XC | Personal Bests Fuel Gaels at Bronco Invite

Saturday, October 15

Sunnyvale, CA

M: 8:45am W: 9:30am

Saint Mary's College of California

Bronco Invite

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

XC | Personal Bests Fuel Gaels at Bronco Invite

10/15/2022 11:56:00 AM | Cross Country

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – It was a fast and furious morning at Baylands Park Saturday morning, as nine Gaels set new personal bests at the Bronco Invite.

MEN SET THE TONE
The Men's 8K got the morning started with 11 Gaels in action on the Baylands Park track. Sam Tyas had another solid race for Saint Mary's, finishing 45^th in a time of 24:27.6, his fastest run of the season thus far. Curtis Volf was next across the line for the Gaels, claiming 64^th in a time of 24:39.6, a personal best by nearly 40 seconds. Sophomore Blaine Reynolds finished 80^th in a time of 24:48.7, with his Gaels teammate Richard McLain not far behind, finishing 115^th in a personal best time of 25:07.4.

Thomas Osborne had a great race for Saint Mary's as well, finishing 129th in a personal best time of 25:20.4. Junior Luke Bland was next to finish for the Gaels, claiming 138^th in a personal best time of 25:23.3. Troy Coulston kept the personal best train rolling, finishing 148^th in a time of 25:34.3, a personal best by 26 seconds. Noah Pagaran finished 164^th in a time of 25:48.5, as his Gaels teammate Reinder Prince finished just behind Pagaran in 171^st in a time of 26:02.0.

Aidan Donovan and Angel Castro rounded out the field for the Gaels, with Donovan claiming 174^th in a time of 26:06.2, a personal best by 50 seconds. Castro claimed 194^th for Saint Mary's in a time of 26:50.9.

After a handful of personal bests, Saint Mary's were able to claim 14^th out of 26 teams.

The Gaels also had four runners race in the Men's Open 8K as well, with Max Barnes the fastest of the bunch, finishing 47^th in a time of 25:48.0 another Gaels personal best. Jacob Bravo wasn't far behind, claiming 55^th in a time of 25:56.3, a personal best by over a minute. Bryan Cromartie was next to finish for the Gaels, claiming 127^th in a time of 27:23.4. Isiah Jimenez brought it home for Saint Mary's finishing 134^th in a time of 27:34.4.

Coach Harlan Lopez was pleased on how his team performed this morning, "Today the team ran strong. It was a big improvement over our previous races this season and gave us confidence heading into the post season. We still have some things to work on but overall we were happy with today."

WOMEN ON THE MOVE
The Women's 6K was next up, and they followed up the men with some great individual performances as well.

Rayna Stanziano looked as solid as ever, finishing 8^th in a time of 20:06.3, a personal best by five seconds. Stanziano's teammates Molly Dreher got off to a great start in the first half of the race, eventually claiming 64^thin a time of 21:23.2, another personal best.

Junior Emily Field wasn't far behind, snagging 80^th in time of 21:41.1, a personal best by nearly a minute. Sofia Cuevas ran a solid race for the Gaels, finishing 127^th in a time of 22:18.7, just a few seconds off her personal best.

Klara Frih was next across the line for the Gaels, claiming 145^th in a time of 22:34.7. Senior Jiana Cortero took 154^th, finishing in a time 22:41.8. Anna Ranieri wasn't far behind in 174^th, finishing in a time of 23:08.3, a personal best by nine seconds.

Saint Mary's had a plethora of runners in the Women's Open 6K, with Daylana Ferguson and Kaylee Barnes leading the way for the Gaels, finishing 31^st and 32^nd respectively in times of 22:41.6 and 22:42.7. Aushmitha Grewal came next for Saint Mary's in 58^th in a time of 23:36.5. She was followed closely by teammate Penelopea Gordon in 63^rd in a time of 23:40.9.

Trinity Santana was in the mix as well, finishing 65^th in a time of 23:42.6. Lauren Buckley and Elizabeth Nip were the next Gaels to cross the line, claiming 71^st and 78^th. Buckley finished in a time of 23:45.9, a personal best by five seconds, as Nip finished in a time of 23:50.1.

Callie Buchanan and Lotte Van Schaik brought it home for the Gaels, as Buchanan finished 102^nd in a time of 24:21.8 and Van Schaik in 115^th in a time of 24:53.2.

Coach Marty Kinsey praised his side, "I thought the women ran really well! Majority had PRs on the course but as far as a team race we have work to do before conference. We know we're better and will get a chance to show it at WCC".

The women's side were able to claim 15^th out of 28 teams.

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