Portland, Ore. -- The No. 14 Pilots men's cross country team ran into third place as a squad at the West Coast Conference Championships at Fernhill Park. Bradley Peloquin earned All-WCC First Team honors, while Matt Strangio picked up second-team All-WCC honors. Nolan Hosbein was also awarded WCC Freshman of the Year after finishing 26th overall.

Peloquin led the Pilot squad, running a smart race from the middle of the race. With every split, he guided the Pilots through the race, ultimately finishing tenth overall (22:22.7). Strangio ran a strong race, hanging onto the leaders' shoulders throughout, solidifying a strong 13th place finish (22:35.7) for the Pilots. This was Peloquin's first time finishing first-team All-WCC, while it was Strangio's first time finishing with second-team All-WCC.

Both Kirk and Kintzele passed several people throughout the last 3K of the race, Kirk ultimately finished 16th (22:47.6) and Kintzele finished in 19th (22:50.9). Ahmed Sado was the fifth finisher for the Pilots, putting himself close to the front of the race from the beginning and hanging on to ultimately finish 22nd (22:55.3).

Other Pilots to finish were Nolan Hosbein who finished 26th (23:07.8), Henry Mong who crossed the line in 27th place (23:09.0), Daniel Racle in 35th (23:30.5), Chris Anderson in 36th (23:31.1) and Leo Donlea in 40th (23:53.3). No. 2 BYU ran a dominant performance, accumulating just 18 points, and were led by Casey Clinger's first individual title. Gonzaga finished just ahead of Portland with 69 points, led by their third place finish from Will Smith. The Pilots would ultimately finish third with 76 points.

The Pilots are back in action in a couple of weeks at the NCAA West Regional Meet, to be held in Seattle, Wash. on Friday, November 11th.

Men's Team Results—8K
1. BYU - 18 points
2. Gonzaga - 69 points
3. Portland - 76 points
4. Santa Clara - 81 points
5. Loyola Marymount - 160 points
6. San Francisco - 204 points
7. Pepperdine - 219 points
8. St. Mary's - 219 points
9. San Diego - 250 points

Portland Individual Men
10. Bradley Peloquin* (22:22.7)
13. Matt Strangio* (22:35.7)
16. Zak Kirk (22:47.6)
19. Jakob Kintzele (22:50.9)
22. Ahmed Sado (22:55.3)
26. Nolan Hosbein (23:07.8)
27. Henry Mong (23:09.0)
35. Daniel Racle (23:30.5)
36. Chris Anderson (23:31.1)
40. Leo Donlea (23:53.3)

* Top 10 Individuals All-WCC First Team; 11-15 All-WCC Second Team