SUNNYVALE, Calif. – The Saint Mary's Women's Cross-Country team competed against the Santa Clara Broncos Friday morning, where the Gaels were bested by the Broncos 20-38.
Rayna Stanziano came away with the individual title in the 6K race, but the Gaels were unable to claim the overall victory. Stanziano led the way, finishing in a time of 21:16.0.
Jiana Cortero and
Kaylee Barnes also finished inside the top 10 for the Gaels, claiming eighth and nineth place in times of 23:03.0 and 23:18.0.
Freshman
Penelopea Gordon finished just outside the top 10 in 11
th position in a time of 23:44.0. Her teammate
Lauren Buckley finished behind her in 13
th in a time a 23:56.0, a personal best for the sophomore by nearly a minute.
The Gaels had five more runners in the field at Bayland Park on Friday morning, including
Aushmitha Grewal and
Bella Gallo claiming 14
th and 15
th in times of 24:02.0 and 24:03.0.
Trinity Santana finished in 17
th in a time of 24:30.0 for the Gaels, as
Elizabeth Nip and
Callie Buchanan rounded out the field in 18
th and 19
th in times of 4:45.0 and 6:33.0 respectively.
Saint Mary's also competed in the 1 Mile Race, which saw two Gaels finish inside the top three.
Maddie Fletcher was the quickest Gael, snatching second in a time of 5:38.0.
Lotte Van Schaik rounded out the podium in third in a time of 5:47.0, with sophomore
Jaden DeSouza just behind in fourth in a time of 5:48.0.
Four more Gaels rounded out the top 10;
Kaitlin Laner, Haileu Vines, and Maddie Dwyer finishing sixth through eighth, and
Natalia Nathan claiming 10
th.
Saint Mary's, who will race the same course at Baylands Park when they compete at the Broncos Invite on October 15, were able to earn valuable experience before they return to Santa Clara in a month's time.
"We were able to preview the Bronco's course and get a solid race effort in. We had the majority of our new Gaels race today and it was encouraging to see their efforts" said Head Coach
Marty Kinsey.
NEXT UP
The Saint Mary's Women's Cross Country Team will next head down to Lodi, California where they'll compete in the Pacific Invite on September 30.
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