Friday, September 24
Falcon Heights, Minn.
8:30 a.m. PT
Pepperdine University
at
Roy Griak Invitational
Men's Cross Country
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Waves Run Friday in Minnesota and Saturday in Santa Clarita
9/23/2021 1:37:00 PM | Cross Country
MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's and women's cross country teams will split up and compete in two races this weekend beginning on Friday (Sept. 24) at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota and on Saturday (Sept. 25) at The Master's Invite in Santa Clarita.Â
MEET DETAILS
The Roy Griak Invitational will be held at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn.. On Friday, the men's 8K will start at 8:30 a.m. PT, followed by the women's 6K at 9:15 a.m. PT. There are a total of 14 runners traveling to Minnesota. This is the first time the Waves will travel to Minnesota to compete and marks the second farthest the team has traveled since 2008 (Big Wave Invitational Kane'Ohe, Hawaii).
On Saturday, The Master's Invitational will be held at Central Park in Santa Clarita. The men's 8K will start at 7:30 a.m. PT and the women's 5K will begin at 8:15 a.m. PT. The Waves will have 12 runners in Santa Clarita.
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Head Coach Lauren Floris said: "After strong showings across the board this past weekend we are heading into Minnesota ready to compete with some great programs from our conference and around the country. We are back to full strength on the men's side after Jackson Felkins and Elias Spence sat out this past weekend so I expect a strong showing there. Our women really took things to a new level in Riverside and I'm excited to see them continue to grow and race against a competitive field."
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MEET DETAILS
The Roy Griak Invitational will be held at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn.. On Friday, the men's 8K will start at 8:30 a.m. PT, followed by the women's 6K at 9:15 a.m. PT. There are a total of 14 runners traveling to Minnesota. This is the first time the Waves will travel to Minnesota to compete and marks the second farthest the team has traveled since 2008 (Big Wave Invitational Kane'Ohe, Hawaii).
On Saturday, The Master's Invitational will be held at Central Park in Santa Clarita. The men's 8K will start at 7:30 a.m. PT and the women's 5K will begin at 8:15 a.m. PT. The Waves will have 12 runners in Santa Clarita.
NOTABLE
- The men's and women's teams had a combined 14 runners set new personal records at the UC Riverside Invitational. The men finished eighth and the women finished 16th, respectively.
- Senior Karl Winter (Stockon, Calif./Saint Mary's HS) led the men at the UCR Invitational with a 13th-place finish in a time of 24:14.8, three seconds faster than his previous personal record. His time also gave him sole possession of third on the Waves' all-time men's 8K list.
- Senior Kyle McCabe (Westminster, Colo./ Holy Family HS) finished 15th at the UCR Invitational in a time of 24:17.9, 22 seconds faster than his previous personal record. McCabe now sits fourth on the Waves' all-time 8K list.
- Senior Riley Wright (Chandler, Ariz./ Corona del Sol HS) led the women at the UCR Invitational in a time of 22:33.6, 89th overall. She beat her personal record by a minute and four seconds and now sits 18th on the Waves' all-time 6K list.
- Freshman Megan LaCamera (Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS) finished 92nd at the UCR Invitational in a time of 22:36.3. This is a new personal record for LaCamera and she now sits 19th on the Waves' all-time 6K list.
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Head Coach Lauren Floris said: "After strong showings across the board this past weekend we are heading into Minnesota ready to compete with some great programs from our conference and around the country. We are back to full strength on the men's side after Jackson Felkins and Elias Spence sat out this past weekend so I expect a strong showing there. Our women really took things to a new level in Riverside and I'm excited to see them continue to grow and race against a competitive field."
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