MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine women's cross country team collected a first-place finish and the Pepperdine men earned a second-place finish on Saturday morning at the Waves Invitational. This was the first meet that the Waves have hosted in Alumni Park since 2017. This marks the first time that Pepperdine's women have won the Waves Invitational.
The women defeated five other schools, while the men beat four teams (including rival LMU). CSUN won the men's race.
Graduate student
Will Bullock led the Waves in the men's 8K in a time of 27:08.0, which was good for a fourth-place finish. Sophomore
Elias Spence was only three seconds behind Bullock in a time of 27:10.0, which was good for fifth place. The men had a second-place showing and had four runners in the top 25.
Sophomore
Megan LaCamera was the first to cross the finish line for the women in the 6K in a time of 23:29.8, which notched her a third-place finish. Sophomore
Eden Mittelsdorf was not too far behind LaCamera and clocked in at 23:50.3, which was good for seventh place. The Waves' women had seven runners in the top 20.
WOMEN'S 6K LEADERS
- Sophomore Megan LaCamera (Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS) 23:29.8, third overall.
- Sophomore Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) 23:50.3, seventh overall.
- Senior Olivia Miller (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles HS) 24:11.8, 10th overall.
- Freshman Abby Winter (Edina, Minn./Southwest Christian HS) 24:22.5, 13th overall.
- Junior Skylar Davis (Savannah, Ga./Savannah Arts Academy) 24:24.2, 14th overall.
MEN'S 8K LEADERS
- Graduate student Will Bullock (Marrieta, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain HS/Eastern Illinois) 27.08.0, fourth overall.
- Sophomore Elias Spence (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg Area HS) 27:10.0, fifth overall.
- Freshman Joshua Bergers (Cohasset, Mass./IMG Academy) 27:37.2, 11th overall.
- Freshman Patrick Thomas (Paso Robles, Calif./Mission College Prep) 28:08.7, 23rd overall.
- Freshman Spencer Mueller (Fresno, Calif./Clovis North HS) 28:54.4, 39th overall.
QUOTABLE
Head coach
Lauren Floris, graduate student
Will Bullock and sophomore
Megan LaCamera:
UP NEXT
The Waves will be back in action in two weeks as Pepperdine will head to the Bronco Invitational hosted by Santa Clara University in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 15. The meet will begin at 8:45 a.m.
