RIVERSIDE, Calif. Battling sickness and extreme heat, the No. 9 Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed 14th place at the UC Riverside Invitational Saturday morning. Enrique Ramirez was CSUSM's top finisher, placing 40th with a time of 25:11.2. Junior Michael Waltrip placed 77th (25:51.1) and Chris Ceja finished in 96th place (26:05.4). In the Open Race, Andrew Tallamas finished fifth among 194 runners with a time of 26:03.3. The Cougars are back in action next Saturday, Sept. 20 in The Master's Invite in Santa Clarita.For the full release, please visit Cougar cross country at www.CSUSMCougars.com