BREA, Calif. – Paced by sophomore Sienna Santiago, the University of Hawai'i women's cross country team finished ninth at the 2018 Big West Championships held at the Carbon Regional Park. 
 
The La Mesa, Calif., native, came across the finish line first for the Rainbow Wahine for the fourth time this season, placing 53^rdoverall (23:59.4). In her career, she has finished within the scoring five in every meet but one. 
 
Junior Haley Beaumont and senior Danielle Girard were just footsteps behind Santiago. Beaumont recorded her highest team finish of her career (2nd), while trailing about five seconds behind Santiago, coming across the finish line in 24:05.8, placing 56^thoverall. Girard managed to finish 13 seconds behind Santiago, coming down the chute in a time of 24:12.9 for 59^thoverall. 
 
Rounding out the scoring five, junior Alison Bowman and senior Giovanna Casazza finished in tandem, coming across the finish line in 68^th(24:50.5) and 69^th(24:55.8), respectively.
 
Also competing for Hawai'i, junior Tristan Setzer finished 71^st(25:10.1), freshman A'ja-Faith Greene finished 73^rd(25:27.2), and freshman Olivia Hill finished 75^th(26:03.5). 
 
Sophomore Teuila Gardner and freshman Sierra Delaware did not travel with the team due to injury during the week. Casazza and Greene replaced the duo. 
 
UH logged 268 points with an average time of 24:24. 
 
The Rainbow Wahine will head back to Sacramento, Calif., to compete at the NCAA West Regionals held at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course Friday, Nov. 9.