Posted: Sep 22, 2021
MEET INFO
- Roy Griak Invitational: Meet Central | Results
- When: Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 | Women's 6k at 9:15 a.m. PT | Men's 8k at 8:30 a.m. PT
- Where: Les Bolstad Golf Course | St. Paul, Minnesota
- Division I teams in the field: Click here.
SANTA CLARA ENTRIES
- Women: Aguirre, Fujiwara, Escalera, Twadell, Hall, Castelli, Vergnolle, Nagasaka, Lenth, Meck
- Men: Zach Litoff, Ian Twyman, Jorge Estrella, Kyle Johnson, Harvey Chilcott, Drew Burns, Nicholas Russell, Spencer Fischer, Ian Kirk, Ishaan Singh
NOTES
- The Broncos raced only twice last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Santa Clara's teams competed in the WCC Championships on Feb. 24. Jack Davidson qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships as an individual, becoming the first men's in program history to reach the biggest collegiate stage.
- Davidson, in his final season with the team, clocked an 8k program record 23:37.7 at WCCs to take eighth place and become the first Bronco men's All-WCC runner since 2009. He placed 65th at NCAAs with a 10k 31:09.0.
- The men's team returns four of its five scorers from the 2020 WCC meet: Zach Litoff, Drew Burns, Ian Twyman and Nicholas Russell. Returners Kyle Johnson and Harvey Chilcott also raced at the conference event. The team has placed fourth at WCCs in each of the last two years.
- The women's team welcomes back its top two scorers and four of five scorers overall from the 2020 WCC meet: Kinsey Hall, Hayley Harrison, Irene Nagasaka and Hope Olbricht. Returners Hannah Aguirre, Luciana Lenth, Sasha Codiga and Maiya Fujiwara also raced at conference.
- SCU in WCC Preseason Poll: Men 4/9 | Women: 6/10
- Last time out the Broncos were at the San Francisco State Invitational.
QUOTABLE
"The guys have been working hard for a long time and are excited to be able to compete again. The race has a really competitive field, it's a great course, and I'm looking forward to it." Head coach Felipe Montoro
"Since our opener we've had two great weeks of training. The Griak field is going to be competitive, deep, and challenging and it's exactly what we are looking for at this point in the season." Associate head coach Pete Cushman
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