Pedol, Tungate Lead Bulldogs at Bronco Invitational

Saturday, October 17

Santa Clara, CA

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Fresno State

Bronco Invitational

10/17/2026 2:43:00 PM | Cross Country

By: Holly Cassina / Strategic Communications Coordinator

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – The Fresno State cross country team wrapped up its 2026 regular season Saturday morning at the Bronco Invitational, hosted by Santa Clara at Baylands Regional Park. The Bulldog women placed sixth in the Invitational 6K, while the men finished 10th in the Invitational 8K.

The Fresno State women totaled 190 points in the 6K, finishing ahead of Cal Poly, UC Davis and several other programs in the competitive field.

Chiara Pedol led the Bulldogs for the third consecutive meet, placing 13th overall with a time of 20:50.2. The junior continued her strong season after recording top-10 finishes at the UC Riverside Invitational and Charles Bowles Invitational.

Ashley Villafana Rodriguez was Fresno State's second finisher, placing 30th overall in 21:15.2. The sophomore continued her impressive season, moving up to second in the Bulldog lineup after finishing third for Fresno State in each of the previous two meets.

Rhiannon Walker followed in 48th place with a time of 21:39.4, while Hannah Pacheco crossed the line in 58th at 21:48.0.

Khushleen Khakh returned to the lineup after missing the Charles Bowles Invitational due to illness, rounding out Fresno State's scoring five in 63rd place with a time of 21:51.1. The Bulldogs' five scorers finished within 61 seconds of each other.

Hannah Garrity (22:19.4), Nayla Martin (22:22.5), Kylie Ward (22:24.6) and Molly Bizik (23:19.5) also competed for Fresno State.

On the men's side, Fresno State placed 10th with 307 points in the Invitational 8K, finishing just four points behind ninth-place Long Beach State and seven points behind eighth-place UC Davis.

Jaden Tungate led the Bulldogs with his strongest 8K performance of the season, finishing 44th overall in 24:41.3. The junior improved his previous season-best time by 48 seconds, becoming Fresno State's top finisher for the first time this season.

Ivan Barranco was next across the line for the Bulldogs, placing 77th in 24:59.2. Barranco improved on his personal-best time from the Charles Bowles Invitational by more than 17 seconds.

Emilio Nunez followed closely behind, placing 78th with a time of 25:00.7, just 1.5 seconds behind Barranco. Elijah Williams finished fourth for Fresno State in 97th place with a time of 25:20.6.

Guillermo Lopez rounded out the Bulldogs' scoring five, placing 107th in 25:27.7, while Noah Graffigna followed in 109th at 25:29.2.

Enrique Loredo (25:54.3), David Servin-Chavez (26:11.4), Gavin English (26:21.8), Matthew Wong (26:52.4) and Michael Herrera (27:38.3) also represented Fresno State in the final regular-season meet.

NOTABLE

The Fresno State women placed sixth in the Invitational 6K with 190 points.
Chiara Pedol led the Bulldog women for the third consecutive meet this season, finishing 13th overall in 20:50.2.
Ashley Villafana Rodriguez placed 30th in 21:15.2, finishing second for Fresno State.
The women's scoring five were separated by 60.9 seconds.
The Bulldog men finished 10th in the Invitational 8K with 307 points.
Jaden Tungate led Fresno State with a season-best 24:41.3, placing 44th overall.
Ivan Barranco improved his previous personal-best 8K time by 17.2 seconds, finishing in 24:59.2.
Barranco and Emilio Nunez finished back-to-back in 77th and 78th place, separated by just 1.5 seconds.
Fresno State's men finished just seven points outside eighth place.