Santa Clarita, CA- Sophomore Peter Brown ran the Central Park 8k course in a time of 26:10.1 and finished 46^th out of 221 runners to lead the men's cross country team at The Master's Invitational over the weekend.

Finishing as the #2 runner was senior Trevin Janssen (27:49.9).  Freshman Josue Gudina, running in just his second 8k was the team #3 and ran almost five minutes faster than he had two weeks before in Prescott, AZ.  Sophomore Braxton Pingleton and Freshman Wayne Shuman were final point scorers for the Firestorm men.

Thoughts from Coach Fahsholz
"I am happy for Peter and Josue, and how well they ran today.  Historically, without huge amounts of improvement, we run anywhere from 2 minutes to 3 minutes faster at sea level than we do at 5,000 feet in Prescott.  And so, for Josue to improve by five minutes means he really improved.  Even though the team struggled today, Josue and Peter both were able to demonstrate what their teammates will do on a better day."

Event Details

• The Master's Invite: Men's 8K
• Team Finish: 17^th / 21
• Team Time: 2:19.45
• Number of runners: 221
• Location: Central Park (Santa Clarita, CA)

Individual Finish

• Peter Brown: 26:10 (46^th Place)
• Trevin Janssen: 27:49 (120^th Place)
• Josue Gudina: 28:09 (136^th Place)
• Braxton Pingleton: 28:28 (148^th Place)
• Wayne Shuman: 29:08 (166^th Place)
• John-Gabriel Lofredo: 29:11 (168^th Place)
• Wayne Shuman: 29:45 (30^th Place)
• Michael Sexson: 29:28 (175^th Place)
• Terrence Burnell: 29:39 (178^th Place)
• Brady Lambrecht: 30:00 (188^th Place)
• Stephan Tinsley: 31:06 (199^th Place)
• Lonato Tsinnijinnie: 36:42 (215^th Place)

 GSAC Team Finish

1. The Master's – 1^st / 21 Teams
2. Embry-Riddle – 2^nd / 21 Teams
3. Arizona Christian – 17^th / 21 Teams
4. Soka – 21^st / 21 Teams
5. Hope International – Incomplete Team
6. OUAZ – Incomplete Team

Next On the Schedule
Saturday October 4th, the men's team will compete on their home course at Sahuaro Ranch Park in Glendale, AZ.  Race starts at 8:15am

Roll Storm!