Riverside, CA- The cross country team travelled west to compete in the Highlander Invitational hosted by UC-Riverside. The race was the team's final regular season race before setting their sites for the GSAC Championships on November 6.
Leading the way for the ladies' team was senior
Alison Unruh who finished 7
th overall with a lifetime best time of 22:38. Following behind her was the trio of
Priscilla Celis-Saldivar,
Eva Huff and
Piper Shannon who went 25
th, 26
th and 27
th and finished a mere three seconds apart at 22:19, 22:20 and 22:22. The team was without sophomore
Alexi Till who has twice been the team's #2 runner, but got a huge effort from sophomore
Brennen Stephens who ran a lifetime best of 25:37 which was a minute faster than she ran the course last year.
Thoughts from Coach Fahsholz
"Our ladies ran a fantastic race today. What we lacked in quantity we certainly made up for in quality. Down one of our top runners, they showed terrific focus and competitive spirit against a strong field today. All five of our racers ran lifetime bests, and even better, were a tight pack. We are excited to begin our final preparations for the GSAC meet on November 6 – these ladies are ready for it."
Event Details
Invitational: Women's 6K
Team Finish: 3
rd of 12 Teams
Number of runners: 121
Location: UC-Riverside Ag Ops Course (Riverside, CA)
Individual Finish
Alison Unruh
Time – 22:28 *Lifetime Best
Place – 7
th
Priscilla Celis-Saldivar
Time – 23:19 *Lifetime Best
Place – 25
th
Eva Huff
Time – 23:20 *Lifetime Best
Place – 26
th
Piper Shannon
Time – 23:22 *Lifetime Best
Place – 27
th
Brennen Stephens
Time – 25:37 *Lifetime Best
Place – 85
th
Next On the Schedule
The team get three weeks to prepare for the GSAC Cross Country Championships which will be hosted at Central Park in Santa Clarita, CA. Men's 8K will begin at 8:00am and the Women's 6K will begin at 9:00am.
Roll Storm!
