Salem, Oregon – After a great showing last weekend in the Stanford Invitational, the Warrior cross country teams headed north to the Willamette University Invitational.

Senior Wayne Smith headlined the Warriors, who finished 14^th out of 20 team in the 8k race.  Smith finished 48^th with a time of 26:14, which improved from his time from last week by a minute and a half.  Sophomore Michael Basuini, who Cal Pac Runner of the Week last week, was seven seconds behind Smith for a 52^nd place finish.  Sophomore Christian Wichmann held the third spot for the Warriors with a time of 26:54, which place him in 75^th place.  Junior Jonathan Hernandez and senior David Cummings rounded out the top five for the Warriors with times of 27:39 and 28:40, respectively. 

The University of Victoria took first place, while Eastern Oregon University took second place. 

On the Women's side, senior Hannah Wiesner helped the Warriors to a 17^th place finish out of 19 teams.  Wiesner finished in 44^th place with a time of 19:17 in the 5k race.  Allyson Richmond finished 79^th with a time of 20:24.  Freshman Stephanie Arzon and sophomore Justine Kruger had a strong showing as they crossed the finish line together with a time of 22:40.

The University of British Columbia took first, while the University of Victoria took second.

The Warriors have a week off before they return to action for the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational on October 19^th.