SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Soka University competed at the Master's Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Central Park, a preview of the site that will host the GSAC Championships.

In the women's 6K, Yuko Hashimoto led Soka with a 91st-place finish in 25:20.1. Tomoe Hamazaki followed in 26:26.6 (110th), Sara Siegler in 26:33.1 (111th), Anna Kawaguchi in 27:02.6 (114th) and Charlize Bolton in 29:55.6 (128th) to round out Soka's scoring five. Florencia Linares (31:34.3, 132nd) and Yuka Vitorino (34:26.2, 134th) also competed for the Lions, who posted a team time of 2:15:18 and a 27:03 average.

In the men's 8K, Mark Pliushchanskii paced Soka in 30:42.2, placing 130th. Angel Barrios Bohorquez followed in 31:47.5 (134th), Hironobu Shinomiya in 32:20.6 (136th), Shion Hirano in 32:59.7 (138th) and Aranjin Erdenemunkh in 35:52.2 (142nd) to complete Soka's scoring five. The Lions posted a team time of 2:43:42 and a 32:44 average.