STOCKTON, Ca. – The UC Santa Cruz men's cross country team took 4th place at the University of the Pacific on Friday evening, recording 98 points overall with an average time of 26:39.26. UC Santa Cruz will be back in action on October 18 with two meets. The Banana Slugs will send a squad to Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois while another crew will travel to Sunnyvale, California for the Bronco Invite.
 
In The Results
Ethan Vahle led the way for UCSC, running a 26:05.0 to take 16th place while Liam Manley and Sean Conley took 22nd and 23rd in a battle at the finish line with Manley running a 26:23.0 while Conley clocked a 26:23.1. Brennen Rickey was the next Banana Slug to cross the line, running a 26:56.9 to take 32nd while Alex Wille took 38th in 27:28.3. Kelvin Chan and Eduardo Palma rounded out the top seven with Chan taking 44th in 28:00.9 while Palma crossed in 28:54.2 to take 51st.