Dons Earn Top-10 Finishes at the Saint Mary's Invitational

Friday, September 18

Concord, Calif.

University of San Francisco

Saint Mary's Invitational

Final Results

Zach Danielson running at USF Invite 2026

Photo by: Christina Leung

9/18/2026 4:00:00 PM | Cross Country

CONCORD, Calif. – The University of San Francisco men's and women's cross country teams impressed at the Saint Mary's Invitational on Friday morning at Newhall Park, earning top-10 finishes for the second straight meet.

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On the women's side, San Francisco earned a third-place team finish, with three runners finishing in the top-20 out of 160 competitors. In her second 6k as a member of the green and gold, Bella Browne led the team with an eighth-place finish with a time of 20:50.6.
Sophie Connolly crossed shortly after in 10th place at 21:02.5, her second-fastest time in the 6k in her career.
Rounding out the scoring for the green and gold were Reese Tucker (19th – 21:14.9), Dordi Forseth (29th – 21:28.0), and Ashlyn Jacobsen (30th – 21:30.2).
The men's program secured an eighth-place finish in the 8k with Cole Fiegener and Ben Olney finishing in 42nd and 46th, respectively. Fiegener led the way for the Dons with a time of 24:12.9, while Olney finished at 24:17.8.
As a team, the women earned 94 points, only trailing Chico State (39 points) and California (69 points).

TOP FINISHERS:
Men:
42. Cole Fiegener – 24:12.9
46. Ben Olney – 24:17.8
72. Naveen Dawson – 24:52.1
78. Brian Bates – 24:56.3
80. Devin Price – 24:57.5

Women:
8. Bella Browne – 20:50.6
10. Sophie Connolly – 21:02.5
19. Reese Tucker – 21:14.9
29. Dordi Forseth – 21:28.0
30. Ashlyn Jacobsen – 21:30.2

UP NEXT:
San Francisco travels East when it competes in the Joe Piane Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame, on Friday, Oct. 2, at Burke Golf Course & Cross Country Course.

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