Cross Country wins Inland Empire Classic

Saturday, October 17

Lewiston, ID

W-10 a.m./ M- 11 a.m.

Gonzaga University

Inland Empire Classic

Results (PDF)

10/17/2026 9:34:00 PM | Cross Country

LEWISTON, Idaho- Gonzaga Cross Country swept the Inland Empire Classic on Saturday with victories in the both the women's 5k and the men's 8k.

The Women's 5k win was lead by a first place finish from Keira Saavedra. Saavedra had a 16:54 time, which is now the second fastest 5k time in Gonzaga women's cross country program history. Ava Sutherland finished just one second behind Saavedra while taking second place and clocking the third fastest 5k in women's cross country program history. Sophia Bazzi and Clare Mullin ran times of 17:16 and 17:17, which were the respective 11th and 12th fastest times in the 5k in GU cross country history. Anika Jones closed the scoring with a sixth place finish in 17:25.

Men's Cross Country picked up a win the 8k with a third overall finish from Jeron Wisner, who had a 24:23 finish. Samy Anderson took 6th place with a 24:37 time, while Caden Swanson finished 10th in 24:47. Zander Trevino and Miles Westbrook finished the scoring with 13th and 14th place finishes with times of 24:54 and 24:55. Gonzaga edged out Montana with 43 points to the Griz' 45 points. Nine Bulldogs finished ahead of Montana's fifth runner to secure the win by just two points.

Gonzaga Cross Country returns to Spokane on Friday when they run in the inaugural Tyson Invite. The Tyson Invitational will take place at The Course in Spokane Valley, with the women's 6k set for 3pm and the men's 8k set for 3:45 pm.