RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona women's cross country team had a historic weekend, seeing nine of their 10 runners set personal bests in the 6K race at the 43^rd Annual UCR Cross Country Invitational in Riverside.
 
The Broncos finished in 15^th place with an average time of 21:25, the second-fastest among Division II schools in the race. This average was faster than any time ran during the 2023 season.
 
"I thought the team ran really well," said head coach Chris Bradford. "It was a really good meet, deep with Division I and II teams. Our women averaged faster than our best run last year, and we placed 10th last year but finished 15^th this year. That just goes to show the strength of the field."
 
Vivian Martinez finished first for the Broncos, setting a personal best at 20:58.8 – the second-fastest time in a 6K race in Cal Poly Pomona history. The school record was set by Tiffany Dinh in 2011 at 20:54.8, just four seconds faster, also taking place at the UCR Ag/Ops Course.
 
Paige Moore and Jade Kingston were the next two finishers at 21:21.2 and 21:23.2, respectively, each also entering the Top 25 in program history. Moore's time was good for the ninth-fastest, while Kingston's time is now the 10^th fastest in a 6K race.
 
 
6K Race Results
47. Vivian Martinez – 20:58.8 PR
74. Paige Moore – 21:21.2 PR
76. Jade Kingston – 21:23.2 PR
104. Galilea Jimenez – 21:42.5 PR
105. Arissa Hatcher – 21:42.7 PR
139. Miranda Palacios – 21:58.4 PR
140. Chloe Alchin – 21:59.3 PR
165. Bridget Edwards – 22:12.6 PR
170. Julia Butler – 22:15.6 PR
179. Lauren Jauregui – 22:21.5
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos will travel out to Grand Prairie, Texas for the DBU OId Glory Gallop on Saturday, October 5th.
 
 
Bronco Bits

• Nine Broncos set personal bests on Saturday.
• Three Broncos entered the Top 25 list for 6K races in school history.  
• CPP won the UCR Invitational 5K back in 2017.