Machado in Quarterfinals of Fall Classic

Rob Machado of Encinitas ran off a string of four waves over eight points in a five-minute period of his Round 3 heat Saturday to advance to today’s quarterfinals of the Body Glove Fall Classic at Seaside Reef in Cardiff.

Machado’s streak came on a day when other surfers struggled to achieve their four-wave minimum in 20 minutes.

On one wave Machado disappeared for several seconds before re-emerging from the tube. It was the only tube ride of the event and demonstrated Machado’s superior skills in the six-to-eight-foot surf.

Doug Silva of Solana Beach, Shance Beschen of San Clemente and Richie Collins of Newport also stood out in their respective heats and will duel Machado in today’s finals.

CROSS COUNTRY

Point Loma Nazarene College finished second at the UC Riverside Championships as Robert Keder placed fifth overall. Other runners scoring for Point Loma were: Scott Lardner, Ken Jansson, Bryan Martineau and Marty Baratti.

In the women’s race, UC San Diego finished sixth behind the 17th-place overall effort of Wafa Hanna. Kira Jorgensen, a graduate of Rancho Buena Vista now running for UCLA finished sixth overall in 18 minutes one second.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Fresno State, the ninth-ranked NAIA team in the country, beat No. 5 Point Loma Nazarene College, 15-13, 14-16, 15-6, 15-4, at Fresno.

PLNC was down 9-0 in the second game before scoring 11 consecutive points. Roberta Smith had 11 kills for PLNC (7-4, 2-1 in the Golden State Athletic Conference)

Fresno improved to 14-6, 3-1.

Laura Kranz had 28 kills in two matches to lead UC San Diego to victories over Claremont-Mudd (15-9, 15-9, 15-4) and Colorado College (15-6, 15-11, 15-0). UCSD improved to 5-7.

Grossmont College tied for third place at the San Diego Mesa College tournament with a 15-11, 15-12, 16-14 victory over Miami Dade (Fla.), followed by a 15-6, 15-7 loss to Cerritos.

FOOTBALL

Tom Luginbill completed 23 of 35 passes for 366 yards and four touchdowns to lead Palomar College to a 57-14 Mission Conference victory over Golden West. For Palomar (2-0), ranked fourth in the state and 10th in the nation, Markeith Ross rushed for 11 yards and two touchdowns.