TUCSON, Ariz. – Almost four weeks after their season openers, the Sun Devil men's and women's cross country teams were back in action on Friday at the Dave Murray Invitational hosted by the University of Arizona.
Two members of the women's team – Sadie Heeringa (21:29.1/11th place) and Lindsey Reed (22:47.4/31st place) – recorded personal best times in the 6K run. Junior Claire Le Gallo, who had ASU's best time at Northern Arizona's George Kyte Invitational on Sept. 2, posted ASU's second-fastest time on Friday (21:54.8/19th place). The trio helped the team finish in fifth place.
On the men's side, ASU was once again paced by local product Johnathan Estrada (Desert Visa High School), who finished in 18th place (25:10.5). Estrada also recorded ASU's top time in Flagstaff on Sept. 2. Kristian Kimberlin finished in 32nd place (26:14.1), once again recording ASU's second-fastest time.
After having one meet in 27 days, Friday's contest was the first of three both teams will be competing in over a stretch of 28 days. Up next will be a trip to Riverside, Calf., for the Highlander Invitational. The teams will then conclude the month of October with the Pac-12 Championships, taking place on Fri., Oct. 27 in University Place, Wash.
DAVE MURRAY INVITATIONAL
FINAL RESULTS
SEPT. 29, 2023
RANDOLPH GOLF COURSE (TUCSON, ARIZ.)
MEN'S TEAM SCORES (8K RUN)
Northern Arizona, 40
Arizona, 42
UTEP, 62
New Mexico State, 106
Grand Canyon, 119
El Paso CC, 149
Arizona State, 152
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL FINISHES/ASU FINISHES
1. Brody Hastey, NAU – 23:14.3
18. Johnathan Estrada, ASU – 25:10.5
32. Kristian Kimberlin, ASU – 26:14.1
41. Ethan Bukowski, ASU – 26:46.7
43. Rowdy Menefee, ASU – 26:57.7
46. Zach Weaver, ASU – 27:02.0
53. Asher Leslie, ASU – 27:39.2
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES (6K RUN)
Northern Arizona, 20
New Mexico State, 72
Grand Canyon, 96
Arizona, 87
Arizona State, 120
UNLV, 163
UTEP, 167
El Paso CC, 235
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL FINISHES/ASU FINISHES
1. Maisie Grice, NAU - 20:32.5
11. Sadie Heeringa, ASU - 21:29.1
19. Claire Le Gallo, ASU – 21:54.8
31. Lindsey Reed, ASU – 22:47.4
35. Kayla Case, ASU – 23:10.9
37. Jenna Lee, ASU – 23:17.3
40. Kylie Miller, ASU – 23:23.2
44. Kate Miller, ASU – 23:40.7
53. Mia Chavez, ASU - 24:13.4