For Matt Zibilich, the men's leading runner last year, the new runners bring an attitude to the team in addition to their talent "It's a good feeling to run with a group of guys who are competitive. It's good to have guys to push you in practice and in a meet. The team benefits all around."
After a series of meets against non-conference competition, running on the championship course against WCC foes was a good prep for the big meet next week. "They know the course," said Luckin. "I think they're real determined and dedicated. "They're looking forward to it." The men's team completed their final tune-up for the conference championships in San Luis Obisbo at the Cal Poly Invitational. In a highly competitive field, including UC-Berkeley, Cal Poly-SLO, and Fresno St., the men were once again paced by a first-year runner of their own, Dan Valles, who finished 81 st. Two freshmen followed, Nick Schweitzer and Rob Witowski, and with Matt Zibilich, Brian Tyler, and Mike Griffith not far behind, the Dons also have the depth to place higher at the WCC meet than they have in recent years. Senior Matt Zibilich reached the end of his Dons running career in 30:03, good for 32nd place (TheFoghorn).
