Every Monday, GoSwords.com will publish "This Week in 'Swords History presented by Big City Diner" which looks back at significant events and some of the memorable games that helped shape Chaminade University Athletics into what it is today.
October 13, 2012: Cisneros Enjoys Runner-up Finish at UH Hilo
The 2012 season was a resurgence of sorts for Chaminade University cross country. In September, junior
Emily Ochsner became the first Silversword women's runner in since 1992 to win a race with her victory at the Chaminade Invitational.
On Oct. 13, 2012, it was the men's team whose turn it was to shine.
Competing at the 5-kilometer Hawai'i Hilo Invitational held at the Naniloa Volcanoes Resort Golf Course on the Big Island, sophomore
Jorge Cisneros was locked in a tight duel with BYU-Hawai'i's Spencer DeAvilla for the race's top spot.
At the finish line, DeAvilla managed to edge Cisneros by a few tenths of a second to capture medalist honors. The official times for both runners was recorded at 15 minutes, 48 seconds.
Despite settling for runner-up honors, Cisneros became the first Chaminade men's runner to enjoy a second-place overall finish since
Jeff Lim accomplished the feat in Oct. 2005.
Cisneros would go on to earn All-Pacific West Conference First Team honors after finishing sixth at the PacWest Championships two weeks later.
