SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Following a three-week absence from competition, the USF Dons' cross country team is back to work for the 2021 Santa Clara Bronco Invitational. Saturday's event will be the Dons' last event prior to the WCC Championships in Concord at the end of the month.

Name: Santa Clara Bronco Invitational
Date: Saturday, Oct. 16 
Location: Baylands Regional Park, Sunnyvale, California
Start Time: Men's 8K Invite: 8:45 a.m.
                    Women's 6K Invite: 9:30 a.m.
Live Results: Click Here

DONS AT A GLANCE:

• Ruby Smee returns to action following a strong performance against some of the best runners in the country at the Dellinger Invitational. Smee posted a time of 20:26.9 good for No. 14 overall competing against athletes from the Pac-12 and SEC.
• Ed Kiolbasa posted the best time on the men's side finishing at No. 85 with a time of 24:36.7 in Oregon. 
• The Dons will look piece together a strong team performance prior to the WCC championships at the end of October. 

PARTICIPANTS:
Women: Baneet Bains, Kalii Caldwell, Maddy Hamilton, Whitney Hessler, Emily Jackson, Eve Jensen, Julia Morales, Abby Pradere, Ruby Smee, Fian Sullivan-Sweeney, Anna Tait, Zoe Wassell
Men: Hiruy Alemseged, Caleb Haugland, Ed Kiolbasa, Josh Macken, Daniel Maneloveg, Ben Preddy, Danny Skovron, Joe Skovron

CATCHING UP WITH COACH RILEY:
"We are looking forward to staying close to home this weekend and getting on a fast course with good competition in the South Bay. This race should set us up well heading into the WCC championships in two weeks."

TRACK THE ACTION:
Live results for the 2021 Santa Clara Bronco Invitational can be found here.

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