Makayla Anderson

Cross Country

UCR Runs at Highlander Invitational

Highlanders compete in second home meet of regular season

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – UC Riverside's men's and women's cross country teams took to the Ag/Ops Course on Saturday morning for the Highlander Invitational.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • Bailey Rockholt (26:05.3) paced UCR on the men's side, finishing 102nd.  
  • UCR women finished ninth out of 24 teams with 277 points, thanks to Makayla Anderson's (21:59.8) top 40 finish.  
  • Anderson was one of four Highlanders to finish in the top 50. Included in that group was Mia Ashby (22:07.6), who ran unattached.  

NOTABLES 

  • Kai Marotta ran a personal best of 26:06.3 in his second collegiate race.  
  • Anderson enjoyed her best finish of the season after running the third race of her debut cross country campaign.  
  • Alexis Corvese (22:09.8) posted her best 6k of the season following runs at the UCR Invitational and prestigious Bill Dellinger Invitational.  

UP NEXT 

  • UC Riverside returns to action on Friday, October 25 for the Titan Invitational at Cal State Fullerton.  

Players Mentioned

Makayla Anderson

Makayla Anderson

5' 1"
Freshman
Bailey Rockholt

Bailey Rockholt

5' 10"
Junior
Mia Ashby

Mia Ashby

5' 6"
Junior
Alexis Corvese

Alexis Corvese

5' 2"
Freshman
Kai Marotta

Kai Marotta

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Makayla Anderson

Makayla Anderson

5' 1"
Freshman
Bailey Rockholt

Bailey Rockholt

5' 10"
Junior
Mia Ashby

Mia Ashby

5' 6"
Junior
Alexis Corvese

Alexis Corvese

5' 2"
Freshman
Kai Marotta

Kai Marotta

Freshman