(Photo courtesy of Chaminade Sports Information)

HONOLULU, O'ahu-- UH Hilo edged out Hawai'i Pacific to claim the second place spot at the Chaminade Invitational.
 
The Sharks have placed above the Vulcans at the past two invitationals, but the Vulcans have picked up speed at every meet and finally were able to surpass Hawai'i Pacific. At the first meet of the 2021 season (The Big Wave Invitational) HPU beat UHH by 40 points, in the second meet (HPU Invitational) by 20, and at the third (Chaminade Invitational) UHH beat the Sharks by three points. 
 
Although HPU competed today without their top runner, Robyn Kaltenbrunn, the Vulcans have shown big improvement in just three meets and will use this momentum in preparing themselves for the PacWest Conference Championships that is in two weeks. 
 
The teams that attended the Chaminade Invitational in the order of finish were Division I Hawai'i (15), Hawai'i Hilo (61), Hawai'i Pacific (64), and Chaminade (99).
 
The Vulcans had two top 10 finishers. The Rainbow Wahine claimed the first five finishing spots, followed by HPU's Karen Corona-Perez who was the first Division II finisher and UHH's Olivia Jarvis who was the second. Emma Heidelmeier was the tenth finisher, followed closely by Makena Morris in 11^th. The Red and Black's order of finish after Morris was Mari Monico in 15^th, Lily Gavagan in 18^th, Krista Marsh in 23^rd, and Aurea Steadbeck in 24^th. 
 
Next up for the Vulcans is the PacWest Conference Championships that will be held at the Kahuku Golf Course in Kahuku, O'ahu. The date for the PacWest Conference Championships is set for Oct. 23 at 7:45 a.m. HT. 
 
CLICK HERE, to view the full results. 
 
CLICK HERE, to see the women's cross country schedule.