Full Results

OAKLAND, Calif. --- The Portland Pilots men's and women's cross country teams ran tough in a competitive 2017 XC Championships this morning at the Metropolitan Golf Links Course in Oakland, Calif.
 
The women's team opened up the Championships at 10:00am with four Pilots placing in the top-25. No. 4 San Francisco displayed an exceptional performance claiming both the team and individual title, with No.18 BYU finishing in second.
 
The Portland women placed fourth overall and were led by freshman Jasmijn Lau (20:07.0), who crossed the line in eighth. Junior Taryn Rawlings (20:46.8) finshed in 16^th. Aoibhe Richardson (21:03.7) and Courtney Cox (21:35.7) each placed in the top-25 in 19^th and 25^th. Loyola Marymount just edged out the Pilots by five points to claim third.
 
"The result is disappointing, but several women moved up well and ran tough races in their first WCC meet," said women's head coach Ian Solof.
 
The No.3 Portland men also ran in a competitive race this morning featuring top nationally ranked teams No.2 BYU and No.29 San Francisco. Though Portland ran only three of the same men that competed at the Nuttycombe Invite, which prompted the national jump from No.25 to No.3 a few weeks earlier, the Pilots came second to the complete No.2 BYU squad that placed first at NCAA Pre Nationals.

"I was very proud of the team for competing hard," said head coach Rob Conner. "I have said it all year that BYU is the favorite to win the national meet and they proved that today. We will continue to train hard and stay focused on our ultimate goal of competing well at the national championships."
 
Senior Jeff Thies (23:31.4) and junior Nick Hauger (23:31.6) each crossed the line in the top-10 in sixth and seventh, while freshman Reuben Kiprono (23:50.9) placed just behind them in 11^th. Junior Gabriel Haughey and sophomore Tristan Peloquin rounded out the top-finishers for Portland claiming the 16^th (24:18.5) and 22^nd spots (24:29.7).
 
Thies, Hauger, and Lau each received All-WCC First Team honors, while Kiprono was awarded Honorable Mention.
 
The Pilots will next race tomorrow at the Beaver Classic in Corvallis, Ore. The Women's 6k will start at 4:00 p.m., and the men's 8k will follow at 5:00 p.m.
 
2017 WCC XC Championships
Women's 6k
10:00 AM
 
Team Results
1. No.4 San Francisco – 20
2. No.18 BYU - 51
3. Loyola Marymount - 86
4. Portland - 91
5. Gonzaga - 166
6. San Diego - 172
7. Pacific - 224
8. Saint Mary's - 245
9. Santa Clara - 258
10. Pepperdine -276
 
Portland Women's Individual Results
8. Jasmijn Lau (20:07.0)
16. Taryn Rawlings (20:46.8)
19. Aoibhe Richardson (21:03.7)
25. Courtney Cox (21:35.7)
29. Lacey Conner (21:53.3)
34. Sophia Noto (22:04.1)
35. Mathilde Sagnes (22:07.8)
49. Stella Gillman (22:32.9)
 
Men's 8k
11:00 AM
 
Team Results
1. No. 2 BYU - 15
2. No. 3 Portland - 58
3. No. 29 San Francisco - 75
4. Gonzaga - 100
5. Santa Clara - 165
6. Loyola Marymount - 166
7. Saint Mary's - 187
8. Pepperdine - 198
9. San Diego - 259
 
 
Portland Men's Individual Results
6. Jeff Thies (23:31.4)
7. Nick Hauger (23:31.6)
11. Reuben Kiprono (23:50.9)
16. Gabriel Haughey (24:18.5)
22. Tristian Peloquin (24:29.7)
31. Joe Horen (24:55.3)
34. Riley Osen (25:00.5)
40. Cobie Chavez-Killinger (25:23.0)
48. Henry Hayes (25:38.9)