Event: Dellinger Invite
Host: University of Oregon
Dates: September 21, 2018
Location: Springfield Golf Club, Springfield, Ore.
Live Stats: rtspt.com
Video: None
 
Schedule of Events
Women's 6k: 10:30 a.m.
Men's 8k: 11:15 a.m.
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots will send select runners to compete at the Dellinger Invite at the Springfield Golf Club in Springfield, Ore.
• The Portland men competing are: (Sophomores) Said Guermali, Reuben Kiprono, Henry, Hayes; (Juniors) Sam Lomax, Tristan Peloquin, Joe Horen; (Senior) Stuart McCallum, Noah Schutte
• Quote - Rob Conner: "We are looking forward to the Dellinger Invitational. The guys have been working extremely hard and should compete well."
• For the Pilot women, runners competing are: (Freshmen) Katelyn Schultz; (Sophomores) Lacey Conner, Grace Perkins; (Juniors) Sophia Noto, Maddy Lyons, Natalie Smith; (Seniors) Becca Howard
• Quote - Ian Solof: "While we aren't running our top women on Friday, I'm very excited to see how this group competes. They have all been training well and doing great in practice. They all seem far ahead of where they were just two weeks ago."
• Live stats can be found on RecordTiming.com on the day of the meet. There will be no video for this event.
 
LAST WEEK
• The Portland women won the Oregon Preview with 28 points, edging out the Oregon women by one point. Six of the 10 women that competed finishing in the top-10. Redshirt Susan Van Weperen led the Pilots with a third place finish in 17:11.0.
• The Portland men also competed at the Oregon Preview, finishing second to Oregon with 36 points. Senior Stuart McCallum was the top finisher for the Pilots, crossing the line in third with a time of 21:51.1.
 
2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• The Portland Men opened up the 2018 season by claiming the Portland State Invite. Said Guermali led the Pilots with a first place finish and was named the WCC Runner of the Week for his performance.
• The Portland women won their second meet of the year, the Oregon Preview. The Pilots placed six runners in the top-10, with redshirt sophomore Susan Van Weperen leading the way with a third place finish.
 
PILOTS IN THE POLLS
• Men's Cross Country was picked to finish second to BYU in the 2018 WCC Preseason Poll.
• The women were picked to finish third, behind BYU and San Francisco who tied in the WCC Preseason polls with first place votes.
• LaRocco has been ranked by FloTrack as the No.19 individual and senior Noah Schutte has been predicted to make a huge jump to No. 22 as an individual. Schutte was the seventh man for the Pilots at last year's national meet finishing 148th. The Pilot most recently finished 23rd at the European 3K Steeplechase Championships.
• Roudolff-Levisse has been ranked as the No. 10 men's individual in the most recent FloTrack rankings and the Portland men were picked to finish third as a team.
• The Pilot women have also made an appearance in the FloTrack women's Team poll, checking in at No. 12.
• In the USTFCCCA Preseason Regional Poll, the men ranked No. 1 in the West region, while the women rank No. 7. In the preseason national poll, the Men were ranked No.3 and the women were receiving votes.
• In week two of the USTFCCCA Poll the men remained at No.3, while the women broke into the polls at No.27.
• In week two of the USTFCCCA Poll, the men remain at No.3 and the women moved down a spot to No.28.