LACEY, Wash. – The Ken Garland Classic returned in 2021 and the Saints had a solid showing with a fourth place finish in both races highlighted by top individual performances.
 
Complete Men's/Women's Results
 
Sara Sabra once again was the top runner for the Saints, finishing sixth overall with a time of, 23:40.
 
The next runner for the Saints, Cassidy Walchak-Sloan finished 11th with a time of 24:16. Alisha Saucedo was the third runner to finish for Saint Martin's with a time of 25:00 to come in 19th. Naomi Hartley finished 23rd with a time of 25:13 and Kya Ramirez finished 35th with a time of 27:07 to round out SMU's top five runners.
 
The women's team finished fourth overall with a score of 74, finishing behind Northwest University (71), Northwest Nazarene (57) and Southern Idaho (29).
 
The top finisher for the Saints, Jack Farrell finished eighth overall with a time of 26:24. Behind him, finishing second for Saint Martin's and 12th overall was Kainalu Pagente with a time of 26:34. The third runner for SMU, Rudu Wani finished 21st with a time of 27:15. Michael Harwell finished with a time of 27:32 and Isaac Cortez finished with a time of 28:21.
 
The men's team finished fourth overall with a score of 89, finishing behind Northwest Nazarene (64), Northwest University (48) and Southern Idaho (35).
 
Following this meet, Saint Martin's will be competing in the Chambers Bay Collegiate Open on Oct. 2 at 9:00 AM.