Leo Skellenger raced to his first career collegiate victory this past Saturday, taking first place at UC San Diego's Triton Classic in La Jolla with an 8k time of 26:25.3. He led the Pioneer men to second place as a team, their highest finish of the season. The squad came up just five points short of first-place UCSD and defeated California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) foes Humboldt State, SF State, and Cal State L.A.
For his efforts, Skellenger was named CCAA Runner of the Week on Tuesday, becoming the first Pioneer to claim the award since East Bay joined the conference in 2009. It has been an outstanding Fall for the Livermore native, who claimed CSUEB's Athlete of the Week award two weeks ago after running a personal best time of 25:38.6 in Golden Gate Park that ranks as the 10th-fastest in program history.
