Beach Cross Country Wraps Regular Season at Bronco Invitational

Saturday, October 18

Sunnyvale, Calif.

Men 8:45 a.m. I Women 9:30 a.m.

Long Beach State University

Bronco Invitational

Photo by: Julian Ramirez, @JulianRPhotos_

Beach Cross Country Wraps Regular Season at Bronco Invitational

10/17/2025 9:15:00 AM | Cross Country

Long Beach State heads to Sunnyvale to test its form against a deep field before the Big West Championships

By: Matt Turk, Associate Athletic Communications Director

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR THE BEACH
MEET 3
Long Beach State at the Bronco Invitational
Saturday, Oct. 18 • Sunnyvale, Calif. • Baylands Park
• Men's 8k Invitational • 8:45 a.m. • Women's 6k Invitational • 9:30 a.m.
Live Stats //

Long Beach State will close out its regular season on Saturday when both the men's and women's cross country teams compete at the Bronco Invitational, hosted by Santa Clara University at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, Calif.

The men's 8K invitational begins at 8:45 a.m., followed by the women's 6K race at 9:30 a.m.

A strong field of more than 20 teams is scheduled to compete, including Cal Poly, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, San José State, Santa Clara, and nationally ranked San Francisco.

Projected Lineups
Men: Brandon Day, Ethan Florez, Cameron Gill, Miles Jones, Cristian Martinez, Max Ramirez, Kyle Reden, Cameron Rhone, Levi Taylor
Women: Natasha King, Sharice Laygo, Jadyn Palaschuk, Darcy Ray, Elisa Rodriguez, Marikay Schwab, Alyssa Tapanes, Nataly Toledo, Brooke Willoughby, Elena Windsor

Last Time Out — UC Riverside Invitational (Sept. 27)
Men:
The Beach men placed second with 170 points, trailing only nationally ranked San Francisco, which dominated the meet with 33 points and four runners in the top nine.

Levi Taylor led Long Beach State with a 13th-place finish in 24:08.2, the eighth-fastest 8K time in program history. Cameron Rhone followed in 23rd (24:19.7), while Cristian Martinez (50th, 24:42.9), Kyle Reden (60th, 24:50.5), Cameron Gill (63rd, 24:54.0), and Miles Jones (84th, 25:06.9) all recorded personal bests. Brandon Day (174th, 26:02.7) rounded out the scoring for the Beach.

Women:
The Long Beach State women placed 18th overall with 437 points in a competitive 6K invitational race.

Marikay Schwab paced the team in 55th (21:23.2), followed by Jadyn Palaschuk (84th, 21:39.4) and Alyssa Tapanes (103rd, 21:49.8). Darcy Ray (109th, 21:51.3) and Brooke Willoughby (122nd, 21:57.9) completed the scoring five, with Willoughby also posting a career best.

Additional finishers included Sharice Laygo (134th), Nataly Toledo (137th), Natasha King (201st), and Elisa Rodriguez (207th). San Francisco claimed the women's team title with 45 points behind individual champion Jess Spilsbury (20:19.0).

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