Back At The Bronco Invitational

STANFORD, Calif. — With the push to the postseason nearing, Stanford cross country is back in action this weekend, sending a contingent of runners to the nearby Bronco Invitational on Saturday, October 17. 

The meet begins with the men’s collegiate eight-kilometer (4.97 mile) race at 8:45 a.m. while the women’s six-kilometer (3.73 mile) collegiate follows at 9:30 a.m. at Baylands Regional Park in Sunnyvale, Calif. 

Live results for Saturday’s meet can be found here.

Stanford returns to the starting line following a successful outing at the University of Wisconsin’s annual Nuttycombe Invitational. Multiple harriers earned collegiate best times during the day as both teams placed high among a field of the nation’s best. Leading the Stanford women to a 12th place finish with only five runners, Julia Flynn went sub-20 for the first time in her collegiate career, placing 27th overall. Behind Flynn, freshman Amaya Bharadwaj led the Stanford underclassmen contingent with a personal-best time of 20:12.6, placing 43rd overall and garnering the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women’s Freshman of the Week honor. 

On the men’s side, James Dargan slotted the Stanford men into eighth place as a team, earning a collegiate-best time of 23:12.0 to place 25th overall. Behind Dargan, Byron Grevious and Sean Fries finished in order to propel the Cardinal into the top 10, earning personal-best times along the way. Fries’ time of 23:36.2 slotted him in 63rd overall in his third collegiate race as the freshman was tabbed the ACC’s Male Freshman of the Week. 

This weekend’s running marks the first time the Cardinal has competed at the Bronco Invitational since sending a small contingent to the meet during the 2023 season. Stanford’s next full meet takes place in Blacksburg, Va., as the Cardinal enters its third running at the ACC Championships.