COLFAX, Wash. -- The No. 25 Portland Pilots finished fifth at the NCAA West Regionals, with four runners earning spots in the Top 30. Two Pilots received All-Region honors, with Matt Strangio and Jona Bodirsky finishing in the top 25.
Matt Strangio led the Pilots with a second-place finish, completing the race in 29:08.4. He remained within the top 10 for most of the race and moved up during the final 2k, overtaking four competitors to secure his position. Following Strangio, Jona Bodirsky placed 18th with a time of 29:30.1, a personal record. Bodirsky stayed in the top 30 early on and pushed into the top 20 in the second half.
Bradley Peloquin took 26th place, finishing in 29:36.9 after passing 10 runners during the race. Jonas Gertsen finished 28th in 29:42.5, overtaking 17 runners. Kgadi Monyebodi completed the scoring for the team, placing 31st with a PR of 29:51.5. The Pilots secured their fifth-place finish with 102 points, falling just three points short of California Baptist in fourth.
Runners who finished in the top 25 earned All-Region recognition. Strangio and Bodirsky received the honor with their second and 18th-place finishes, while Peloquin, in 26th, missed the cut-off by 0.7 seconds.
Strangio's finish puts him in position to earn a spot at the NCAA Cross Country Championships next weekend. The official selection show for nationals is tomorrow, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. The NCAA National Championships are on Nov. 23 at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Verona, Wis. For more updates, visit PortlandPilots.com.
Other finishers for the Pilots and total team scores can be found below.
OVERALL SCORES
1. Washington, 66
2. Oregon, 68
3. Stanford, 73
4. CBU, 99
5. Portland, 102
6. Gonzaga, 135
7. Boise State, 181
8. Cal Poly, 235
9. Washington St., 244
10. Cal St. Fullerton, 324
11. California, 327
12. UC Davis, 357
13. Santa Clara, 362
14. St. Mary's (Cal.), 432
15. UC Riverside, 456
16. Arizona, 457
17. Eastern Washington, 534
18. UC San Diego, 541
19. UC Irvine, 617
20. UC Santa Barbara, 641
21. Pepperdine, 643
22. Utah Tech, 659
23. Idaho, 663
24. San Francisco, 702
25. Grand Canyon, 709
26. Long Beach St., 742
27. Sacramento St., 780
28. CSUN, 784
29. San Diego, 838
30. Seattle U., 859
31. Portland State, 875
TEAM RESULTS
2. Matt Strangio*, 29:08.4
18. Jona Bodirsky*, 29:30.1 PR
26. Bradley Peloquin, 29:36.9
28. Jonas Gertsen, 29:42.5
31. KG Monyebodi, 29:51.5 PR
37. Cameron Stein, 29:54.0 PR
89. Ahmed Sado, 31:09.6
*Denotes All-Region honors
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