Santa Clarita, CA- Freshman Alexi Till (24:44) and Sophomore Priscilla Celis-Saldivar (25:57) returned from injury to run their first race of the season and help the women's cross country team finish thirteenth place at the Master's Invitational.

Like two weeks ago, junior Alison Unruh (23:26) and senior Kaesha Guillaume (24:28) were the Firestorms 1-2 punch at the front.  Unruh's time is the third fastest all-time in program history at Central Park.  Finishing in the #5 slot was freshman Brennen Stephens (27:48).

Thoughts from Coach Fahsholz
"I thought our ladies did a really nice job of simply competing.  For the most part, they placed themselves in the crowd where they needed to early on and committed to the race.  Coming back from injury, we knew Alexi and Priscilla would not be at their fastest yet, but their effort today was spot on.  Three of our top five had never run a 6k before today, and so I am excited to see them improve as they gain more experience at the distance."

Event Details

• The Master's Invite: Women's 6K
• Team Finish: 13^th/ 20
• Team Time: 2:06.25
• Number of runners: 210
• Location: Central Park (Santa Clarita, CA)

Individual Finish

• Alison Unruh: 23:26 (36^th Place)
• Kaesha Guillaume: 24:28 (76^th Place)
• Alexi Till: 24:44 (95^th Place)
• Priscilla Celis-Saldivar: 25:57 (129^th Place)
• Brennen Stephens: 27:48 (170^th Place) 

GSAC Team Finish

1. Embry-Riddle – 4^th / 20
2. The Master's – 5^th / 20
3. Arizona Christian – 13^th / 20
4. Soka – 18^th / 20
5. Hope International – Incomplete Team
6. OUAZ – Incomplete Team 

Next On the Schedule
Saturday October 4th, the women's team will compete on their home course at Sahuaro Ranch Park in Glendale, AZ.  Race starts at 7:30am

Roll Storm!