Waves Run at UC Riverside on Saturday

MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the second meet this season at the UC Riverside Invitational this Saturday morning.

MEET DETAILS

The meet begins at 7:30 a.m. at the UCR Agricultural Operations Course in Riverside. The top runners will be entered in the Invitational races (women's 6K at 7:15 a.m., men's 8K at 7:50 a.m.), and there will also be Open races (women's 5K at 8:25 a.m. and men's 8K at 8:55 a.m.). The Waves will have runners in all four races.

NOTABLE

The men's and women's teams placed second and 10th, respectively, at the Mark Covert Classic two weeks ago to open the season.
Senior Karl Winter (Stockton, Calif. /Saint Mary's HS) started the season off leading the Waves at the Mark Covert Classic on Sept. 4, where he came in first.
Senior Kyle McCabe (Westminster, Colo./Holy Family HS) was second for the Waves in fifth place at the Mark Covert Classic.
Senior Jackson Felkins (Southlake, Texas/Carroll Senior HS) started strong with a 14th-place finish.
Freshmen Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) and Megan LaCamera (Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS) made their Waves debuts leading the women with a 40th-place finish for Mittelsdorf and a 50th-place finish for LaCamera at the Mark Covert Classic.

QUOTABLE

Head Coach Lauren Floris says: "Our teams got in some great workouts these past two weeks and we are expecting them to capitalize on that gained fitness this weekend. Saturday will be a great indication of where we are as we head to Minnesota next week."

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Players Mentioned

Jackson Felkins

Megan La Camera

Kyle McCabe

Eden Mittelsdorf

Karl Winter

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