Completed Event: Cross Country at George Kyte Classic on August 30, 2025 , , M: 3rd out of 13 | W: 6th out of 10
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at George Kyte Classic
M: 3rd out of 13 | W: 6th out of 10
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, September 29
Sacramento, Calif.
9:50 a.m.
Grand Canyon
vs
Capital Cross Challenge
Women reach podium in California
9/29/2018 1:27:00 PM | Cross Country
Hildebrandt finishes 4th to lead GCU
SACRAMENTO – In its largest field of the season, the Grand Canyon cross country teams finished third in the women's race and seventh in the men's race Saturday at the 26-team Capital Cross Challenge, respectively.
Junior Paige Hildebrandt finished highest for the Lopes, crossing in fourth place in the women's 6-kilometer race. Senior Daniel Flores crossed the finish line first for the men, finishing 18th overall.
"Overall, it was a really good day," GCU head coach Sara Slattery said. "The course ran a little slower than the last couple of years, but we still had some good finishes."
In the first collegiate race of the day, Flores led the men's pack, finishing in a time of 24 minutes, 46.5 seconds. Freshman Blake Bennett finished second for GCU, taking 33rd overall. Three freshmen finished among GCU's top five in the newcomers' first 8-kilometer race of their careers.
"We had several freshmen race in their first 8K and first race that large," Slattery said. "So we are learning how to navigate through a large group of racers. With a month until conference, we have a lot of work to do, but I am confident in our team."
In the women's 6K, Hildebrandt led a tight pack for GCU in which four girls finished within 20 seconds of each other. Junior Elizabeth Balsan finished second for the Lopes, followed by senior Erika Wallace and junior Lindy Jacobson. Hildebrandt finished in 21:34.0 and Jacobson, the fourth finisher for GCU, finished in 21:55.6.
"This was a good step going toward conference," Slattery said. "Overall, a good day."
Junior Paige Hildebrandt finished highest for the Lopes, crossing in fourth place in the women's 6-kilometer race. Senior Daniel Flores crossed the finish line first for the men, finishing 18th overall.
"Overall, it was a really good day," GCU head coach Sara Slattery said. "The course ran a little slower than the last couple of years, but we still had some good finishes."
In the first collegiate race of the day, Flores led the men's pack, finishing in a time of 24 minutes, 46.5 seconds. Freshman Blake Bennett finished second for GCU, taking 33rd overall. Three freshmen finished among GCU's top five in the newcomers' first 8-kilometer race of their careers.
"We had several freshmen race in their first 8K and first race that large," Slattery said. "So we are learning how to navigate through a large group of racers. With a month until conference, we have a lot of work to do, but I am confident in our team."
In the women's 6K, Hildebrandt led a tight pack for GCU in which four girls finished within 20 seconds of each other. Junior Elizabeth Balsan finished second for the Lopes, followed by senior Erika Wallace and junior Lindy Jacobson. Hildebrandt finished in 21:34.0 and Jacobson, the fourth finisher for GCU, finished in 21:55.6.
"This was a good step going toward conference," Slattery said. "Overall, a good day."
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