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Sun Devil XC Shines at Highlander Invitational

Men's XC

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The final competition before the Pac-12 Championships brought out nine personal bests for the Sun Devils.

“It was a good day to be a Sun Devil,” said head coach Ryan Ray. “We are proud of both teams today. The effort and drive was fantastic. Anytime you have nine personal bests, you know it was a good day.”

The women came in fourth with Sadie Heeringa (20:38.5/9th place) earning a personal best by a minute. Claire Le Gallo followed with ASU’s second best time of the race (20:52.7/17th). Mia Chavez followed close behind with a time of 21:17.3 (29th.

The men came in tenth with Johnathan Estrada (24:12.3/16th place) earning a 38 second personal best. Tyler Schierenberg came in 44th place (24:48.3). This duo contributed to solidifying ASU’s 10th place in the men’s competition.

Up next, the Sun Devils travel to University Place, Washington to compete in the Pac-12 Championships on Friday, Oct. 27. The Championships are slated to start at 10 am MST and will be aired on Pac-12 Networks. 

HIGHLANDER INVITATIONAL

FINAL RESULTS

OCT. 14, 2023

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS COURSE (RIVERSIDE, CALIF.)

MEN’S TEAM SCORES (8K RUN)

UC Riverside, 1

Cal State Fullerton, 3

Nevada, 4

UC San Diego, 5

Long Beach State, 6

Arizona State, 10

San Marcos, 21

San Diego, 24

Cal State Los Angeles, 26

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL FINISHES/ASU FINISHES

1. Brint Laubach, The Master’s – 23:42.6

16. Johnathan Estrada, ASU – 24:12.3

44. Tyler Schierenberg, ASU – 24:48.3

92. Kristian Kimberlin, ASU – 25:30.4

125. Ethan Bukowski, ASU – 25:56.5

151. Zach Weaver, ASU – 26:23.6

164. Rowdy Menefee, ASU – 26:30.3

239. Asher Leslie, ASU – 27:56.2

WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES (6K RUN)

Long Beach State, 1

Cal State Fullerton, 2

UC Riverside, 3

Arizona State, 4

San Diego State, 5

UC San Diego, 8

USC, 11

Nevada, 12

San Diego, 16

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL FINISHES/ASU FINISHES

1. Jessica Kain, San Diego State – 19:58.3

9. Sadie Heeringa, ASU – 20:38.5

17. Claire Le Gallo, ASU – 20:52.7

29. Mia Chavez, ASU – 21:17.3

38. Kylie Miller, ASU – 21:35.0

60. Jenna Lee, ASU – 21:51.6

70. Gracie Carr, ASU – 22:01.4

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