Saturday, November 22
La Verne Gibson Course; Terre Haute, Ind.
TBD
University of San Francisco
vs
NCAA Championships
Jose Madera made his first appearance in the NCAA National Championships on Saturday.
Photo by: David Bush
Madera competes in national championships
11/22/2014 10:56:00 AM | Cross Country
Results
Jose Madera, running in his final cross country race as a Don, finished in 215th place at the NCAA National Championships on Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind.
Madera, a fifth-year senior making his first appearance at nationals, crossed the finish line in 32:51.6.
"Clearly, this is not what we were looking for today," said head coach Helen Lehman-Winters. "Jose never really put himself in a position where he could effectively execute his race plan. He was just too deep in the field from the beginning."
The pace of the race was extremely slow through the first 7,000 meters, which resulted in a very large lead pack. Jose was caught toward the back of the pack and was never able to work his way up.
"Jose felt stuck and had difficulty moving into a position where he was comfortable racing," Lehman-Winters said. "Jose needed to be further up in the field and had difficulty staying engaged in the later stages of race. Unfortunately, this caused him to slide further back in the field. Overall, just a rough day."
Nationals was the final race in what has been an impressive season for Madera. After redshirting the 2013 season, Madera returned to the course for the West Coast Conference Preview, where he finished fourth. That performance, along with a third-place finish at the Stanford Invitational, earned the Anaheim native WCC player of the month for September.
"We are proud of his accomplishments this season and of his development over the past five years in our program," Lehman-Winters said. "Now, he can take a break for a couple weeks and then get back to training for the upcoming track season."
For the second-consecutive year, sophomore Edward Cheserek, running for the Oregon Ducks, won the race with a time of 30:19.4 Teammate Eric Jenkins took second place in 30:23.2, while Futsum Zienasellassie, of Northern Arizona, rounded out the top three.
Colorado claimed the overall team national title with 65 points, while Stanford and Portland, of the West Coast Conference, placed second and third, respectfully.
Jose Madera, running in his final cross country race as a Don, finished in 215th place at the NCAA National Championships on Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind.
Madera, a fifth-year senior making his first appearance at nationals, crossed the finish line in 32:51.6.
"Clearly, this is not what we were looking for today," said head coach Helen Lehman-Winters. "Jose never really put himself in a position where he could effectively execute his race plan. He was just too deep in the field from the beginning."
The pace of the race was extremely slow through the first 7,000 meters, which resulted in a very large lead pack. Jose was caught toward the back of the pack and was never able to work his way up.
"Jose felt stuck and had difficulty moving into a position where he was comfortable racing," Lehman-Winters said. "Jose needed to be further up in the field and had difficulty staying engaged in the later stages of race. Unfortunately, this caused him to slide further back in the field. Overall, just a rough day."
Nationals was the final race in what has been an impressive season for Madera. After redshirting the 2013 season, Madera returned to the course for the West Coast Conference Preview, where he finished fourth. That performance, along with a third-place finish at the Stanford Invitational, earned the Anaheim native WCC player of the month for September.
"We are proud of his accomplishments this season and of his development over the past five years in our program," Lehman-Winters said. "Now, he can take a break for a couple weeks and then get back to training for the upcoming track season."
For the second-consecutive year, sophomore Edward Cheserek, running for the Oregon Ducks, won the race with a time of 30:19.4 Teammate Eric Jenkins took second place in 30:23.2, while Futsum Zienasellassie, of Northern Arizona, rounded out the top three.
Colorado claimed the overall team national title with 65 points, while Stanford and Portland, of the West Coast Conference, placed second and third, respectfully.
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