Glendale, AZ- For the third straight race, sophomore Peter Brown was the top performer and he got help from junior Brady Lambrecht who ran his best race of the season in helping the team to a second place finish at the second annual Firestorm Classic at Sahuaro Ranch Park in Glendale, AZ.

Brown finished 7th overall, and ran 26:21 over the 8k course.  Sophomore Braxton Pingleton was the second Firestorm to cross the finish line before Lambrecht, who had not finished higher than 7^th on the team yet this season, crossed the line for third on the team and 24^th overall for the race.  Rounding out the top five were freshman Wayne Shuman and John-Gabriel Lofredo.

Thoughts from Coach Fahsholz
"We had three of our top five runners from our first two meets not racing today, and so I was excited to see who would be the one to step up.  Brady has been training hard and well, and to run over one minute faster than he did two weeks ago was a big leap – especially when most runners from our team and others ran slower than they had two weeks ago at the Master's Invite.  Can't say enough about Peter as well – his consistency in training and racing has made him one of the top runners in the GSAC, and I am excited to see how he does in our next two races."

Event Details

• The Firestorm Classic: Men's 8K
• Team Finish: 2^nd/4
• Team Time: 2:22:18
• Number of runners: 44
• Location: Sahuaro Ranch Park (Glendale, AZ)

Individual Finish

• Peter Brown: 26:21 (7^th Place)
• Braxton Pingleton: 28:21 (21^st Place)
• Brady Lambrecht: 28:48 (24^th Place)
• Wayne Shuman: 29:17 (25^th Place)
• John-Gabriel Lofredo: 29:29 (26^th Place)
• Michael Sexson: 30:46 (29^thPlace) 

GSAC Team Finish

1. Embry-Riddle – 15 points
2. Arizona Christian – 56 points
3. Hope International – 76 points
4. Park-Gilbert – 99 points
5. OUAZ – Incomplete Team 

Next On the Schedule
Saturday October 18th, the men's team will compete at The Highlander Invite at UC-Riverside in Riverside, CA.  Race starts at 8:00am.

Roll Storm!