SATURDAY'S BEST: Eastern Washington men win George Oja Invitational...
In McMinnville, Oregon, Eastern Washington (photo courtesy EWU Athletics) placed four runners in the top 20 to win the men's team race at the Linfield George Oja Invitational, hosted by Linfield College at Oak Knoll Golf Course Saturday.
Marcus Lemon was the second man across the line for the Eags in eighth in 24:09. Grady Fournier was 17th in 24:21, and Owen Higgins was 20th in 24:31. Lucas Spurling finished off the EWU scoring in 43rd in 24:57.
The Eagles squeezed out a 77-87 win over Portland, with Eastern Oregon third with 136 points.
Saint Martin's was 17th with 473 points in the field that consisted primarily of D3, NAIA, and junior college competition.
Eli Dale was their first runner in, running 25:22 for 82nd place.
In a competitive women's 6k, Eastern finished third with 89 points behind team champion Boise State's 40 points and Portland's 59 points.
Nattie Ruzauskas led the way for the Eagles in 13th in 21:18, followed by Sara Sanders one place behind in 21:24.
Rylee Brandon was 20th in 21:32, followed by Adrienne Root in 41st in 22:04, and Rhiannon Davies one place and one second behind.
Saint Martin's was 18th with 514 points, led by Kekaihulali Halpern, who was 27th in 21:45.
Former Saint Martin's standout Alauna Carstens, now competing for Evergreen State, won in 20:16.
ANOTHER ROUGH GO FOR SEATTLEU IN SUNNYVALE...
Groleau ran the 6k course in 20:54, as Santa Clara's Milaina Almonte won in 20:07.
Behind Groleau was Annabelle Clapp in 79th in 22:26, Mira Danish in 86th in 22:31, Lydia Dale in 90th in 22:33, and Diana Camargo Solis in 92nd in 22:35.
UC Santa Barbara won the team title with 69 points. Host Santa Clara was second with 110 points.
In addition to Santa Clara, who Seattle University will see at the West Coast Conference championships in Spokane in two weeks, Pacific was seventh with 179, and Loyola Marymount was ninth with 228. St. Mary's was eleventh with 273, just ahead of San Francisco's 300 in 12th, one spot ahead of the Redhawks in the 16-team field.
It was even rougher for the SeattleU men in the 8k race, as they finished 14th in the 18-team field with 369 points.
Roman Radecki was the Redhawks' first runner across in 25:03, followed by Seku Sanders in 95th in 25:45. Daniel Barreto was 115th in 26:04, then it was Casey Miller and Alexzander Osorio in 128th and 129th in 26:22.
Zachary Parker of UC Santa Barbara was the individual winner in 23:43.
Long Beach State won the team title with 65 points.
Pacific was fourth with 127, and Santa Clara fifth with 127. San Francisco was tenth with 288, and SeattleU 14th with 369. The only WCC school the Redhawks beat was St. Mary's in 16th in the 18-team field with 404.
NOTE: The sports information offices of Linfield University, Eastern Washington University, Santa Clara University, and Seattle University contributed to this report.
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