After the season opener was delayed due to smoke in the area, the Wolf Pack competed at the University of San Francisco Invitational, where one athlete finished the race on top.
Sophomore , who competed in her first collegiate cross country meet with the Pack, finished in first place during the women's 6k with a time of 20:47.9. The facility record at Golden Gate Park is 20:26.0. Wolfgram only being 21 seconds off the mark. The time was not only good for that top finish, but also tied her for fifth all-time at ÁùºÏ±¦µä in the event.
The top time for the men's 8k was by junior , who finished in 13th with a time of 25:01.8. This time being a personal best for the sophomore, beating out his old record of 25:11 he set in the 2019 season.
The meet saw some impressive veteran times from the women, which includes senior with her 18th place time of 22:10.8. This time was a new personal best for the senior and moves her up to 30th all-time at ÁùºÏ±¦µä in the event. Senior would finish the meet in 41st with her time of 22:41.1. Sophomore finished in 52nd with a time of 23:00.7. Lastly, sophomore finished in 69th place with a time of 23:36.
Over on the men's side, sophomore finished in 19th with his time of 25:15.7. Junior , who placed in 28th, finished with a time of 25:40.1. This significantly beating his old personal best of 26:10 he set in 2019. In 30th place was junior with his time of 25:47.2.
Junior finished the meet in 38th with a new personal best time of 26:00. Junior would tie his personal best with his 46th place time of 26:06. Lastly, senior Brain Kipchumba finished in 56th place with a time of 26:30.7.
On both sides of the meet, the Pack saw five more athletes compete in their first cross country meets. Freshman would finish the meet in 51st with her time of 22:57.3. This time is the 25th best all-time by a freshman in the event. Freshman finished the meet with a time of 23:24.7, which would earn her a 66th place finish. This being the 29th best time for a freshman in ÁùºÏ±¦µä history.
Freshman would finish in 70th with her time of 23:41.8. Just behind her was sophomore , who competed in her first cross country meet with the Pack and finished with a time of 23:42.0. Lastly, freshman finished in 83rd place with a time of 24:08.
The men's side also saw success from their newcomers. Freshman finished with a time of 26:03, which earned him a 43rd place finish. This time being the 7th best time since the men's program was reinstated in 2019. Freshman finished the meet in 64th place with a time of 26:53.7.
Freshman finished the meet with a time 27:31.5. This time would earn the Sparks native a 76th place finish. Sophomore , who joined the Pack last season, finished in 79th place with his time of 27:37.8. Lastly, freshman finished the meet with a time of 28:08.7. This time earned him an 88th place finish in the meet.
At the end of the meet, the women's team would finish in 6th with a point total of 146, while the men finished in 5th with a point total of 125. The men's and women's cross country team will compete again at the Roy Griak invitational on Friday, Sept. 24.
