Cross Country Closes Regular Season; Men Take Fourth at Bronco Invitational

Saturday, October 17

Riverside, Calif.

8:00 a.m. PT

Pepperdine University

Highlander Invitational

Results

Photo by: Conor McCorry

Cross Country Closes Regular Season; Men Take Fourth at Bronco Invitational

10/17/2026 12:00:00 PM | Cross Country

MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine cross country finished its regular season today with runners at two meets. At Santa Clara's Bronco Invitational, the men placed fourth of 22 teams in the 8K, and the women placed 12th of 23 teams in the 6K. In Riverside, both of Pepperdine's open squads placed 10th at UC Riverside's Highlander Invitational.

Dominic Silhol (23:50.0) and Gordy Nilsen (23:56.6) crossed the line with 10th and 11th place finishes in the men's 8K invitational. Elijah Gentry was the third Wave across the line, placing 29th (24:25.4). Andrew DeYoung (24:43.4) and Rowan Nilsen (24:52.0) rounded out the scorers. Pepperdine's 115 points put it behind Chico State (46), Santa Clara (78) and Nevada (84).

Senior Lizzy Crawford led the women's 6K invitational for Pepperdine with a ninth-place finish (20:45.2). Mia Hodgson was next for the Waves in 39th (21:32.5), followed by Grace Simpson (22:08.6), Clara Michael (22:21.4) and Hannah Miller (22:56.6).

At the Highlander Invitational, Micah Brighton led the men's open 8K for Pepperdine, placing 43rd (26:41.6). Renee Skiera paced the Waves in the women's open 6K with a 32nd-place finish (23:33.2).

Complete Bronco Invitational results can be found here, while complete Highlander Invitational results can be accessed here.

The postseason begins Oct. 30 with the West Coast Conference Championships in San Diego.

Bronco Invitational
Pepperdine Men's 8K Finishes
10. Dominic Silhol (23:50.0)
11. Gordy Nilsen (23:56.6)
29. Elijah Gentry (24:25.4)
45. Andrew DeYoung (24:43.4)
65. Rowan Nilsen (24:52.0)
91. Noah Harris (25:17.1)
162. Reed Robinson (26:07.8)
165. Luke Bremmer (26:12.6)

Pepperdine Women's 6K Finishes
9. Lizzy Crawford (20:45.2)
39. Mia Hodgson (21:32.5)
88. Grace Simpson (22:08.6)
104. Clara Michael (22:21.4)
137. Hannah Miller (22:56.6)
143. Jessica Guardino (23:00.8)
144. Riley Burgess (23:01.6)
168. Presley Pate (23:41.9)
176. Lacey Reedy (23:53.8)
194. Mackenzie Buxton (24:42.5)

Highlander Invitational
Pepperdine Men's Open 8K Finishes
43. Micah Brighton (26:41.6)
68. Colin Knowles (27:17.4)
79. Beckett Sullivan (27:42.7)
83. Alex Nield (27:51.5)
85. Henry Hicks (27:56.6)

Pepperdine Women's Open 6K Finishes
32. Renee Skiera (23:33.2)
54. Emma Martinez (24:15.3)
70. Reese Duralde (24:50.2)
82. Allie Smith (25:23.5)
95. Avery Smith (26:04.6)

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