Riverside, CA- The ladies cross country team placed three runners in the top ten enroute to winning the Open Section of the Highlander Invitational hosted by UC-Riverside University.  Making her season debut, freshman Ezra Haller led the group with a time of 22:24 to finish 4^th place overall.

Junior Alison Unruh also ran strong finishing 7^th overall with a new personal record time of 22:55 and was followed closely behind by senior Kaesha Guillaume who finished 9^th in 23:07.  Freshman Alexi Till set a new personal best of 23:57, and Priscilla Celis-Saldivar ran a season best by nearly a minute of 24:15 to round out the top five.

Thoughts from Coach Fahsholz
"There were two keys to success for us entering this race.  The first was adding into the mix a very talented runner, and the second was getting our other talented runners to finish in closer proximity to each other.  Ezra helped on both fronts by taking the race out hard at the beginning – she paid for it over the final 2K – but it set the table well for her teammates to do what they needed to do which was defeat a really good Central Arizona team who is currently ranked #10 in the nation among junior college programs.  It was easily our best team race of the season, and it is encouraging that we still have room to grow."

Event Details

• The Firestorm Classic: Women's 6K
• Team Finish: 1^st of 14 Teams
• Team Time: 1:56.40
• Number of runners: 116
• Location: UC-Riverside Ag Ops Course (Riverside, CA)

Individual Finish

• Ezra Haller: 22:24 (4^th Place)
• Alison Unruh: 22:55 (7^th Place)
• Kaesha Guillaume: 23:07 (9^th Place)
• Alexi Till: 23:57 (23^rd Place)
• Priscilla Celis-Saldivar: 24:15 (28^th Place)
• Brennen Stephens: 26:37 (69^th Place)
• Trinity Ball: 28:58 (94^th Place) 

Arizona and GSAC Team Finishes

1. Arizona Christian – 58 points
2. Central Arizona – 78 points
3. Pima – 190 points
4. Coconino – 266
5. Soka – 353
6. Hope Intl – Incomplete Team 

Next On the Schedule
Friday November 7th, the women's team will compete at the GSAC Cross Country Championships hosted at Sahuaro Ranch Park in Glendale, AZ.  Race starts at 8:00am.
Roll Storm!