By Jacob Norling
October 4, 2025
 
(POMONA, Calif.) Westmont Men's and Women's Cross Country were back in action on Saturday morning in Southern California, where the Warriors took part in the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational. Westmont's men would ultimately finish in fifth out of 20 schools, while Westmont's women came in 11^th out of 19.
 
Westmont's men in the 8K were led by Luke Hein, who was the team's first finisher in 31^st place with a time of 26:02.1. Westmont's next three came in consecutively, with Tyler Allan coming in 48^th (26:29.7), Lucas Satterlee coming in 49^th (26:34.0), and Hunter Skoglund (26:34.0) coming in 50^th.
 
Westmont's fifth runner was Thomas Reed, who came in 73^rd with a time of 27:03.8.

Men's Coach Chris Hanessian said, "The men's team had another good showing at the Pomona Pitzer Invitational. We finished fifth out of 20 teams and we had a 62-second spread between our first and fifth runner. We had our top five finishers in the front-third of the race, which was a goal we had in mind. I was very pleased with our trio composed of Tyler Allan, Lucas Satterlee, and Hunter Skoglund, who finished right after each other.

"I encouraged the men to race with each other this morning, and watching Lucas chase Tyler and Hunter chase Lucas with 800 meters to go was exciting to watch. Another standout performance today was by freshman Danny Allan. Before joining our team, Danny had no experience racing a cross country meet, let alone an 8,000 kilometer race. Danny has improved greatly over the course of the season, running smarter and faster race by race and earning his way into two top-seven finishes for our team. We hope to continue to see this trend of improvement and growth as we enter a training block before our PacWest championship meet."
 
Westmont's women, competing in the 6K, saw Sophie Stoddart come in as their first finisher, with the sophomore coming in at 23:22.7 in 51^st place. Adalyn Rodriguez was Westmont's next runner, finishing in 93^rd with a time of 24:10.6.
 
Westmont's final three scorers were Claire Van Horn in 100^th (24:21.8), Lucie Pickering Pick in 104^th (24:26.5), and Grace Roesgen in 105^th (24:26.5).
 
Women's coach Lindsey Connolly said, "We started the day without two of our top five runners due to sickness and aggravation and for the long term, it was best that they rested this week. The goals that we set as a team for today were with the plan that those two would be racing.
 
"Still, the girls really stepped up and pushed forwards towards Sophia Stoddart. They continued to close out the one-through-five gap, even without our typical two and three. Claire Van Horn had a huge race as she really asserted herself and fought hard to stay up and keep her pace."
 
Connolly continued, "Overall it was a good day and there were a number of PRs for the team. We are looking forward to having 10 run at PacWest, and the rest of the team getting another chance to compete at Fullerton to finish out their season."
 
The PacWest Championships will take place on October 25 in Waipahu, Hawaii, with the potential of an NCAA Division II West Regional scheduled for November 8 in Monmouth, Oregon.