ST. PAUL, Minnesota. – The Pepperdine men's and women's cross country teams completed their first race in Minnesota at the Roy Griak Invitational on Friday morning. This meet was the first for the Waves east of Arizona and the second-farthest meet the team has traveled to since 2008 (Big Wave Invitational in Kane'Ohe, Hawaii).
Senior
Karl Winter continued to be the leader of the men's team for a third time this season in the men's 8K with a time of 25:54.9. Senior
Kyle McCabe was nearly side-by-side with Winter, with a time of 25:59.2. The women were led for the first time by freshman
Megan LaCamera in the women's 6K with a time of 23:51.7.
The men finished 15th out of 21 teams overall, while the women finished 21st out of 21 teams.
MEN'S 8K LEADERS
- Senior Karl Winter (Stockton, Calif./Saint Mary's HS) 25:54.9, 69th overall.
- Senior Kyle McCabe (Westminster, Colo./Holy Family HS) 25:59.2, 71st overall.
- Senior Jackson Felkins (Southlake, Texas/Carroll Senior HS) 26:17.9, 98th overall.
- Sophomore Johnathan Flint (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) 26:49.0, 141st overall.
- Sophomore Nathaniel Lannen (Southlake, Texas/Carroll HS) 26:56.8, 150th overall.
WOMEN'S 6K LEADERS
- Freshman Megan LaCamera (Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS) 23:51.7, 146th overall.
- Junior Olivia Miller (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles HS) 24:09.5, 161st overall.
- Junior Skyler Danley (Easton, Pa./Easton Area HS) 24:14.8, 163rd overall.
- Freshman Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) 24:33.1, 180th overall.
- Senior Riley Wright (Chandler, Ariz./Corona del Sol HS) 24:48.0, 193rd overall.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach
Lauren Floris said: "This was a successful trip for our teams. We gained valuable experience that we'll be able to put into practice later in the season. Everyone hung tough on a hard course in cold, windy conditions."
UP NEXT
The other half of the Pepperdine men's and women's cross country team will compete in The Master's Invite in Santa Clarita, on Saturday (Sept. 25) morning at 7:30 a.m. PT.
