Academy of Art University Athletics

Junior Daveson Marindich came through with yet another strong performance at the 2010 SF State Invitational this past Friday. Marindich led all competitiors for a significant portion of the race and took 2nd place behind junior Amos Maru. Marindich turned in his best time of the season (25:02) and nearly notched a new career best which he set last year at the UW Sundodger Invitational. The final mark by Marindich was a full 30 seconds in front of the next four-year runner. Marindich earned his third Pacific West Conference Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll selection of the season for his efforts.

“Daveson was leading for a good part of the race so that was exciting for him,” Assistant Coach Anne Ricketts said. “Overall it was an excellent effort up front because Amos really wanted to help Daveson succeed. Considering the competitive field they faced at the Stanford Invitational, this was another great performance by those two. I think it was definitely a mental breakthrough.”