Saturday, October 17
Riverside, CA
California Baptist University
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Highlander Invitational
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Lancers Close Regular Season with Strong Showing at Highlander Invitational
10/17/2026 11:08:00 AM | Cross Country & Track
RIVERSIDE – The Lancers wrapped up the regular season at the Highlander Invitational on Saturday, with the men finishing fourth and the women placing seventh while recording seven personal-best times.
The meet marked the second time this season CBU competed on the UC Riverside course. Runners who did not travel to Indiana for Friday's Under Armour Pre-National competed in Riverside on Saturday.
The CBU men placed fourth out of 16 teams with seven runners competing.
In the men's 8K, CBU-affiliated runners Ernestor Ruiz and Victor Rosas competed unattached. Ruiz won the race in 23:17, matching the personal-best time he recorded in September. Rosas finished third in 23:53.6.
Freshman Kaeden Dendorfer led the Lancers, placing 10th in 24:08.5 to establish a new personal best. Freshman Luke Lopez followed in 21st with a personal best time of 24:18.7. CBU-affiliated runner Kevin Sandoval, competing unattached, finished just ahead of Lopez in 24:18.2.
Freshman Noel Huato Cuniga rounded out the top three among CBU runners, finishing 24th in 24:24.1 for another personal best.
On the women's side, the Lancers placed seventh out of 20 teams with nine runners competing in the 6K.
CBU-affiliated runner Fatima Mena Ximello competed unattached and finished second overall in a personal-best 19:51.9, just 0.5 seconds behind the race winner. Mena Ximello will be eligible to compete for CBU at the Big West Cross Country Championship on Oct. 31.
Freshman Brooke-Lynn Miller led the Lancers, placing 19th in a personal-best 20:59.6. Sophomore Emely Ruiz finished 34th in 21:18.6, just 10 seconds off her personal best. Freshman Elizabeth Jacklin completed the top three among CBU runners, placing 37th in a personal-best 21:21.2.
Freshman Addison Ballou also recorded a personal best, finishing in 21:59.9.
The Highlander Invitational concluded the regular season for the Lancers, who will now turn their attention to the Big West Cross Country Championship on Oct. 31. CBU will return to the UC Riverside course to compete for its first Big West team titles.
Full results from the Highlander Invitational are available HERE.
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The meet marked the second time this season CBU competed on the UC Riverside course. Runners who did not travel to Indiana for Friday's Under Armour Pre-National competed in Riverside on Saturday.
The CBU men placed fourth out of 16 teams with seven runners competing.
In the men's 8K, CBU-affiliated runners Ernestor Ruiz and Victor Rosas competed unattached. Ruiz won the race in 23:17, matching the personal-best time he recorded in September. Rosas finished third in 23:53.6.
Freshman Kaeden Dendorfer led the Lancers, placing 10th in 24:08.5 to establish a new personal best. Freshman Luke Lopez followed in 21st with a personal best time of 24:18.7. CBU-affiliated runner Kevin Sandoval, competing unattached, finished just ahead of Lopez in 24:18.2.
Freshman Noel Huato Cuniga rounded out the top three among CBU runners, finishing 24th in 24:24.1 for another personal best.
On the women's side, the Lancers placed seventh out of 20 teams with nine runners competing in the 6K.
CBU-affiliated runner Fatima Mena Ximello competed unattached and finished second overall in a personal-best 19:51.9, just 0.5 seconds behind the race winner. Mena Ximello will be eligible to compete for CBU at the Big West Cross Country Championship on Oct. 31.
Freshman Brooke-Lynn Miller led the Lancers, placing 19th in a personal-best 20:59.6. Sophomore Emely Ruiz finished 34th in 21:18.6, just 10 seconds off her personal best. Freshman Elizabeth Jacklin completed the top three among CBU runners, placing 37th in a personal-best 21:21.2.
Freshman Addison Ballou also recorded a personal best, finishing in 21:59.9.
The Highlander Invitational concluded the regular season for the Lancers, who will now turn their attention to the Big West Cross Country Championship on Oct. 31. CBU will return to the UC Riverside course to compete for its first Big West team titles.
Full results from the Highlander Invitational are available HERE.
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