Waves Start Strong at Mark Covert Classic

Saturday, September 3

Brea, Calif.

8:00 a.m. PT

Pepperdine University

Mark Covert Classic

Megan LaCamera

Photo by: Jeff Golden

9/3/2022 1:55:00 PM | Cross Country

Results

By: by Athletic Communications

BREA, California – Led by junior Johnathan Flint's third-place overall finish, the Pepperdine men's and women's cross country team started the season off on the right foot on Saturday morning at the Mark Covert Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton.

The men's team took fourth out of 13 teams in the event (and was third out of the Division I teams) held at Carbon Canyon Regional Park.

The women were led by sophomore Megan LaCamera (Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS) with a 32nd-place finish in a time of 19:43.6, which is a new personal record by 10.3 seconds. The Waves' women placed eighth out of 14 squads at the meet (and was sixth out of the Division I teams).

MEN'S 8K LEADERS

Junior Johnathan Flint (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS), 3rd place, 25:15.5
Graduate student Will Bullock (Marietta, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain HS), 17th place, 25:56.4
Sophomore Elias Spence (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg Area HS), 18th place, 25:59.7, a new personal record by 5.6 seconds
Freshman Patrick Thomas (Paso Robles, Calif./Mission College Prep), 38th place, 26:58.5
Junior Nate Lannen (Southlake, Texas/Carroll HS), 67th place, 27:42.6

WOMEN'S 5K LEADERS

Sophomore Megan LaCamera (Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS) 32nd place, 19:43.6, a new personal record.
Sophomore Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS), 44th place, 19:59.5
Junior Elle Shrader (Boerne, Texas/Boerne-Samuel V. Champion HS), 63rd place, 20:28.6, a new personal record by 11.9 seconds
Senior Olivia Miller (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles HS), 69th place, 20:42.6
Freshman Savannah Shaw (Downington, Pa./Downingtown STEM Academy) 70th place, 20:43.0

QUOTABLE

Head coach Lauren Floris said: "Today was a great day for the Waves! Jonathan Flint has made great strides over the summer and led our men's team to a strong finish. On the women's side our goal was to place better last year and they improved their placement by two spots. We're very pleased with where the team is at this early in the season."

UP NEXT

The Waves will have a one-week break before heading to their next meet on Sept. 17 at the UC Riverside Invitational.