KANE`OHE, O`ahu - University of Hawai`i women's cross country runner
Chantelle Wilder made it three-for-three this season by capturing the Big Wave Invitational title Saturday morning at the Kane`ohe Klipper Golf Course on the Marine Corps Base Hawai`i. By winning for the third time this season and second consecutive Big Wave Invite, Wilder now has seven career individual titles.
Wilder finished the 4K women's course in 14:34 to pace the Rainbow Wahine, who finished third overall in the team standings. UH's top five finishers included Wilder, Tava Tedesco (15:48, 17th), Samantha Lotnick (16:22, 26th), Jessi Locke (16:33, 33rd), and Annett Wichmann (17:15, 40th).
Brigham Young captured the women's team title with 20 points with its top five finishers claiming the Nos. 2-6 spots. In all, seven Cougars placed in the Top 10. San Diego State took second (60 pts.) followed by UH (104), Hawai`i-Hilo (111), BYU-Hawai`i (119), Saint Mary's (137), and Hawai`i Pacific (141). Chaminade fielded only four runners and did not post a team score.
On the men's side, HPU's Jens Munk Nielsen took top individual honors, completing the 5K race in 16:29. Nielsen and his Sea Warrior teammates captured the team title with 42 points followed by BYU (52), UH-Hilo (52), Saint Mary's (66), and Chaminade (119).
The race, hosted annually by UH, was held in near-perfect conditions on the Windward side of the island. The Rainbow Wahine will next compete in the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational, Sept. 29, in Salem, Ore.
Big Wave Invitational Men's Results
Big Wave Invitational Women's Results
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