MADISON, Wis.---Bradley Peloquin jumped 16 spots in the last 2000m of the 8K to secure 56th-place overall at the Nuttycombe Invitational at Thomas Zimmer Championship Course on Friday morning, leading the No. 26 men's cross country team into 16th place in the team scores against several nationally ranked programs at the meet.
 
All-American Anna Pataki crossed the line first for the Portland women in the 6K event to land in 30th-place, coming in with a time of 20:41.7. The No. 18 women's team finished in 17th place in the team results, defeating a handful of other programs currently in the polls.
 
Jacob Klemz rolled into 69th-place individually (24:12.9) as the men's team's second scorer, and Jonas Gertsen took 79th with a time of 24:19.1. Stan Niesten (24:19.7), and Matt Strangio (24:46.4) earned the 82nd and 140th positions, respectively.
 
Back on the women's side, Laura Pellicoro passed 10 others throughout the last split on her way to 39th-place overall, clocking in with a time of 20:48.0. Emma Jenkins was next in 93rd (21:13.9), Veerle Bakker garnered 128th (21:29.1), and Samantha Prusse in 198th (22:02.4) closed out the scoring for the Pilots women.
 
"The team competed well and we picked up some nice wins, even though it wasn't our best performance," said women's head coach Ian Solof. "We'll be ready for conference, regionals, and nationals."
 
Both teams are back in action tomorrow, Saturday, October 16 at the Lewis & Clark XC Invite in Estacada, Ore. The men's 8K is set for a 10:30 a.m. start, with the women's 6K to follow at 11:15 a.m.
 
Nuttycombe Invitational
Madison, Wis.
October 15, 2021
 
Women's Team Results—6K
1. No. 3 New Mexico 93
2. No. 1 NC State 102
3. No. 2 BYU 152
4. No. 6 Minnesota 188
5. No. 13 Oklahoma State 206
6. No. 21 Colorado State 236
7. (RV) Syracuse 265
8. No. 19 Providence 268
9. No. 22 Iowa State 306
10. No. 25 Wisconsin 322
11. No. 23 Notre Dame 278
12. No. 17 Michigan State 412
13. (RV) Utah State 421
14. (RV) Butler 437
15. No. 7 Washington 463
16. No. 9 Stanford 470
17. No. 18 Portland 480
18. (RV) Oregon 505
19. (RV) West Virginia 511
20. No. 20 Villanova 520
21. Gonzaga 530
22. No. 26 Connecticut 540
23. No. 28 Furman 592
24. (RV) Boise State 612
25. (RV) Harvard 637
26. (RV) Indiana 676
27. No. 30 Oregon State 691
28. Air Force 709
29. Purdue 743
30. Columbia 759
31. (RV) Southern Utah 792
32. Washington State 812
33. Missouri 835
34. Tulsa 861
35. Iona 871
36. UMass Lowell 913
 
Portland Individual Women
30. Anna Pataki (20:41.7)
39. Laura Pellicoro (20:48.0)
93. Emma Jenkins (21:13.9)
128. Veerle Bakker (21:29.1)
198. Samantha Prusse (22:02.4)
236. Mie Gam Nielsen (22:38.7)
256. McKenna Smith (23:09.3 )
 
Men's Team Results—8K
1. No. 6 Iowa State 88
2. No. 3 Stanford 104
3. No. 12 Tulsa 160
4. No. 11 Wisconsin 187
5. No. 30 Air Force 225
6. No. 9 Oregon 271
7. No. 19 Gonzaga 273
8. No. 15 Michigan 285
9. No. 10 Furman 302
10. Colorado State 318
11. No. 29 Utah State 321
12. (RV) Boise State 356
13. (RV) Harvard 363
14. No. 13 Washington 402
15. Minnesota 413
16. No. 26 Portland 422
17. No. 21 Southern Utah 439
18. No. 18 North Carolina 440
19. Providence 459
20. No. 27 Syracuse 475
21. (RV) Indiana 476
22. No. 16 Butler 478
23. (RV) NC State 497
24. (RV) Michigan State 505
25. No. 14 Iona 530
26. (RV) UMass Lowell 664
27.(RV) Purdue 686
28. Eastern Michigan 699
29. Dartmouth 824
30. South Dakota State 835
31. Missouri 942
 
Portland Individual Men
56. Bradley Peloquin (24:07.6)
69. Jacob Klemz (24:12.9)
79. Jonas Gertsen (24:19.1) PR*
82. Stan Niesten (24:19.7)
140. Matt Strangio (24:46.4)
143. Zak Kirk (24:47.6)
159. Leo Donlea (25:01.9)

PR* denotes first time competing in the event as a Pilot