Leopards Maintain Pace at Frank Knott Classic

SPOKANE, WA — The University of La Verne men's and women's cross-country teams carried their momentum into the Frank Knott Classic on Saturday in Spokane.

Senior Joseph Chavarria led the charge on the men's team in the 8K race with a time of 25:45.1, a 12-second personal record and his second consecutive fastest time. Senior Noah Ramos finished second with a time of 26:44.6, 8 seconds behind his fastest 8K race. Senior Isaac Stockton followed directly behind Ramos, recording a 1-minute improvement from his previous race. Juniors Diego Herrera and Dillon Burhop ran competitive races, coming in as the next two runners for the Leopards.

The men's team finished 16th out of the 18 teams at the Frank Knott Classic.

Men's 8K scorers
Joseph Chavarria (25:45.1, 68th)
Noah Ramos (26:44.6, 108th)
Isaac Stockton (26:45.6, 109th)
Diego Herrera (27:17.0, 130th)
Dillon Burhop (27:45.9, 149th)

Freshman Angelica Espinoza led the team as the first scorer with a time of 24:10.0, a 24-second personal record in the 6K race. Freshman Avery Bravo followed shortly after, followed by junior Ashley Kodama. Juniors CC Flaherty and Chloe Chong rounded out the scorers with competitive times as they finished with back-to-back times.

Women's 6K scorers
Angelica Espinoza (24:10.0, 83rd)
Avery Bravo (24:22.7, 91st)
Ashley Kodama (25:38.9, 134th)
CC Flaherty (26:02.5, 142nd)
Chloe Chong (26:05.7, 143rd)

The Leopards will compete next at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite at the Pomona College Course in Claremont, CA, on Saturday, October 10.

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Players Mentioned

Chloe Chong: 5' 1"; Junior

Avery Bravo: 5' 2"; Freshman

Angelica Espinoza: 5' 6"; Freshman

CC Flaherty: 5' 7"; Senior

Ashley Kodama: Junior

Joseph Chavarria: 5' 5"; Senior

Diego Herrera: 5' 9"; Junior

Noah Ramos: Graduate Student

Isaac Stockton: 5' 7"; Senior

Dillon Burhop: 6' 1"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Chloe Chong
: 5' 1"; Junior

Avery Bravo
: 5' 2"; Freshman

Angelica Espinoza
: 5' 6"; Freshman

CC Flaherty
: 5' 7"; Senior

Ashley Kodama
: Junior

Joseph Chavarria
: 5' 5"; Senior

Diego Herrera
: 5' 9"; Junior

Noah Ramos
: Graduate Student

Isaac Stockton
: 5' 7"; Senior

Dillon Burhop
: 6' 1"; Junior