FULLERTON, Calif. – Concordia University Irvine cross country competed at the John Elders Titan Classic, hosted by Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Oct. 23.

The women's team earned a third-place finish with 72 points in the 6K race. Lizbeth Garcia led the Golden Eagles with an 11th-place finish in 21:38.5, closely followed by Emily Littlefield in 12th at 21:39.0. Elizabeth Roberts finished 18th in 22:02.5, while Elizabeth Smorick placed 19th in 22:05.5.

On the men's side, Isaiah Garma led CUI with a fifth-place finish, followed by Edward Hocking in ninth. Caleb Hernandez finished 12th, Nathan Nguyen took 15th, and Lucas Morris placed 18th. Richard Fields rounded out the Golden Eagles' top-20 finishers in 20th.

CUI will return to competition on Nov. 8 for the PacWest Championships.