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Bulldog Cross Country Teams Compete at SCIAC Multi-Duals

The University of Redlands men’s and women’s cross country teams had a solid showing at the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Multi-Dual Meet in La Mirada on Oct. 18, placing fourth and tying for third, respectively.

Junior Jake Baechle (Aurora, OH) led the way for the men, crossing the finish line 18th with a 27:44.28 mark. Finishing two places behind Baechle for 20th was sophomore Alec Fillmore (Riverside, CA) who posted a season-best time of 27:55.42.

Also faring well for the Bulldog men were sophomore Jeremy Kalmus (New Orleans, LA) and freshman Duncan Ashby (Goleta, CA), turning in times of 28:17.93 and 28:33.04 for respective places of 27th and 35th.

For the women, sophomore Heather Mayer (Spring Valley, CA) turned in the team’s top performance with a 23:47.18 standard, which proved good enough for 16th place. Sophomore Katie Ostrinski (Riverside, CA) and junior Stephanie Mera (Redlands, CA) followed closely behind, notching times of 23:53.41 and 24:08.25 for 18th and 21st place, respectively.

In addition, freshman Fiona Wilhelm (Boise, ID, 24:11.30), junior Kelly Luck (Boulder, CO, 24:11.58) and freshman Camila Alvarez (San Bernardino, CA, 24:30.23) also turned in top-30 performances.

The Bulldog harriers take a weekend off before competing in the SCIAC Championship meet on Nov. 1 in Chino at 9 a.m.