LODI, Calif. — The Sacramento State men's and women's cross country teams each finished in second place and had a trio of top 10 finishers at the Pacific Invitational on Friday at Micke Grove Park.
 
The Hornet men took to the course first and were led by Brandon Moreno who completed the 8K race in 25:28.1 to take fifth place. Moreno's time was 40.8 seconds back of Pacific's Jett Davenport who won the individual title. Sacramento State also saw Lucas Ruark place ninth (25:59.5) and Thomas Rasner 10^th (26:14.9). The team's final two scores came from a pair of freshmen as Justin Catanch ran 26:49.2 and Matthew Bertrand 26:58.8 to take 19^th and 21^st place, respectively.
 
The team finished with 43 total points to finish second out of five teams. Host Pacific won the meet with 27 points while Saint Mary's was third with 75.
 
In the women's 6K, Marina Lipary ran 22:07.5 to finish in sixth place. Lipary was the first non-Cal Poly runner to cross the finish line as the Mustangs took the top five positions to win the team title.
 
Sara Thompson and Kate Sanders were close behind Lipary to finish eighth and ninth. Thompson ran 22:10.0 while Sanders finished in 22:12.4. Meg Moyer (22:43.2, 15th) and Dakota Gibson (22:45.0, 16th) completed the scorers for the team.
 
Sacramento State will next compete at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite on Oct. 17 in Sunnyvale, Calif.
 
PACIFIC INVITATIONAL
Lodi, Calif. | Micke Grove Park
 
MEN'S 8K RESULTS
Team Standings
1. Pacific 27
2. Sacramento State 43
3. Saint Mary's 75
4. UC Santa Cruz 77
5. Pacific Union 145
 
Individual Top Five
1. Jett Davenport, PAC, 24:47.3
2. Kyle Kakary, CP, 24:57.7
3. JR Lesher, CP, 25:16.2
4. Devin Ibarra, CP, 25:24.5
5. Brandon Moreno, SAC, 25:28.1
 
Sacramento State Results
5. Brandon Moreno 25:28.1
9. Lucas Ruark 25:59.5
10. Thomas Rasner 26:14.9
19. Justin Catanach 26:49.2
21. Matthew Bertrand 26:58.8
-- Noah Mikusevich DNF
 
WOMEN'S 6K RESULTS
Team Results
1. Cal Poly 15
2. Sacramento State 47
3. Pacific 84
4. Saint Mary's 128
5. Jessup 130
 
Individual Top Five
1. Melisse Djomby Enyawe, CP, 21:02.6
2. Lianna Guerra, CP, 21:32.6
3. Renae Searls, CP, 21:38.8
4. Sydney Middleton, CP, 21:39.2
5. Avery Smith, CP, 21:51.1
 
Sacramento State Results
6. Marina Lipary 22:07.5
8. Sara Thompson 22:10.0
9. Kate Sanders 22:12.4
12. Meg Moyer 22:28.9
15. Dakota Gibson 22:43.2
16. Keira Quigley 22:45.0
21. Taylor Wellersdick 22:52.5
24. Scarlett Riddle 23:35.0
31. Lexie Gomez 25:14.1
43. Lilly Escorcia 27:27.5
47. Jasayla Mariscal 29:20.7