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(March 11, 2008) - Sophomore
Brenda Martinez was named the Big West Women's Track Athlete
of the week after producing the fastest Outdoor 5000m time
in the nation this past weekend at the Ben Brown Invitational
in Fullerton,CA.
Martinez (Rancho Cucamonga,
CA) won the 5K race with a national-best time of 16:27.51
to also set a personal best and a new UCR school-record. The
performance was one of the best the UCR Track and Field program
has ever seen. Her time also qualified her for the Big West
Championships last this season.
Also in the 5K race, Lisa
Lopez (16:55.17), Danielle Evans (16:59.33), Cristina Olivas
(17:11.26), Ashleigh Pratt (17:44.33), Jackie Juarez (18:25.75),
Margaret Sitker (18:32.00), Brenna Bauer (18:34.15), Jessica
Hogan (18:37.89), Jenessia Navarro (18:40.12), and Natalie
Aceves (19:24.43) all set personal bests at the meet. Lopez,
Evans, Olivas, and Pratt all qualified for the Big West Championships
with their times.
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