Sept. 18, 1999

FRESNO, Calif. - The California men's cross country team won the Fresno Invitational Saturday with 25 points, while the Cal women took fourth with 85 points.

The Bear men outdistanced a field of seven teams with host Fresno State finishing second with 62 points. Nevada won the 10-team women's race with 57 points, while San Jose State was second with 61 points.

Cal junior Bolota Asmerom won the men's five-mile race in a time of 25:30, with teammate senior Peter Gilmore finishing second in 25:44. Sophomore Brian Cooke also had a strong performance for the Bears, finishing fifth in 26:17.

On the women's side, Cal senior Christy Villa won her second-consecutive race this season, clocking in at 17:54 at the Woodward Park Course. Nevada's Carlsen finished second in 18:00.

The Bears next travel to the Aggie Invitational in Davis, Calif., Sept. 25.

Fresno State Invitational
Cross Country
Woodward Park Course
Men's Team Scores (5 miler) -  1. CALIFORNIA 25, 2.Fresno State 62, 3. Biola 94, 4. San Jose State 106, 5. Fresno Pacific 117, 6. Concordia 153, 7. Cal State Northridge	178.
Women's Team Scores (5,000m) - 1.Nevada 57, 2. San Jose State 61, 3. Concordia 69, 4. Fresno State 80, 5. CALIFORNIA 85, 6. Fresno Pacific 163, 7. San Jose State "B" 207, 8.	Biola 140, 9. Cal State Northridge 251, 10. U of Pacific 265.
Cal Men's Individual Results - 1. Bolota Asmerom, 25:30, 2. Peter Gilmore, 25:44, 5. Brian Cooke, 26:17, 8. Steve Immel, 26:27, 9. Peter Egerton, 26:29, 12. Chris Coffee, 26:40, 16 Zack McGahey, 27:05, 30. John Collin, 28:04, 39. Pestorich, 28:41.
Cal Women's Individual Results - 1. Christy Villia, 17:54, 13. Erin Belger, 19:13, 17. Linden Bader, 19:22, 25. Mary Moore, 19:49, 31. Mina Nickanjam, 20:06, 34. Camille Stanley, 20:14, 35. Ally Lombardi, 20:20, 38. Lina Biber-Ferro, 20:30.