SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – UC Davis cross country returns to the course for its final race of the 2025 regular season when the Aggies head to the Pacific Northwest to race at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
 
It's the first time the Aggies have taken to the course since Sept. 13 when the Aggie men took first place and the women clocked in at fourth during the Kim Duyst Twilight Invitational.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW/SCHEDULE
Bill Dellinger Invitational (Pine Ridge Golf Club) | LIVE RESULTS
Men's 8K – 11:15 a.m.
Women's 6K – 12:00 p.m.
 
The weekend's race will feature 12 collegiate programs, including three from the Big West (including the Aggies) and power conference programs Cal, Oregon, and UCLA.
 
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:  After racing to a personal best time of 23:21.2 for a third-place finish at the Kim Duyst Twilight Invitational, Donavan Cheruiyot was named the Big West Men's Athlete of the Week as part of the conference's weekly awards for cross country.
 
The UC Davis men's cross country junior paced the Aggie men in the 8K at the Kim Duyst, leading the Aggies to a first place finish overall. His finishing position of third made him one of four Aggies to cross the line inside the top 10 under the lights.
 
USF INVITE SUCCESS: UC Davis opened its season at the USF Invitational on Aug. 29 where the men finished second and the women came in fifth. The Aggie men used the final parts of its 8k to move up nine spots from 11th after the opening third of the race to their eventual fifth place finish. While Fiona McGrath's 21:33.2 led the Aggie women putting McGrath 14th overall in the race and she was joined by Peyton Adams (21st, 21:54.5) inside the top 25.
 
The Aggies are coming off a strong 2024 where the women finished second and the men finished third respectively at the 2024 Big West Championships. Returning leaders Madison Kackley, Kayla Rutz, Muhammed Ahmed and Ethan Brooks look to set the pace for the Aggies all season long. While Chris Coles, Chance Tokubo, Jenna Calvert and Kiah Aitken add to the UC Davis depth with returning experience.