Biola’s two time Golden State Athletic Conference women’s cross country championship squad dominated in the Redlands Invitational on Aug. 30th with a first place team finish. Seven of Biola’s runners placed in the top 10 with the top four finishing within seconds of each other.

Senior Carrie Soholt finished first individually with a time of 17:02.50. Soholt’s teammates were close behind with junior Brooke Arvidson coming in second with a time of 17:04.29. Sophomore Lyndee Dawson’s time of 17:04.51 earned her third place. The women’s combined time placed them a full five minutes ahead of Redlands University.

Unfortunately, the men could not produce similar results and finished third out of four teams. The men’s fastest runner, senior Kevin Horchler finished with a time of 19:17.92 to place third overall.  Freshman Tim Wilson, the second runner for Biola crossed the finish line with a time of 19:52.70 to finish seventh.

The men will compete in the UC Irvine College Open on Sept. 6th. The women will not compete until Sept. 20 in the San Diego State Aztec Invitational.