PARKLAND – Pacific Lutheran alum Destry Johnson celebrated 2014 Homecoming weekend in style, winning the men's 8k at the PLU Invitational Saturday at PLU's South Park.

Johnson finished the race with a time of 26:28.81, nearly 30 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. PLU's Charles Mogen was the top Lute finisher, placing sixth with a time of 27:47.94, while Matthew Macfarlane came in next at 27:54.25. Brendon Bonnell placed ninth with a time of 28:14.51, while Egan Dunning took 13th (29:02.31) and Ethan Smith placed 19th (29:35.75).

Green River Community College took the men's team title with a total score of 25 points, while PLU took second with 36 points. Olympic College (82 points) and Multnomah (94) rounded out the men's race.

The women's 6k followed, with PLU runner Genevieve Brandt placing fifth (24:05.85) to pace the Lutes. Amie Wilson finished eighth (24:48.54), while Shailee R. Woodard took 10th (25:02.55), followed immediately by Eyerusalem Betemariam (25:18.64) and Hannah Walton (25:21.03). Unattached runner Sayaka Yoshinaga took first in the race with a time of 22:12.36.

The Lutes won the women's team title with a total of 28 points. Central Washington and Olympic College tied for second with 51 points apiece to round out the women's teams competing.

PLU returns to action in two weeks, when the Lutes will wrap the 2014 regular season at the Pioneer Invitational in Estacada, Ore.