RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Building off their team-leading performances at the season opener,
Peyton Adams and
Dominic McMahon once again paced UC Davis cross country as the Aggies competed against a stacked regional field at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday morning. Adams set a new 6k PR to anchor the women to 14th overall, while McMahon led the men to a 17th-place team performance with a top-30 finish.
ON THE COURSE (WOMEN'S 6K)
- Peyton Adams turned in a premier performance for the Aggie women, chopping nearly 47 seconds off her personal best to cross the finish line in 20:39.3 and place 13th overall.
- Brooke Butler provided strong support near the front, securing 27th place with a time of 20:48.2, also setting a new personal best.
- In total, six women posted new personal-best times as the scoring pack closed out the team effort with UC Davis collecting 375 points to finish 14th in a 30-team field.
ON THE COURSE (MEN'S 8K)
- Freshman Dominic McMahon set the tone for the men's squad for the second consecutive meet, knocking over 36 seconds off his collegiate debut time. McMahon covered the 8k course in a personal-record 24:17.9 to secure a top-30 finish overall.
- In total, six men posted new personal-best times as the remaining scoring group packed up to pull UC Davis to a 17th-place team finish with 440 points against a 25-team field.
AGGIE PERSONAL RECORDS
Peyton Adams (W) – 20:39.3
Kiah Aitken (W) – 21:47.6
Brooke Butler (W) – 20:48.2
Phoebe Drazsnzak (W) – 21:57.8
Grace Dunham (W) – 21:53.9
Kayla Towne (W) – 22:01.3
Grant Breger (M) – 25:03.3
Tanner Gray (M) – 25:18.1
Chase Joanou (M) – 25:06.2
Dominic McMahon (M) – 24:17.9
Austin Petrik (M) – 26:55.5
Desmond Vaughs (M) – 25:52.2
UC DAVIS RESULTS
UC Riverside Invitational (Sep. 19)
Riverside, Calif.
WOMEN (6K)
(1. Emma Hadley, UC Irvine, 20:09.9) 13.
Peyton Adams, 20:39.3; 27.
Brooke Butler, 20:48.2; 93.
Kirra Fisk, 21:33.3; 123.
Kiah Aitken, 21:47.6; 144.
Grace Dunham, 21:53.9; 152.
Phoebe Drazsnzak, 21:57.8; 158.
Kayla Towne, 22:01.3; 187.
Emily Allison, 22:24.5; 224.
Angelina Valladeres, 22:54.8.
MEN (8K)
(1. Ernesto Ruiz, Unattached, 23:17.0) 30.
Dominic McMahon, 24:17.9; 93. Grant Berger, 25:03.3; 101.
Chase Joanou, 25:06.2; 123.
Tanner Gray, 25.18.1; 144.
Caden Hicks, 25:33.2; 166.
Wesley Ewing, 25:43.1; 177.
Desmond Vaughs, 25:52.2; 215.
Austin Petrik, 26:55.5; 219.
Linus Martin, 27.31.5.
UP NEXT: The Aggies travel to compete in the Santa Clara Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17.
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:
UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked No. 1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as No. 1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.
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