Dons Earn Sixth Place at USF Invitational

Friday, August 30

San Francisco, Calif.

University of San Francisco

USF Invitational

Photo by: Saul Diaz

8/30/2024 5:55:00 PM | Cross Country

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco men's and women's cross country programs opened the 2024 season at the USF Invitational, earning a sixth-place finish Friday afternoon at Hellman Hollow at Golden Gate Park.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Zach Elam shined in his first race as a member of the men's program, leading the Dons with a ninth-place finish out of 123 competitors. Moving up towards the front of the pack in the race's final stages, Elam crossed the finish line with a time of 24:43.7, setting a career-best.
In his first Division I collegiate race, Ethan O'Shea posted a top-20 finish as he took 16th with a time of 24:56.9.
On the women's side, Nátalie Hluší paced the Dons as she earned a 10th-place finish. Running her fourth fastest time in the 6000 meters, Hluší concluded the event at 21:24.7 as she was just over a minute short of her career best.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

To view the full postgame interview with head coach Jordan Carpenter please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco continues the 2024 season when it competes in the Pacific Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Pacific, on Friday, Sept. 20.

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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor – Planet Orange - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.