Belmont, Ca. -11/1/2004- The Mens and Women\'s Cross Country teams, under the direction of head coach James Torres, competed in the Cal Pac Championships last Friday afternoon at the Crystal Springs course in Belmont.

The men finished with a total of 98 points, good for 4th place overall in the meet. In a field of 42 runners, junior Alfonso Paez finished in 17th position, an all-time best. Five of the six runners\'s for Menlo finished with personal records.

Competing for the women, Brenda Nassaka set a Menlo College Cross Country record, finishing in ninth place in a field of 40 runners.

Here are the result\'s from Friday\'s race:

Men\'s Results

*Alfonso Paez-17(place)(31:55)
*Jeff Aguilar-18  (32:02)
*Ryan Cramer-20 (32:41)
Sergio Garcia-21 (33:53)
*John Hayworth-22 (34:08)
*Scott Perez-27 (37:27) 

Women\\\'s Results:

**Brenda Nassaka-9 (20:39)
 
*denotes Personal records
**Only woman to compete for Menlo College; Set a Menlo College Record for best time

Team Results:

Men (8k):
1. Notre Dame de Namur (15 pts)
2. Cal State Hayward (68 pts)
3. Holy Names ( 70 pts)
4. Menlo (98 pts)
5. Pacific Union (105 pts)

Overall winner: Jose Gonzalez, Notre Dame (26:26)
Cal Pac Men\\\'s Coach of the Year: Jesse Torres, Notre Dame

Women (5k):
1. Cal State Hayward (34 pts)
2. Notre Dame de Namur (37 pts)
3. Pacific Union (55 pts)
4. Mills (117 pts)

Overall Winner: Ashley Watkins, Bethany (19:04)
Cal Pac Women\\\'s Coach of the Year: Sharon Chiong, Mills

The NDNU men and women move on to the NAIA Regionals, November 6.