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MXC | Gael Head to the Pacific Invite for Their Second Race of the Season
9/18/2024 11:59:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
MORAGA, Calif. - The Men's Cross Country team is competing at 5:30PM at the Pacific Invite for their second race.
GAEL RECAP
For the first time in over eight years, the men finished second overall at the USF Invitational. As a team, Saint Mary's started off in third place where they picked up some speed towards the end to jump into second place and maintain the spot to finish.
Graduate student Zane Jackson was the first Gael to finish with a time of 24:46.1 and finished in 10th place, climbing 12 spots from the first 2K split. Coming in 12th place, Jacob Moffett finished with a time of 24:47.5, jumping 23 spots from start to finish. Saint Mary's also secured the 14th and 15th spot with Francisco Felix Jr. coming in at 24:50.3 and Junior Eric Martinez finishing 4.1 seconds behind Felix.
Finishing in 17th was Curtus Volf with a time of 24:58.3 and securing that 20th spot was graduate student Jonathan Velasco with a time of 25:05.1.
ABOUT THE RACE
The course is a 2k Loop that is primarily flat on Bermuda Grass with occasional cart path crossing. Saint Mary's has ran in this race each of the last three seasons, with their best finish coming in 2021 (2nd).
LINEUP
#GaelsRise
GAEL RECAP
For the first time in over eight years, the men finished second overall at the USF Invitational. As a team, Saint Mary's started off in third place where they picked up some speed towards the end to jump into second place and maintain the spot to finish.
Graduate student Zane Jackson was the first Gael to finish with a time of 24:46.1 and finished in 10th place, climbing 12 spots from the first 2K split. Coming in 12th place, Jacob Moffett finished with a time of 24:47.5, jumping 23 spots from start to finish. Saint Mary's also secured the 14th and 15th spot with Francisco Felix Jr. coming in at 24:50.3 and Junior Eric Martinez finishing 4.1 seconds behind Felix.
Finishing in 17th was Curtus Volf with a time of 24:58.3 and securing that 20th spot was graduate student Jonathan Velasco with a time of 25:05.1.
ABOUT THE RACE
The course is a 2k Loop that is primarily flat on Bermuda Grass with occasional cart path crossing. Saint Mary's has ran in this race each of the last three seasons, with their best finish coming in 2021 (2nd).
LINEUP
- Bland, Luke
- Bravo, Jacob
- Coulston, Troy
- Cromartie, Bryan
- Donovan, Aidan
- Felix, Francisco
- Gray, Ethan
- Habash, Jason
- Hein, Cayden
- Jackson, Zane
- Largaespada, Julius
- Martinez, Eric
- Mcnitt, Jacob
- Michelsen, Moss
- Moffett, Jacob
- Pagaran, Noah
- Reynolds, Blaine
- Uridales, Diego
- Velasco, Jonathan
- Volf, Curtis
#GaelsRise
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