RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Fresno Pacific cross country returned to action Saturday at the UCR Invitational in Riverside, with the Sunbirds competing against a strong field across the women's and men's races.

The Sunbird women were led by Chloe Ledieff, who finished 17th overall with a time of 18:21.3. Gaby Ramirez followed closely behind in 24th at 18:27.0, while Jaslin Arana placed 28th with a time of 18:31.9.

The Sunbirds continued to see strong efforts throughout the field, with Gianna Menchu finishing 80th in 19:06.4 and Erin Solis close behind in 81st at 19:06.8. Sienna Negrete crossed in 19:27.8 to place 102nd, while Leah Anchondo finished 208th in 20:47.2. Jazlin Diehl rounded out the Fresno Pacific competitors, finishing 288th with a time of 24:11.0.

Luke Sanders paced the Sunbird men, placing 59th overall with a time of 24:45.6. Julian Valdivia followed just two seconds behind, finishing 61st in 24:47.6. Dylan Devine and Vidal Luna turned in nearly identical performances, finishing 130th and 131st, respectively. Devine crossed in 25:22.1, while Luna finished in 25:22.4.

Jansen Gillig posted a time of 25:52.2 to finish 176th, followed by Sawyer Pugliese in 190th at 26:00.1. Isaac Medina finished 206th in 26:26.3, while Alesandro Escarzaga rounded out the group in 210th with a time of 26:44.8. Monte Moore also competed in the men's 8,000-meter Open race, finishing 166th with a time of 27:31.

NEXT UP: The Blue and Orange will compete in The Master's Invite on Saturday, Oct. 3rd.

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