SALEM, Ore. — The Portland men's cross country team dominated the field at the 50th Charles Bowles Invitational on Saturday, claiming the team championship and improving on last year's sixth-place finish.
 
The Pilots placed five runners in the top 12, led by individual champion Eliason Kabasenche, who crossed the line in 23:39.75, a personal best. He was followed closely by Anthony Giesch (2nd, 23:41.93 PR) and Carson Helmer (4th, 23:46.76 PR) as Portland set the tone early with a strong front pack. Rounding out the Pilots' scoring five were Jacob Hupke (8th, 23:55.28 PR) and Isaac McGill (12th, 24:09.95 PR), giving Portland an impressive 1-5 split of just 30 seconds.
 
The Pilots are set for a split weekend of competition, with one squad heading to Madison, Wis. for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday, Oct. 17 at 9:10 a.m. (PST) at the Zimmer Championship Course. The remaining group will race at the Linfield George Oja Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 18 in Independence, Ore., at Oak Knoll Golf Course. Stay tuned to PortlandPilots.com for more information.
 
OVERALL SCORES
1. Portland, 26
2. Idaho, 93
3. UC Santa Barbra, 110
4. College of Idaho, 131
5. Nevada, 210
6. Southern Oregon, 213
7. Eastern Oregon, 263
8. Trinity Western (B.C.), 264
9. Timberline AC, 264
10. Portland State, 300
11. Redlands (Calif.), 302
12. Corban (Ore.), 322
13. Spokane (Wash.) CC, 370
14. Seattle U., 406
15. Willamette, 408
16. Lewis & Clark, 413
17. Oregon Tech, 427
18. Lane CC (OR), 465
19. Evergreen State (Wash.), 492
20. Pacific (Ore.), 568
21. OSU Running Club, 568
22. George Fox, 591
23. Everett (Wash.) CC, 706
24. UO Running Club, 717
25. Treasure Valley (Ore.) CC, 722
26. Umpqua (Ore.) CC, 803
27. Bushnell (Ore.), 839
28. Clark (Wash.), 883
29. Clackamas (Ore.) CC, 906
30. Mt. Hood (Ore.) CC, 927

TEAM RESULTS
1. Eliason Kabasenche, 23:39.75 PR
2. Anthony Giesch, 23:41.93 PR
4. Carson Helmer, 23:46.76 PR
8. Jacob Hupke, 23:55.28 PR
12. Issac Mcgill, 24:09.95 PR
14. Mark Milner, 24:17.63 PR
25. Nathan Stein, 24:32.14 PR
27. Cohen Williams, 24:34.56
35. Collin Penuel, 24:45.18 PR
69. Hugh Kent, 25:20.98 PR
75. Matthew Cordova, 25:27.84 PR
94. Juan Diego Contreras, 25:43.92 PR
116. Alex Althouse, 26:05.63
124. Xander Penaflor, 26:12.32
137. Sam Regex, 26:26.98 PR
202. Andrew Gannon, 27:29.11
216. Canyon White, 27:37.98
 

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