Meet Notes
The University of Hawai'i women's cross country team will host the Big Wave Invitational Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course. The meet is the only home meet for the Rainbow Wahine this season.
The men's 5K race begins at 7:15 a.m. followed by the women's 4K race at 7:45 a.m.
Competing along with host UH are the state's Division II teams Hawai'i Pacific, Brigham Young-Hawai'i, Chaminade, and UH-Hilo.
At last year's race, the Rainbow Wahine took sixth while
Mariana Monasi was the team's top finisher and placed 12th overall.
Tava Tedesco also competed and placed 36th.
Meet #2
What: Big Wave Invitational
Date: Saturday, Sept. 19
Time: 7:15 a.m. (men); 7:45 a.m. (women)
Where: Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course; Kane'ohe, O'ahu
Recapping the HPU Invitational
The Rainbow Wahine opened the 2009 season with a third place finish at the Hawai'i Pacific Invitational at Kualoa Ranch. Individually, Rainbow Wahine newcomer
Jessica Forrester and senior
Mariana Monasi placed second and fourth, respectively. Forrester, a transfer from the University of Tampa, where she was a Division II All-American, concluded the 5K race in 18:05, just seven seconds behind winner Theresia Schnurr of the Alaska-Fairbanks. Monasi, UH's top returning runner, crossed the finish line in 18:41. UH's
Tava Tedesco placed 12th overall in 19:15, while
Gina Nourmohamadian (20:05, 22nd) and
Shelby Yoakum (21:03, 31st) also contributed to the team's point total.
Leader of the Pack
Mariana Monasi was the Rainbow Wahine's top runner last season. The Oceanside, Calif., native recorded team-best times in UH's first five races and posted three Top 12 performances (2nd at Chaminade Invitational, 12th at Big Wave Invitational, and 11th at HPU Invitational). Monasi transferred to UH after attending the University of San Diego as a freshman.
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