of Gordon and Teresa Rutherford... father, Gordon, ran track in college, while her sister, Kelly, rowed for the SDSU crew team... recently worked at Sea World... lists Michael Phelps as her favorite athlete... is a pre-psychology major. Anne Vieira Senior 5-4 1L San Diego, Calif. Point Loma High Competed in the 1,500-, 3,000- and 5,00-meter races... ran her best 3,000 meters of the season at the Trojan Invitational where she finished in sixth place with a time of 11: recorded her fastest 5,000 meters at home at the Aztec Track and Field Classic (19:27.61)... in her only 1,500- meter race of 2008, she crossed the finish line in 5:17.71 at the Pomona- Pitzer Invitational... appeared at eight outdoor meets... during the indoor campaign, she ran the 3,000 at the Mountain T s Invitational and finished in 12: Ran with the first team in all seven meets to earn her first varsity letter... cut over a minute off her first and last 5Ks of the season... logged a time of 20:32.50 at the 5K Fullerton Season Opener... set a PR her next time out by 0:00.50 when she completed the Aztec Invitational in 20: finished the 5K portion of the schedule with a personal-record time of 19:15.00 at the Bronco Invitational... had her best individual performance of the season when she came in 19th place at the Big Wave Invitational (15:58.00)... her top 6K effort occurred at the Stanford 2008 AZTEC CROSS COUNTRY 10

12 AZTEC ATHLETE PROFILES 2007 Track Competed in five meets, primarily racing in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter run top 3,000 time came in the first meet of the year at the San Diego City Championships where she clocked in at 11:24.00 to finish in 11th place also came in 11th at the Aztec Invitational after she ran a season-best 20:24.23 in the 5,000 invitational meet. Invitational where she crossed the finish line 23: finished the MWC Championships with a 6K time of 25:27.00, while completing the NCAA West Regionals in 24: Cross Country Started the campaign by completing the Fullerton Season Opener (5K) in 22:11.50 participated in the open meet of the Aztec Invitational and crossed the finish line in 22:15.00 put forth a season-best effort at the UC Riverside Invitational with a 5K time of 21:20.60 her lone 6K performance came at the UCSD Triton Classic in La Jolla, Calif., where she registered a time of 26: Rachel Williams Junior 5-8 JC Mt. Hermon, Calif. Concordia University At Concordia University ( ) Competed at Concordia University, an NAIA institution, in Irvine, Calif.... helped the cross country squad to the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) and regional championship in 2005 and earned 2006 All- America honors in indoor track and field... finished her career at Concordia with a grade-point-average (GPA) of Attended San Lorenzo Valley High in Felton, Calif.... was a four-year cross country and track and field varsity team member... helped the Cougars to the CIF Division IV cross country state championship in finished her high school career with a GPA of Rachel Williams was born Oct. 20, 1986, in San Bernardino, Calif.... daughter of Dan and Linda Williams... lists art and gardening as her hobbies... lists her favorite athlete as marathoner Marco Venancio... is a liberal studies and art major... has career plans of becoming a bilingual kindergarten teacher Track Was among the team leaders in the distance events during the outdoor track and field season... she posted the fifth-best time in the 3,000 meters (11: Claremont Classic) and the fourth-best time in the 5,000 meters (19: Aztec Track Classic) Cross Country Ran in four races during her sophomore season... finished the Fullerton Season Opener with a 5K time of 22: improved on her first time of the year at the Aztec Invitational, as she completed the meet with a time of 21: in her third race of the season, she established a personal best with a time of 20:59.10, good for 68th place, at the UC Riverside Invitational... in her only 6K race of the year, she clocked in with a time of 26:31.80 at the Triton Classic on the campus of UC San Diego Track Ran both the 3,000 and 5,000 during the outdoor track season Cross Country Did not compete. Four-year letterwinner at Point Loma in cross country and track and field... also competed in water polo for two years... all-eastern League as a junior and senior... team won league championship twice under coach Rob Barnett... league champion in pole vault in K personal-best time stands at 19:52. Anne Elizabeth Vieira was born on Sept. 10, 1986, in San Diego, Calif.... daughter of Glen and Lisa Vieira... studying hospitality and tourism management with a minor in Spanish. 11 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

13 Lisa Naucler Leads Young SDSU Squad In 2007 The San Diego State cross country team had a great building year in The Aztecs featured a young squad led by their senior team captain Lisa Naucler and in the process built a solid foundation for the future. Despite having only one senior on the squad, SDSU still posted four top- 10 finishes, including a runner-up effort at the Big Wave Invitational in Hawaii. San Diego State s first top-10 performance came at the Fullerton Season Opener where it posted its eighth such effort in the past nine seasons. Naucler led the way with for the first time in what would be a string of seven consecutive races as the Aztecs came in seventh place. At the Aztec Invitational, Naucler was once again out in front, while Darien Buc and Anne Vieira set personal records. The Aztecs also received season bests from Stephanie Armstrong, Makenzie Mabry, Sara Cunningham, Elizabeth Leonard, Lindsay Barajas and Lindsey Senior Lisa Naucler led the Aztecs at the Mountain West Conference Championships by finishing the race in 23: Deane. Following a performance in which she posted SDSU s top time for the second straight week, Naucler earned Mountain West Conference athlete of the week honors for the first time of her career. After spending the first two weeks of the season in southern California, the Aztecs traveled to Hawaii for the Big Wave Invite. It was on the 4,000-meter course that SDSU had six of its athletes finish in the top 20. San Diego State was paced by Naucler, who logged an eighth-place finish with a personal-record time of 15 minutes, 13 seconds. Armstrong posted a solid effort as she finished 12th, with Kristin Glen, Alyssa Robinson and Vieira, coming in 15th, 16th and 19th place, respectively. SDSU s second-place performance was its best since winning the 2005 Santa Clara Invitational. Upon returning to San Diego, the Aztecs split their squad with the A group competing in the Stanford Invitational and the B team racing in the UC Riverside Invitational. At the end of the day, San Diego State had all 13 competing runners establish personal records. SDSU s top performer at the 6K Stanford Invite was Naucler, while Cunningham took team-best honors at the 5K UCR meet. Following a week off for the A team and with the B squad taking eighth at the Triton Classic, the Aztecs made a return trip to northern California to compete in the Bronco Invitational. Returning to the site of its 05 team title, three SDSU athletes in Armstrong, Buc and Vieira set lifetime bests in the 5K. Of the three, Vieira posted the largest margin in relation to her previous PR as she ran the race 1:17 faster than her old benchmark. In one last tune-up, San Diego State competed in the Cougar 5K Challenge and had all eight runners place in the top 50. Leading the way for the Aztecs was Barajas, who turned in a personal-best time of 19:08. Joining the sophomore was Glen, who also set a personal record with a time of 19:13 heading into the MWC Championships. For her lifetimebest effort, Barajas became the second Aztec of the season to be named Mountain West athlete of the week, the league announced. Unfortunately for San Diego State, wildfires in San Diego County forced the school and the league to move the conference championships to Albuquerque, N.M., for the second time in SDSU and MWC history. After hearing word of the venue change, the Aztecs made the last-minute trip to New Mexico to prepare for the championships. After it was all said and done, SDSU made the best of the situation and placed ninth. At the NCAA West Regional Championships in Oregon, the Aztecs had a strong showing as their top finisher, Naucler, completed the race in 22:57.24, nine seconds faster than 2006 s top performer in Celeste Tyson (23:06.31). In addition to Naucler s regional-meet effort, San Diego State had its top-six finishers post times faster than its second-place athlete from AZTEC SEASON REVIEW 2007 Results Date Meet Time/Result Sept. 1 Fullerton Season Opener 7th of 12 Brea, Calif. Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational 11th of 14 San Diego, Calif. Sept. 22 Big Wave Invitational 2nd of 7 Honolulu, Hawaii Sept. 29 Stanford Invitational 16th of 28 Palo Alto, Calif. UC Riverside Invitational 13th of 22 Riverside, Calif. Oct. 6 Triton Classic 8th of 10 La Jolla, Calif. Oct. 13 Bronco Invitational 13th of 16 Sunnyvale, Calif. Oct. 20 Cougar 5K Challenge NTS San Marcos, Calif. Oct. 27 MWC Championships 9th of 9 Albuquerque, N.M. Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional Championships 29th of 31 Eugene, Ore Roster Name Yr.-Exp. Hometown Stephanie Armstrong So.-1L Foothill Ranch, Calif. Lindsay Barajas So.-SQ Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Sara Beyers Fr.-HS Danville, Calif. Amy Brown Fr.-HS Sydney, Australia Darien Buc So.-SQ Dana Point, Calif. Sara Cunningham R-So.-HS Torrance, Calif. Lindsey Deane Fr.-HS Ben Lomond, Calif. Kristin Glen Jr.-JC Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Elizabeth Leonard Fr.-HS South Pasadena, Calif. Makenzie Mabry So.-SQ La Crescenta, Calif. Michelle Martinez Fr.-HS Burbank, Calif. Lisa Naucler Sr.-2L Ljusdal, Sweden Andrea Norton R-Fr.-HS Sacramento, Calif. Kelly Oelschlager Jr.-JC Irvine, Calif. Jaclyn Perakis R-Fr.-HS Pleasanton, Calif. Alyssa Robinson Jr.-JC Ojai, Calif. Anne Vieira Jr.-SQ San Diego, Calif. Head Coach: Rahn Sheffield, 17th season Assistant Coach: Jennifer Nanista, 15th season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Richard Fox, 11th season Athletic Trainers: Juan Herrera and Wes Hall 2008 AZTEC CROSS COUNTRY 10