RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Men's and Women's UC Santa Barbara Cross Country teams competed in their second meet after making their 2024-2025 season debut at Big Bear three weeks prior. The Gauchos faced off against dozens of other schools, including a familiar face in host UC Riverside, during the women's 6K and the men's 8K.

For the women, sophomore Lindsey Reed led the way for Santa Barbara with a time of 21:08.5 and placing 60th overall. The next three Gauchos to cross the finish line placed in the top 100, with Jana Barron coming in at 21:08.5, Ava Maier at 21:24.6, and Leah Mendibles at 21:34.1.

On the men's side, Parker Simmons shined placing 27th overall with a blazing time of 24:00.6, leading the way for UC Santa Barbara. Zachary Parker finished next behind Simmons with a time of 24:26.3 and placed 69th, being the only other Gaucho to finish in the top 100.

Santa Barbara will have just one week of preparation for their first out-of-state meet of the season, which will occur Sept. 28 at the Chile Pepper Festival hosted by the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Arkansas The men will begin racing at 8:30 a.m. PT while the women prepare to hit the ground running at 9:10 a.m. PT.

WOMEN'S RESULTS (18th of 25)
60 - Lindsey Reed - 21:08.5
77 - Jana Barron - 21:24.1
80 - Ava Maier - 21:24.6
91 - Leah Mendibles - 21:34.1
107 - Lexi Darley - 21:43.3
117 - Maya Lacamp - 21:49.5
145 - Alexa Bryson - 22:01.8
177 - Sophia Gutierrez - 22:19.1
180 - Claire Babbitt - 22:23.7

MEN'S RESULTS (13th of 26)
27 - Parker Simmons - 24:00.6
69 - Zachary Parker - 24:26.3
120 - Parker Herbert - 24:58.5
129 - Advait Krishnan - 25:07.4
131 - Aakersh Mathur - 25:07.8
143 - Parker Stickney - 25:13.8
151 - Augustus Marshall - 25:16.4
160 - Jake Ratkovich - 25:23.9
163 - Manny Correia - 25:24.5
219 - KC Barber - 26:11.5