XC | Gaels Back In Action at Pacific Invite

Friday, September 30

Lodi, CA

5:30 pm

Saint Mary's College of California

Pacific Invite

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

XC | Gaels Back In Action at Pacific Invite

9/29/2022 12:00:00 PM | Cross Country

MORAGA, Calif. – The Saint Mary's Men's and Women's Cross-Country teams hit the road this Friday as they head to Stockton for the Pacific Invite.

THE DETAILS
Pacific Invite
Friday, September 30
Micke Grove Golf Course – Lodi, Calif.
Men's 8K – 5:30 PM | Women's 6K – 6:15 PM
Live Results

LAST TIME OUT
The men's side last ran at the UC Riverside Invitational, which saw five Gaels run personal bests in the 8K race.

The Gaels, who finished 20^th out of 30 teams, were led by sophomore Blaine Reynolds. The San Mateo finished 52^nd in a time of 24:34.8, a personal best by over 30 seconds. Sam Tyas and Curtis Volf followed Reynolds with times of 25:17.6 and 25:17.9, finishing in 126^th and 127^th respectively. Volf's 25:17.9, a personal best by nearly a minute, proved to be the biggest personal improvement of the day for the Gaels.

The women's team are coming off a solid performance against Santa Clara, which saw Rayna Stanziano claim the individual title in the 6K race 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.

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