MADISON, Wis. --- The Portland Pilots' men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday, one of the nation's premier meets, which is held annually at Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. In a very competitive field of lineups, the Portland women finished in 24th place overall, while the men claimed a 9th place finish in the team scores. 
 
In the women's 6K open race, junior Grace Perkins finished first (22:21.2), followed closely by Virag Weiler (22:29.2). Coming in at third for Portland was Grace Ritchie, claiming a new personal best with her time of 22:36.0. Kate Seary (22:56.7), and Ellie Erikson (23:32.8), closed out the contest for the Pilots. 
 
In the women's championship division, Anna Pataki crossed first for Portland in 47th place with her time of 20:45.2. Emma Jenkins (21:02.5), and Jasmine Fehr (21:17.9) were next to finish the competitive 6K, with Sofia Castiglioni not far behind at 21:58.7. Senior Maddy Lyons collected a personal record of 22:10.9, and Victoria Weir (22:13.4) and Lacey Conner (22:35.7) rounded out the scorers for Portland.
 
"I thought our team ran tough today and we beat some good ranked teams," said women's head coach Ian Solof. "We still have room for improvement and need to keep working hard as we get ready for conference and regionals."
 
In the men's 8K, Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse claimed an impressive ninth place finish in a time of 23:57.3. Caleb Webb came in second for the Pilots at 24:03.9, while Evert Silva ran a new PR of 24:05.4 to both place in the top 30. Reuben Kiprono (24:23.1) and Clement Leduc (25:01.5) were next for the Pilots, followed by teammates Riley Osen (25:13.2) and George Duggan (25:43.5).
 
Both the men's and women's teams are back in action tomorrow, October 19th, at the local Warner Pacific XC Classic at Lents Park.
 
Nuttycombe Invitational
Thomas Zimmer Championship Course
October 18, 2019
 
Women's Results (6K)
Open Race Portland Individuals
58. Grace Perkins (22:21.2)
63. Virag Weiler (22:29.2)
69. Grace Ritchie (22:36.0) PR
83. Kate Seary (22:56.7)
104. Ellie Erikson (23:32.8)
 
Championship Race
Team Scores
1. Arkansas – 62
2. Stanford – 98
3. North Carolina State – 203
4. Wisconsin – 217
5. Michigan State – 219
6. Northern Arizona – 251
7. Boise State – 282
8. Air Force – 298
9. New Mexico – 302
10. Furman – 309
11. Utah – 309
12. Notre Dame – 336
13. Ohio State – 393
14. Oregon – 405
15. Indiana – 450
16. Minnesota – 474
17. Columbia – 480
18. Tulsa – 506
19. Georgetown – 529
20. Missouri – 560
21. West Virginia – 570
22. Villanova – 572
23. Wake Forest – 603
24. Portland – 608
25. Syracuse – 610
26. Providence – 627
27. Iowa State – 656
28. Southern Utah – 677
29. Utah State – 695
30. Oregon State – 708
31. Colorado State – 716
32. Harvard – 748
33. UCLA – 775
34. Washington State – 847
35. Purdue – 892
36. Cal Poly – 957
 
Portland Individuals
47. Anna Pataki (20:45.2)
67. Emma Jenkins (21:02.5)
103. Jasmine Fehr (21:17.9)
185. Sofia Castiglioni (21:58.7)
206. Maddy Lyons (22:10.9) PR
209. Victoria Weir (22:13.4)
227. Lacey Conner (22:35.7)
 
Men's Results (8K)
Team Scores
1. Northern Arizona – 59
2. Stanford – 133
3. Tulsa – 175
4. Iowa State – 180
5. UCLA – 219
6. Purdue – 255
7. Indiana – 280
8. Wisconsin – 292
9. Portland – 295
10. Oregon – 323
11. Michigan – 329
12. Boise State – 369
13. Southern Utah – 391
14. Utah State – 396
15. Notre Dame – 434
16. Gonzaga – 435
17. Princeton – 478
18. Virginia – 492 
19. Furman – 510
20. Georgetown – 539
21. Air Force – 544
22. Eastern Kentucky – 579
23. Wyoming – 584
24. Syracuse – 591
25. Michigan State – 595
26. Colorado State – 603
27. New Mexico – 627
28. Harvard – 661
29. Wake Forest – 715
30. Washington State – 717
31. Bradley – 719
32. Columbia – 720
33. Cal Poly – 778
 
Portland Individuals
19. Emmanuel Roudolff- Levisse (23:57.3)
28. Caleb Webb (24:03.9)
30. Evert Silva (24:05.4) PR
62. Reuben Kiprono (24:23.1)
160. Clement Leduc (25:01.5)
179. Riley Osen (25:13.2)
207. George Duggan (25:43.5)