The men’s cross country team and junior Thomas Valente won the Thunderbird Classic in Mesa, Ariz., on Saturday.

Valente finished first in the 8,000-meter race, with a time of 24:48.5. Next for the Wildcats was junior Braden Timpe, who came in second place with a time of 25:15.7.

Freshman Travis Thorne finished third with a time of 25:20.9. The rest of the men’s team finished shortly behind: Sam Willis (5th, 25:38.4), Jeff Gautreau (8th, 26:14.1), Brendan Tinoco (9th, 26:20.9) and Michael Cox (10th, 27:11.3).

Arizona is No. 12 in the regional poll. There are five Pac-12 teams in the top 30 of the national poll: Colorado is second, Oregon is fourth, UCLA is No. 21, Stanford is No. 29 and ASU is No. 30.

Arizona was the only Division I program to field an entire team, thus winning the men’s competition with 15 points. The No. 3 women’s team had two runners, freshman McKenna Gaffney and junior Daylee Burr, compete in the 5,000 meter race.

Gaffney had a time of 18:31.1, which was good enough for fifth place among the Division I competitors. Burr had a time of 18:52.4 to take sixth place overall.

“I’m really happy with the entire women’s team today,” said head coach James Li. “They ran a really strong race against good competition.”

The Wildcats competed against Aftershock Distance Club, ASU, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Arizona Christian University, Diné College, Estrella Mountain Community College, Mesa Community College, Pima Community College and Navajo Technical University.

Four other Pac-12 teams are also ranked in the national poll, with Washington No. 4, Oregon No. 6, Stanford No. 11 and Colorado No. 12.

The Wildcat women are No. 1 in the West regional poll. The Wildcats’ next meet is the Wisconsin Cross Country Invitational on Saturday in Madison, Wis.

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