Cross country teams take eighth at Pomona-Pitzer Invite

ORANGE, Calif. – Junior Maddie Mirro placed in the top-15 to lead the Chapman University cross country teams at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on Saturday. Both teams took eighth place in the team standings.

Mirro's personal-best time of 22:56 in the women's 6k placed her 14th overall. Her time makes her the second-fastest to complete the 6k in Chapman history. With Mirro leading the way, Chapman also had the lowest average time as a team in school history, clocking in at 24:14.

Frehsman Tasha Kotz was the next Panther to cross the finish line after Mirro at 23:51.2 in 36th. Freshman Annika Carlson came in 52nd with a 24:34.1. Sophomore Grace Coleman and junior Jordan Diaz finished off the team scoring for Chapman. Coleman finished in 24:52.8 in 59th and Diaz took 61st at 24:59.0.

In the men's 8k, the Panthers averaged a 27:24 and took eighth place as a team. Sophomore Zach Leith led the Panthers with a 26:51.8 in 53rd. Junior Aidan White came in 64th with 27:15.7 and junior Anthony Hart's 27:30.0 placed him 73rd.

Freshman Landon Davies and junior Charles Sakamaki finished off the team scoring with Davies crossing the finish line at 27:42.8 and Sakamaki at 27:44.5.

The Panthers have one more tune up before the SCIAC Championships at the end of the month. They head to the Titan Invitational on Oct. 22.

By Steven Olveda
Sports Information Director

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