Eastern women win George Oja Invite, while Gonzaga sweeps Inland Empire Invite...
In Independence, Oregon, the Eastern Washington women placed four runners inside the top 25 to claim the team title at the George Oja Invitational , hosted by Linfield College. The Eagles scored a low of 88 points to hold off Carleton's 91 points, and Western Oregon's 98 points. Eastern was led by Sara Sanders (Maleek Diaz/EWU Athletics photo) , who finished third overall, running the 6k course in 20:58, as former Saint Martin's NCAA cross country qualifier Alauna Carstens, now running for Evergreen State, won in 20:39. Behind Sanders was Rhiannon Davies in 18th in 21;39, followed by Hannah Lee in 21st in 21:45, and Ifechi Okoye in 23rd in 21:49. Emma Tomlinson closed out the scorers in 41st in 22:15. The victors ran a 1-5 split of 1:17. Seattle University finished sixth in the 29 team field with a final score of 137 points, led by Adelaide Nelson's 15th place finish in 21:34. Saint Martin's finished 22nd with 623 points. The Saints' top runner was Kekaimalino ...
