Garrett Macquiddy

On Oct. 28, Cal cross country raced in the 2022 Pac-12 championships at UCR. Ultimately, Cal was outmatched and outpaced by its opponents in the conference.

Come Friday, Cal will be racing in the Pac-12 championships at the UCR Agricultural Operations Course. As Cal enters into the postseason, it will be presented with new challenges and tough competition.

At the Bronco Invitational Saturday, Cal cross country continued to showcase their individual skills on the course.

After four weeks in hibernation, Cal cross country is preparing to take on Santa Clara at the Bronco Invitational this weekend.

As the team is warming up for the rest of the season, its freshmen are warming up to the team: Cal’s newest cubs showed great results in their first bout.

Now, depending on end of season qualifiers, the Bears have just six meets left — six more chances to walk off the track proud.

This weekend, the blue and gold showed that they don’t fade under the bright lights at pivotal meets — in fact, they only shine brighter.

Both the men’s and women’s sides were ranked among the nation’s top 20 in the outdoor season’s first USTFCCCA rankings.

The Pac-12 Invitational, which marks the close of the indoor season, is really just the beginning for the blue and gold.

The place an athlete finishes in is almost entirely dependent on the level of competition that they face, but times are indisputable evidence of fitness.