Women's Cross Country show improvement at the UCR Invitational.

Women's Cross Country show improvement at the UCR Invitational.

After taking an extra week off due to the postponement of the So Cal preview meet, the Women's Cross Country team competed at the UC Riverside Invitational this past Saturday. The Raiders ran in the 5K Open Division portion of the race against 4 year schools, other junior colleges, and unattached athletes.

Runing their 3rd meet of the season, the young Raiders were unfazed by the competition. They were led by Maya Natarjan who finished in 45th place among 280 runners in a time of 18:38. Giedenn Gonzalez was the 2nd Raider to finish in 19:55. Kayla Saxon (20:31), Addison Pereira (21:01), Isabella Shattuck (21:40), Ariana Jimenez (22:35), and Adu Muzgolu (24:12) rounded out the Raider finishers.

On Monday, Maya Natarjan was chosen the 5CTCA's Southern California Female Runner of the Week for her performance at the UCR Invitational

Next up is the re-scheuled So Cal Preview meet on Friday, October 4th, 10:00a or the Master's Invitational, Saturday, October 5th, 8:30a