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ROCHESTER, Mich. \u2014\u00a0Sophomore Eliza Bush<\/a> earned her second title at the annual Golden Grizzlies Open as Oakland Cross Country opened\u00a0with a strong showing at their home meet to start the 2026 season.<\/p>\n Sophomore Eliza Bush<\/a> led the Golden Grizzlies women, winning the race with a time of 18:36.6.\u00a0Oakland runners swept the top five spots with a total of 15 points, with fifth-year Makenna Scott<\/a>\u00a0finishing second in 18:54.3, senior Genavieve Kushner-Lopez<\/a> third in 18:55.6, sophomore Sophy Skeels<\/a>\u00a0fourth in 19:05.0 and sophomore Ava Alicandro<\/a> fifth in 19:10.6.<\/p>\n On the men’s side, freshman Brod Karg paced Oakland with a second-place finish, crossing the line in 15:27.4. Junior Collin Farmer<\/a> followed in fifth at 15:53.7, with Gabe Litzner<\/a> sixth at 15:53.9 and Moises Salazar Jr.<\/a> seventh at 15:54.6. Junior Bryce Nowik<\/a>\u00a0rounded out Oakland’s top five in eighth with a time of 16:00.3.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies are back on the course next Friday, Sept. 18, as they head to Kalamazoo for the Western Michigan Invitational.<\/p>\n How to Follow Oakland Cross Country\/Track and Field: For complete information on Oakland Cross Country\/Track and Field teams, follow the team on X at @OaklandTrackXC<\/a>. The team is also on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n