Rebels Finish 13th In Riverside - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Saturday, September 15

Riverside, Calif. (UCR Ag Ops Course)

University of Nevada Las Vegas

UC Riverside Invitational (6K)

Meet Information

2018 Agnes Mansaray UC Riverside Invitational

9/15/2018 9:37:00 AM | Women's Cross Country

RESULTS 2018 SCHEDULE @UNLVTrackCC

UNLV cross country’s Agnes Mansaray takes 11th in the team’s first 6K of the season.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV cross country team finished 13th overall at the UC Riverside Invitational Saturday morning. The Rebels compiled a team score of 376 with a total time of 1:53:42 in the 6K contested at UCR's Ag Ops Course.

The Scarlet & Gray was paced by Agnes Mansaray's 11th-place finish in a personal-best time of 20:53.8. Elisa Rovere was the second Rebel to cross the finish line with a time of 22:17.3, which was good enough for 69th and a personal best. Emma Wahlenmaier (95th/22:41.6), Kennedy Allen (114th/23:06.4), Payton Fratusco (154th/24:43.3) and Nicole Snow (158th/25:29.0) rounded out UNLV's scorers.

QUOTABLE: ""This was their first 6k out for the season and they did well," said Yvonne Wade. "We still have a lot to build, but am pleased with how they competed. Agnes (Mansaray) is a competitor and she always fights to push herself in any setting. She has a great future ahead of her."

RACE RESULTS: Southern Utah won the 21-team event with a team score of 31 and a time of 1:42:49, and had the first- and third-place finishers – Angie Nickerson (1st/20:00.6) and Madison Fruchey (3rd/20:26.2). Cal Baptist finished second (44/1:43:44) with help from three top-seven showings. Utah Valley was third overall (108/1:46:29).

REBELS AT HOME: The Rebels will host their own meet next weekend (Sept. 22) at the Lake Las Vegas Sports Club in nearby Henderson. The day will consist of a men's 8K (7:15 am) and a women's 5K (8:00 am) as well as a varsity boys 5K (8:30 am), a varsity girls 5K (9:15 am), an open boys 5K (10:00 am) and an open girls 5K (10:45 am).