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Jeff Golden
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Cross Country by Athletic Communications

Women's Cross Country Places Second at The Master's Invitational

SANTA CLARITA, California – The Pepperdine men's and women's cross country team completed the second meet of the weekend at The Master's Invitational in Santa Clarita on Saturday morning. The Waves had 10 runners compete in the men's open 8K and the women's open 5K. 

Elle Shrader led the Waves' women with a ninth-place finish in a time of 20:40.4. The women had three runners finish in the top 20 and collected a second-place finish out of 17 teams. On the men's side, Austin Gromer led the Waves in a time of 27:18.5 with a 16th-place finish. The men had four runners compete, with three in the top 20, and did not accumulate a team score. There were 20 teams in the men's open 8K.

WOMEN'S OPEN 5K LEADERS
  • Sophomore Elle Shrader (Boerne, Texas/Boerne-Samuel V. Champion HS) 20:40.4, ninth overall.
  • Freshman Caroline Fleenor (Alexandria, Va./Bishop O'Connell HS) 20:57.9, 14th overall.
  • Freshman Brooke Bakken (Norwalk, Wis./Tomah HS) 21:11.4, 18th overall.
  • Freshman Alaina Pisello (Winter Park, Fla./Trinity Preparatory School) 21:48.3, 31st overall.
  • Sophomore Paula Leigh (Livermore, Calif./Granada HS) 22:58.6, 41st overall.

MEN'S OPEN 8K LEADERS
  • Sophomore Austin Gromer (Casper, Wyo./Mountain View HS) 27:18.5, 16th overall.
  • Sophomore Nathaniel Lerch (Clarion. Pa/Clarion Area HS) 27:33.1, 18th overall.
  • Freshman Colin Proctor (Coppell,Texas/Coppell HS) 27:33.2, 19th overall.
  • Sophomore Ryan Hemphill (Visalia, Calif./Redwood HS) 29:14.5, 53rd overall.

QUOTABLE

Head Coach Lauren Floris said: "Our athletes ran very well in their races today. It was great to see many of them place in the top 20 and bring home top finisher tee shirts."

UP NEXT

The Waves have once more regular-season meet at the Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Saturday, October 16 at 8:45 a.m., before the West Coast Conference Championships on Friday, October 29. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Austin Gromer

Austin Gromer

6' 3"
Sophomore
1V
Ryan Hemphill

Ryan Hemphill

5' 11"
Sophomore
1V
Paula Leigh

Paula Leigh

5' 6"
Sophomore
SQ
Nathaniel Lerch

Nathaniel Lerch

5' 10"
Sophomore
SQ
Elle Shrader

Elle Shrader

5' 4"
Sophomore
1V
Brooke Bakken

Brooke Bakken

5' 6"
Freshman
HS
Caroline Fleenor

Caroline Fleenor

5' 6"
Freshman
HS
Colin Proctor

Colin Proctor

5' 10"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Austin Gromer

Austin Gromer

6' 3"
Sophomore
1V
Ryan Hemphill

Ryan Hemphill

5' 11"
Sophomore
1V
Paula Leigh

Paula Leigh

5' 6"
Sophomore
SQ
Nathaniel Lerch

Nathaniel Lerch

5' 10"
Sophomore
SQ
Elle Shrader

Elle Shrader

5' 4"
Sophomore
1V
Brooke Bakken

Brooke Bakken

5' 6"
Freshman
HS
Caroline Fleenor

Caroline Fleenor

5' 6"
Freshman
HS
Colin Proctor

Colin Proctor

5' 10"
Freshman
HS