SUNNYVALE-- With a two-week rest, the University of Hawai'i cross country team put together its best 6-kilometer race this season, placing 23^rd at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Saturday morning. The Rainbow Wahine totaled an average 6k time of 22:36.52, its lowest mark of the season.
 
Graduate student Shannon McClish finished first for UH and 77^th overall, coming down the chute with a time of 21:53.5. The Morro Bay, Calif. native has finished as the top UH runner in every meet competed in this season (4).
 
Not far behind, Rebecca DeKay continued her strong freshman campaign finishing second for Hawai'i and 87^th overall, chipping a time of 21:59.6, while notching a new 6k PR by nearly 55 seconds.
 
Fellow freshman Sophia Lodigiani raced to another UH top five finish, placing third for the Rainbow Wahine and 158^th overall (22:57.7). 
 
Finishing in tandem, junior Sienna Santiago and freshman Sarriah Brown finished 170^th (23:05.9) and 171^st (23:08.9), respectively. Brown, a native of Las Vegas, Nev., also secured a new 6k PR, beating her old mark by 10 seconds.
 
Also competing for the UH, Alyssa Barnes (187^th, 23:34.2), Anna Backus (193^rd, 24:06.4), Olivia Hill (197^th, 24:28.8).
 
UH logged 602 points with an average 6k time of 22:36.52.
 
The Rainbow Wahine will have two weeks off to prepare for the Big West Championships hosted by UC Riverside on November 2.