After a two-week break from competition, the Hawaiʻi women's cross country team travels to Salem, Ore., to compete in the Charles Bowles Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 3. Hosted by Willamette University, the 5k race is scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. HT.
 
The meet marks the second road trip of the 2026 season for the Rainbow Wahine and their return to a 5,000-meter course after opening the year with a victory at the Big Wave Invitational. UH will test itself on Willamette's home course against a competitive regional field. The trip will also serve as a homecoming for sophomore runner Lucy Becker, a Salem native and South Salem High School graduate.
 

CHARLES BOWLES INVITATIONAL
Date | Time				Saturday, Oct. 3 -- 7:20 a.m. HT
Location				Salem, Ore. -- Bush Park
Live Results				HERE

Hawaiʻi enters the weekend building off a standout performance at the UCR Invitational on Sept. 19 in Riverside, Calif. Competing in a deep 6k invite field, the Rainbow Wahine earned a fifth-place team finish with 198 points, out-pacing conference rivals Grand Canyon, UC Davis, and UNLV.
 
The team's success in Riverside was anchored by program top-10 runs from freshman Atarah Robinson and junior Mikaella Martin. Robinson led UH across the finish line in 11th place overall with a time of 20:37.40, entering the program record book at No. 5 on the all-time 6k list. Martin followed closely in 18th place overall at 20:43.10 to claim the No. 6 spot on the all-time 6k leaderboard.
 
Graduate student Emily Castles placed third for Hawaiʻi and 42nd overall, setting a personal best by nearly a minute at 21:07.30. Senior Zola O'Donnell (49th, 21:09.80) and Becker (21:31.00) rounded out the top five scoring runners, both passing over 30 competitors over the final two kilometers to lift UH four spots in the team standings.
 
Kira Moe (21:48.00), Cecily (Dvdaya) Swimmer (22:17.30), and Harriet Greentree (22:25.00) also completed the course for the Rainbow Wahine as the squad aims to carry its momentum into Saturday's race.
 
Following this weekend's action in Salem, the Rainbow Wahine will remain in Oregon to compete in the Bill Dellinger Invitational in Eugene, Ore. on Friday, Oct. 9.