Crawford & Silhol’s Program Records; Men’s Runner-Up Finish Highlight Cross Country’s UC Riverside Invitational

Saturday, September 19

Riverside, Calif.

7:15 a.m. PT

Pepperdine University

Riverside Invitational

Results

Photo by: Rory Christiansen

Crawford & Silhol’s Program Records; Men’s Runner-Up Finish Highlight Cross Country’s UC Riverside Invitational

9/19/2026 3:40:00 PM | Cross Country

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Pepperdine cross country seniors Lizzy Crawford and Dominic Silhol set new program records in the women's 6K and men's 8K while the men's team posted a second place finish Saturday morning at the UC Riverside Invitational.

"Today was a breakthrough for our teams," head coach Lauren Floris said. "I'm proud of how each and every athlete executed their race plans. What a day for the Waves!"

Crawford's time of 20:37.0 set a new standard for the program in the women's 6K while Silhol's 23:38.8 mark broke the previous men's 8K record by over 20 seconds.

The men's team placed second in the 8K behind Silhol and Elijah Gentry's top-10 finishes, while the women placed 15th as a team in the 6K.

The full results for the meet can be viewed here.

Beginning with the women's 6K, the Waves finished in 16th place as a team in the field of 30. Crawford led the way again with a top-10 finish (20:37), with Mia Hodgson in 53rd (21:12.4) and Grace Simpson in 85th (21:28.5) also landing in the top-100.

Also scoring for the Waves was Clara Michael at 21:43, Hannah Miller at 22:33.2 and Riley Burgess at 22:49.5. Freshman Presley Pate came in just behind at 22:56.

The men's 8K saw the Waves put up a second-place team finish among the 25 teams in the field, with three Waves finishing in the top-20 individually.

Dominic Silhol (23:38.8) finished in sixth-place to pace Pepperdine, with Elijah Gentry's 23:53.8 mark putting him in tenth place.

Gordy Nilsen also landed in the top-20, finishing in 19th with a time of 24:05.1. Christian Weber (24:29.7) and Rowan Nilsen (24:30.7) crossed the finish line a second apart, earning 40th and 42nd place, respectively.

Max Tsolakis (25:12.9) and Andrew DeYoung (25:24.7) rounded out the strong Pepperdine showing.

In the women's open 5K, Emma Martinez led the way for Pepperdine with a 19:51.4 mark, and was followed by Reese Duralde's 20:13.4 Kennedy Duralde posted a 20:6.6 showing with Avery Smith coming in with a 20:54.5.

The meet concluded with the men's open 8K, as Reed Robinson led the Waves, crossing the finish line in 25:39.5. Noah Harris followed with a time of 25:54.2, with Luke Bremmer coming in with a 26:10 mark. Micah Brighton clocked a 26:30.3, followed by Beckett Sullivan at 27:06.4, Alex Nield at 27:44.1, and Henry Hicks with a time of 28:11.8.

Pepperdine Results
Women's 6K
10. Lizzy Crawford (20:37)
53. Mia Godgson (21:12.4)
85. Grace Simpson (21:28.5)
108. Clara Michael (21:43)
200. Hannah Miller (22:32.2)
219. Riley Burgess (22:49.5)
226. Presley Pate (22:56)

Men's 8K
6. Dominic Silhol (23:38.8)
10. Elijah Gentry (23:52.8)
19. Gordy Nilsen (24:05.1)
40. Christian Weber (24:29.7)
42. Rowan Nilsen (24:30.7)
108. Max Tsolakis (25:12.9)
133. Andrew DeYoung (25.24.7)

Women's Open 5K
131. Emma Martinez (19:51.4)
174. Reese Duralde (20:13.5)
189. Kennedy Duralde (20:26.6)
216. Avery Smith (20:54.5)

Men's Open 8K
31. Reed Robinson (25:39.5)
52. Noah Harris (25.54.2)
67. Luke Bremmer (26:04.5)
88. Micah Brighton (26:30.3)
141. Beckett Sullivan (27:06.4)
177. Alex Nield (27:44.1)
197. Henry Hicks (28:11.8)

The Waves run in the Masters Invitational next, set for Saturday, Oct. 3 in Santa Clarita, Calif.

ABOUT PEPPERDINE CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
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