Men's Cross Country | 10/18/2025 11:30:00 AM
(Riverside, Calif. - Oct. 18, 2025) - The Trailblazer women's cross country team finished third and the men came in eighth on Saturday at the UC Riverside Highlander Invitational at the UCR AG OPS Course.
With the men getting action started with an 8K, juniorÂ
Ryan Hatch led the Trailblazers with a 17th-place finish clocking a time of 24:09.2 to notch the fourth-fastest 8K time in program history.
Four more Trailblazers posted top 100 finishes inÂ
Mordechai Yadegar (32nd),
Dawson Leffler (63rd),
Collin Manning (93rd) and
Aiden Hardy (96th).
Yadegar and Leffler's times were also each good for a top 10 mark in program history earning the sixth and 10th-best times, respectively.Â
On the women's side, the Trailblazers posted an impressive third-place finish with four top 50 places paced by a 10th-place finish from junior
Averie Perriton, who clocked the third-best 6K time finishing in 20:51.8.
Makayla Pitcher (16th),
Adri Bird (21st) and
Hailee Phillips (45th) also were top finishers for the Trailblazers as Pitcher and Bird posted the sixth and seventh-fastest times in program history.
The Trailblazers get the postseason started with the WAC Championships hosted by UT Arlington on Oct. 31 at the Harold Patterson Sports Complex.
Men's 8K Results
17.Â
Ryan Hatch - 24:09.2 -
4th in program history
32.
Mordechai Yadegar - 24:24.3 -
6th in program history
63.Â
Dawson Leffler - 24:44.6 -
10th in program history
93.Â
Collin Manning - 25:14.9
96.Â
Aiden Hardy - 25:16.3
103.Â
Grayson Peterson - 25:22.8
107.Â
Luke Howell - 25:26.5
133.Â
Rex Martin - 25:45.0
178.Â
Tyler Mullins - 26:29.2
198.Â
Carter Frost - 26:44.3
245.Â
Payton Wilkins - 28:02.2
Team Scores - 8th/25
1. Arizona - 36 pts.
2. Grand Canyon - 140 pts.Â
3. California Baptist - 142 pts.
4. The Master's - 165 pts.
5. UC San Diego - 192 pts.
8. Utah Tech - 247 pts.
Women's 6K Results
10.Â
Averie Perriton - 20:51.8 -
3rd in program history
16.Â
Makayla Pitcher - 20:56.8 -
6th in program history
21.Â
Adri Bird - 21:04.7 -
7th in program history
45.Â
Hailee Phillips - 21:30.7
72.Â
Kambrie Wilkinson - 21:55.6
74.Â
Makayla Boulton - 21:58.4
85.Â
Charly Murie - 22:09.9
87.Â
Natalie Roberts - 22:10.4
108.Â
Savannah Rydalch - 22:26.8
116.
Erin McKinnon - 22:32.8
138.Â
Zoie Adcox - 22:49.2
Team Scores - 3rd/25
1. UC San Diego - 37 pts.
2. California Baptist - 84 pts.
3. Utah Tech - 155 pts.
4. UC Riverisde - 176 pts.
5. Arizona - 176 pts.