Minale and Chaboche Lead Dons at Pre-National Invitational

Friday, October 17

Columbia, Mo.

University of San Francisco

Pre-National Invitational

Photo by: Will Burris

10/17/2025 2:30:00 PM | Cross Country

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of San Francisco men's and women's cross country teams posted solid performances at the Pre-National Invitational, hosted by Missouri, Friday morning at Gans Creek Cross Country Course.

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On the men's side, San Francisco posted an impressive 16th-place team finish out of 31 competing programs. Luca Minale paced the Dons as he finished in 37th place out of 268 individuals with a time of 23:58.3, breaking his previous-best 8k time of 24:10.2 set at the UC Riverside Invitational.
Ethan O'Shea followed shortly behind Minale, securing 47th place at 24:04.0. O'Shea nearly registered a new personal best in the 8k, under a minute short of her current best of 23:53.7.
Faustine Chaboche led the women's team in the 6k, as the program grabbed 20th out of 38 teams. Chaboche led the way with a 36^th-place finish out of 339 competitors, with a time of 20:23.6.
Anna Büttner also impressed in her second-career meet for the Dons, recording a 41st-place finish at 20:31.0.

TOP FINISHERS:

Men:
37. Luca Minale – 23:58.3
47. Ethan O'Shea – 24:04.0
73. Daniel Abramowicz – 24:23.8
91. Zach Elam – 24:33.1
148. Herbie Johnson – 25:10.7

Women:
36. Faustine Chaboche – 20:23.6
41. Anna Büttner – 20:31.0
123. Jessica Spilsbury – 21:16.2
182. Poppy Martin – 21:45.4
244. Petra Helebrantová – 22:14.7

UP NEXT:
San Francisco concludes the 2025 regular season in the South Bay when it competes in the Bronco Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Baylands Regional Park.

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