SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Muhammed Ahmed ran a personal best mark in the 8K to cross the line eighth to pace UC Davis cross country, helping the men finish fourth while the women posted an eighth-place finish in a deep field at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
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ON THE COURSE (MEN'S 8K)
- Ahmed maintained a solid pace throughout, staying around the top before making a final kick to jump three spots over the final 1,000 meters. The top finishing Aggie crossed the line with a time of 23:30.66, setting a personal best time
- Ethan Brooks ran a solid race, posting a mark of 23:46.29 to finish 15th overall.
- The strong performance by Brooks coupled with Ahmed's top finish gave the Aggies a pair of runners inside a talented top 15
ON THE COURSE (WOMEN'S 6K)
- McGrath had the best finish for the Aggie women, running her 6K in 21:19.15
- Stormy Wallace crossed in 21:33.06 to post a 39th-place finish to round out the top 40 Aggie finishers
AGGIE PERSONAL RECORDS
MEN
WOMEN
UC DAVIS RESULTS
Bill Dellinger Invitational (Oct. 10, 2025)
Ceres, Calif. (River Oaks Golf Course)
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MEN (8K)
(1. Benjamin Balazs, Oregon, 23:08.20); 8.
Muhammed Ahmed, 23:30.66; 15.
Ethan Brooks, 23:46.29; 21.
Donavan Cheruiyot, 23:58.28; 43.
Nick Herrmann, 24:45.67; 49.
Frank Ramisch, 24:59.86; 56.
Chris Coles, 25:08.82; 69.
Tanner Gray, 25:33.81; 72.
Chance Tokubo, 25:48.42; 77.
Zachary Graeber, 25:55.61;
Lucas Tam, DNF
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WOMEN (6K)
(1. Diana Cherotich, Oregon, 18:58.81); 29.
Fiona McGrath, 21:19.15; 39.
Stormy Wallace, 21:33.06; 45.
Peyton Adams, 21:43.89; 67.
Grace Dunham, 22:11.77; 69.
Hannah Aguirre, 22:13.38; 70.
Lauren Villegas, 22:13.49; 72.
Kayla Rutz, 22:17.12; 75.
Kayla Towne, 22:17.98; 76.
Brooke Butler, 22:18.77; 89.
Angelina Valladeres, 22:50.09; 99.
Emily Allison, 23:28.69
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UP NEXT FOR THE AGGIES: UC Davis cross country next hits the road for its regular season finale when they hop to the islands of Hawai'i for the Big West Championships set to get going on Oct. 31.
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