ST. PAUL, MINN. – Santa Clara men's cross country finished sixth at the Roy Griak Invitational. 

The Broncos finished with an impressive team score of 148, with senior Nicholas Russell leading the way securing the 11th position individually. CBU emerged as the overall first-place winner with 46 points, while Habtom Samuel of New Mexico claimed the individual title with a time of 23:36.4.

Full results

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

Individual Results

11. Nicholas Russell (11, 24:29.3)

22. Paul Beaven (22, 24:44.0) 

26. Ian Twyman (26, 24:48.8) 

46. Harvey Chilcott (44, 25:14.6)

47. Ishaan Singh (45, 25:14.8)

72. Colin Peattie (63, 25:42.4)

96. Ares Reading (81, 26:09.7)

101. Dominic Baciocco (26:13.1) 

159. Kyle Berg (28:22.0)

POSTGAME COMMENTS: 

Head Coach Felipe Montoro

Solid effort for us today. We didn't pack it up as well as we could have, and as a result the second half of the race was harder than it needed to be, but I thought we handled that well. I'm pleased with where we are collectively. We have a lot to build on heading into the meat of the season. 

Individual highlights for me were Paul Beaven and Colin Peattie. Paul ran phenomenal for us in his first race as a Bronco and only 3rd ever 8k. Colin ran his first race in 3 years after a serious injury his freshman year, and I'm very excited about his potential down the line.

NEXT UP

The Broncos will stay local for the Pacific Invitational in Lodi, Calif. on Sept. 29.