Sept. 16, 2017 Photo Gallery 
Final Results 
RIVERSIDE, California " Kevin Maeda moved up to third place on the Pepperdine men's cross country all-time 8K performance list, highlighting the Waves' efforts at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday morning.
Maeda finished in 20th out of 262 runners overall (12th out of 100 among Division I runners only) in a time of 24:38.7. He was previously eighth on the all-time list. The Waves' senior was injured last year and this was the first time that he had been the top-finishing Wave since his freshman year.
A few freshmen added their name to Pepperdine's all-time lists. Kyle Johnson is now ninth after running 25:25.5 in his first college 8K. On the women's side, Abbey Meck was competing in her first 6K and she now ranks ninth in that event with a time of 22:08.3.
Both Maeda and Nick Heath, who holds the school's 8K record, were making their season debuts. Heath finished close behind Maeda in 24:43.2, good for 27th overall and 17th among Division I runners.
 | MEN'S 8K INVITATIONAL LEADERS |
- Senior Kevin Maeda (Highland, Calif./Citrus Valley HS) 24:38.7, 12th in Division I, 20th overall
- Junior Nick Heath (Scotts Valley, Calif./Scotts Valley HS) 24:43.2, 17th in Division I, 27th overall
- Freshman Kyle Johnson (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester HS) 25:25.5, 46th in Division I, 81st overall
- Freshman Tim Wells (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs HS) 26:34.8, 83rd in Division I, 169th overall
- Freshman Justin Touhey (Stony Point, N.Y./Don Bosco Preparatory HS) 26:37.1, 84th in Division I, 172nd overall
| WOMEN'S 6K INVITATIONAL LEADERS |
- Freshman Abbey Meck (Santa Cruz, Calif./San Lorenzo Valley HS) 22:08.3, 68th in Division I, 106th overall
- Freshman Lindsay Sanger (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson HS) 23:20.0, 102nd in Division I, 171st overall
- Freshman Amanda Stahl (Clinton, Mass./Advanced Math & Science Academy) 23:28.7, 104th in Division I, 174th overall
- Freshman Emma Battin (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles East HS) 23:33.1, 105th in Division I, 176th overall
- Freshman Cassidy Aberson (Vacaville, Calif./Vacaville HS) 23:41.2, 107th in Division I, 179th overall
| QUOTABLES |
Head coach Robert Radnoti said: "It was a great day of racing. We had perfect conditions. Our men did very, very well. Kevin and Nick were a bit banged up and even though they were a bit rusty, they both ran sub-25 by quite a bit so we're excited about that."
Kevin Maeda said: "It's always really competitive and really tiring but when you have someone pushing you it really helps. About three miles in, when I was starting to feel it, Nick came up by my side and we started running together, which was really good, so that was helpful."
| UP NEXT |
The Waves' third of four regular-season meets will take place in two weeks at the Capital Cross Challenge in Sacramento on September 30.
