BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Twelve seconds is all that separated CSUB cross country Head Coach Robert Boyles from a new blue and gold hair coloring. Boyles promised his team they could dye his hair CSUB colors if his top five runners all finished Saturday's meet home meet versus Pepperdine in less than 19 minutes.

The top four Roadrunners all met the goal. The fifth, junior Judith Mata, just missed her personal record on the course by seven seconds, however, and that was enough to save Boyles hair for at least another week.

"I was actually looking forward to it," says Boyles. "I thought it was something we could accomplish and, although we ran really well, we just missed it."

The 'Runners dominated the top of the lineup, with both Arianna Celis and Casey Glassey running PRs and finishing in under 18 minutes. Celis took first place for the third time this season, beating her time in last week's win over Fresno State on the same 5K course by 12 seconds in a 17:44.40 finish. Glassey, meanwhile, took second for the second consecutive week, shattering her previous best by more than 30 seconds, running 17:54.50 Saturday.

"Arianna just continues to be a beast for us," says Boyles. "And Casey ran a great race as well, staying right with Arianna."

Cecilia Lopez cut 34 seconds off her PR on the course to place third in 18:47.40 while freshman Monica Guzman placed fourth in 18:56.30. Racing unattached, former Roadrunner Lina Nuñez rounded out the top five with a time of 19:02.00

Mata, Megan Thompson (19:27.20), Melissa Cruz (19:33.00) and Ashley Nolasco (19:36.30) gave CSUB eight of the top nine places Saturday. Junior Elizabeth Coe was the first Pepperdine finisher in 19:42.50. Wave runners took places 10 through 14.

The Roadrunners won the team scoring, 15-50.

CSUB will take two weeks off before returning to action at the UCSUD Triton Classic on Oct. 9.