Final Results

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – University of Hawai'i cross country runner Ashley Aitken placed fifth overall at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational Saturday at Baylands Regional Park.

 

Aitken, a senior from Napier, New Zealand, ran a personal-best 17:10.7 on the 5K course. At last year's race, Aitken placed sixth with a personal best 17:23.

 

Among UH's other top finishers include Kevyn Murphy (18:12.8, 63^rd), Liisa Cushing (18:51.9, 120^th), Dominique Miller (18:54.1, 123^rd), and Ali Williams (19:06.9, 137^th). The Rainbow Wahine set two personal bests and two seasonal-bests.

 

As a team, the Rainbow Wahine placed 16^th overall with 380 total points. Long Beach State captured the team title while Pepperdine's Lauren Lodge took home top individual honors, crossing the finish line in 16:50.4.

 

UH's “B” team competed in the BYU-Hawai'i Open Saturday and six of the seven runners ran personal bests. UH's “B” team will next compete in the HPU Invitational, Saturday, Oct. 23 at Kualoa Ranch.