RIVERSIDE -- Cal State LA's men's cross country team earned a runner-up finish behind a pair of top-five performances, while the Golden Eagle women placed 31st at the 45th Annual UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday at the UCR Agricultural Operations Course.

The Golden Eagle men totaled 68 points in the Men's Open B eight-kilometer race, finishing second among nine scoring teams. Cal Poly Distance Club captured the team title with 42 points, while Chapman placed third with 72.

Senior Dylan Atwater led Cal State LA with a runner-up finish, completing the course in 25:35.7. Atwater finished just three seconds behind unattached individual champion Paul Luevano and was the first runner representing a scoring team to cross the finish line.

Fellow senior Raye Duarte gave the Golden Eagles two runners among the top five, placing fifth overall in 25:42.1.

Vincent Corday was the third Cal State LA runner to finish, placing 19th in 26:54.9. Yahir Giron followed in 29th with a time of 27:18.1, and Conrad Robertson completed the Golden Eagles' scoring five by placing 31st in 27:22.8.

Cal State LA's five scoring runners combined for a time of 2:12:54 and averaged 26:35, with a gap of 1:48 between its first and fifth finishers.

The Golden Eagles also displayed their depth by placing seven runners among the top 33. Rohan Weerasekera finished 32nd in 27:24.8, followed by Demitri Hernandez in 33rd at 27:38.5.

Nicholas Delgado placed 37th in 27:47.9, Miguel Morales-Lopez finished 46th in 28:17.2, Antonio Mendoza-Lopez was 61st in 28:56.3 and Christopher Ramirez followed in 63rd with a time of 29:02.7. Christian Perez placed 68th in 29:17.0, while Damian Bonds finished 83rd in 30:53.7.

In the women's Open five-kilometer race, junior Mikaela Holguin paced Cal State LA with a 79th-place finish. Holguin completed the course in 19:06.2.

Juanita Parr was the Golden Eagles' second finisher, placing 217th in 20:55.0. Senior Miyoko Mataalii followed in 243rd with a time of 21:36.5.

Freshman Noemy Escamilla crossed the line in 23:29.5 to place 282nd, while senior Priscila Haro completed Cal State LA's scoring lineup in 283rd at 23:33.7.

The Golden Eagle women finished 31st among 32 scoring teams with 818 points. Cal State LA recorded a combined time of 1:48:41 and averaged 21:45 per runner. Cal Poly Pomona won the women's team championship with 77 points, while unattached runner Kyra Compton captured the individual title in 17:21.0.