Kleinsasser Takes Home Runner of the Year Honors

CHINO, Calif. (Oct. 31, 2009) - Sophomore Eric Kleinsasser took home his third individual win of the season.  This time the win also staked his claim as the top runner in the SCIAC, earning him Runner of the Year for the second consecutive season.  Kleinsasser stepped it up in his final SCIAC meet, improving his time by almost a full minute from his Multi Dual mark. 

As a freshman, Kleinsasser swept both SCIAC meets as well, leaving him undefeated in conference scoring events over the past two years.  Sophomore Sebi Devlin-Foltz also had a strong showing, moving up from 5^th at the SCIAC multi dual meet to 2^nd highest finish on the team. 

The Tigers will train for the next two weeks before competing at Pomona Pitzer on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the NCAA West Regionals.

Men's SCIAC Cross Country Championships Results

Claremont-M-S             7-0

Pomona-Pitzer              6-1

Occidental                    5-2

Redlands                      4-3

Cal Lu                           3-4

La Verne                       2-5

Caltech                         1-6    

Whittier                        0-7

Occidental Results

1          Eric Kleinsasser             SO       Occidental        25:24.47

30        Sebi Devlin-Foltz           SO       Occidental        27:34.36

32        Victor Kali                      SR       Occidental        27:34.36

40        Thomas Cahuzac           SO       Occidental        28:06.25

49        Mario Castillo                 FR       Occidental        28:30.24

54        Charlie Sauter               FR       Occidental        28:57.01