BOSTON, Mass. — Racing against elite competition on the East Coast, a trio of Gonzaga men's and women's runners all put down 5K times that ranked in the top two in program history to start off GU's indoor season at Boston University for the prestigious Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Saturday, with Yacine Guermali, James Mwaura and Kristen Garcia all setting personal bests in the process.

Guermali and Mwaura both broke the previous program record in their respective heats, with Guermali finishing in 13:33.99 for fourth in the third heat of the race and Mwaura finishing in 13:39.39 to notch the second-fastest individual time in program history. Both smashed the previous record by more than 20 seconds each, finishing 25th and 36th overall, respectively.

On the outdoor oval, Mwaura holds program records in both the 5000m (13:30.02) and 10,000m (27:50.44), while Guermali holds the 1500m record (3:43.59) and the fourth-fastest 5000m time in history (13:50.31).

Garcia got things started for the Zags with the second-fastest indoor 5000m in women's program history and fastest since 2016, finishing in 16:26.72 for an 18th-place finish in her heat and 63rd overall. Garcia currently holds the outdoor records in the 5000m (16:04.49) and 10,000m (33:27.49) on the track.

All three runners' times are the only Top-10 historical finishes in the 5K that did not take place at University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor.

Up Next

Both Gonzaga men's and women's squads will compete in their first meet at The Podium of the indoor season for the Spokane Invitational on Dec. 10 before the season pauses for Winter break. Live Results will be available via GoZags.com — follow @ZagRunning for updates and meet day information.