FRESNO, CALIF. - On Saturday, September 2nd, the Sonoma State cross country team competed in their first event of the 2023 season and played host in the Seawolf Invitational at Woodward Park. The Seawolves had five participants in the 5000 meters and were led by freshman Loralye Clements who recorded a time of 19:49.74, good for 13th place overall in her Seawolf debut. Third year returners Sophie Rodriguez and Abby Ribet rounded out the top-20 with times under 21 minutes. 

Maddy Petersen would follow with a time of 21:24.78 and freshman Abby Carroll would also make her SSU debut and record a time of 21:56.74, good for 27th place. All five SSU participants would finish inside the top-30 out of 44 runners and help the Seawolves to a third place finish. Full meet results can be found HERE.

Head coach David Lawrence Jr. and his squad will be back in action next week at the Ash Creek Invitational hosted by Western Oregon on Friday, September 8th. Live stat/result links can be found at sonomaseawolves.com. Be sure to follow your Seawolves on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to get all the latest SSU athletics updates and information. Sonoma State athletics also has launched a new fan app in partnership with From Now On. Download the free app today in both the Apple and Google Play stores by searching Sonoma State Seawolves in the app store. @SonomaSeawolves | #NomaNation