SPOKANE, Wash. – The Seattle Pacific University men's and women's cross country teams competed for the final time during their regular season at the Tyson Invite on Friday afternoon, where
Anna Prussian and
Alexa Gossett notched top-10 finishes for the SPU women, while
Avery Erickson was the top finisher for the Falcon men.
TOP FINISHERS
- Prussian and Gossett led the Falcons in the 6,000m women's race on Friday afternoon, finishing sixth and seventh respectively.
- Prussian clocked a 21:35.6, while Gossett checked in at 21:42.2.
- Jocelyn Schnurbusch finished the course in 22:56.6 to earn a 20th-place finish in the event.
- Jaylynn Erickson wasn't far off her teammate, taking 22nd overall in 22:31.5.
- Olivia Beaudin rounded out the point scorers for the Falcons, taking 43rd with a time of 24:19.4.
- Erickson led the SPU men with a seventh-place finish, turning in a time of 24:46.8 over the 8,000m course.
- Daniel Ojeda earned a 32nd-place finish in Friday's race, clocking a 26:17.0.
- Alex Ramos Yin (52nd), Mason Oleson-Boreland (62nd), and Silas Demmert (70th) made up the rest of the top five for the SPU men.
BEYOND THE RESULTS
- Gossett's time of 21:42.2 was a season-best for 2026.
- Schnurbusch (22:56.6) and J. Erickson (22:31.5) both turned in personal bests in their young SPU careers on Friday.
- A. Erickson's time of 24:46.8 was a personal best for the junior out of Seattle.
- Ramos Yin ran a 27:16.0 for a personal-best performance as a Falcon.
- Oleson-Borland (27:48.7), Demmert (28:07.4), and Sam Wieland (28:33.5) all turned in season-best performances on Friday.
UP NEXT
SPU sets their sights on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships in Monmouth, Ore., on Nov. 7, on the Ash Creek Reserve. It's the same course the Falcons have already competed at once this season during the Mike Johnson Classic on Sept. 26.
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