Cal State East Bay University Athletics

Cross country runner Israel Sotelo has been selected as Cal State East Bay's Male Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Doubletree Hilton Pleasanton at the Club, for Sept. 3-6.

Competing in his first collegiate race at Saturday's San Francisco Invitational, Sotelo posted the fastest 8k time by a Pioneer freshman since the program was resurrected in 2009. The Porterville native completed the course at Golden Gate Park in 27:06.1.

He placed 56th overall in a field of 120 runners, approximately half of whom were from Division I programs. Among Division II runners, Sotelo finished in third place.