Gallegos Leads USC At The Bronco Invitational XC Meet

Women’s Cross Country | October 15, 2022

Freshman Ashlee Gallegos led the Trojans at the Bronco Invitational (6K) held at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, Calif. today (Oct. 15).  Three of the five Trojans competing ran their first or posted their fastest 6K time.

“We had season’s bests from Vienna, Jacqi and Brooke,” said USC Associate Head Coach of Cross Country  Jebreh Harris.  “On the other hand, this was Ashlee’s first 6K and Maya’s first race in a year.  As a team we’ve been training hard and making progress in training.  I’m looking forward to putting our best foot forward when we host the Pac-12 Championships.”

Gallegos, running her first 6K race and first race since the opener on Sept. 3, led USC with a time of 22.24.4 to finish 133^rd overall and 29^th among the freshmen competing.

Sophomore Maya Lacamp was the next Trojan to finish and she had a time of 22:51.8 to place 162nd overall.  It was her first competition since Nov. 12, 2021.  Sophomore Vienna Gao had a 6K PR of 23:09.8 to finish 176^th and redshirt freshman Jacqueline Duarte had a PR of 23:50.8 to place 197^th.

USC’s final scoring runner was senior Brooke Rodi who had a time of 24:42.4 to place 213^th.  Her time was more than a minute faster than her last 6K race.

Next for the Trojans  will be the 2022 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships which they will host at the Ag Ops Course in Riverside, Calif on Oct. 28.  The women’s 6K race will begin at 8:40 a.m. and the men’s 8K race is scheduled to begin at 9:40 a.m.  The 2022 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships will be aired on the Pac-12 Network.  USC will be hosting the conference meet for the first time since 2009.