SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Portland Pilots Men's Cross Country finished fourth as a team at the NCAA DI West Regional with Nolan Turgeon leading the pack at fifth place overall. Turgeon and Weston Day placed within the top 25 runners to earn All-Region honors and six Pilots PR'd in the 10K.
Oregon took first with 51 team points and Washington took second with 110 team points, both teams securing the automatic qualifying bids to race at the NCAA Championships. The Portland Pilots finished fourth with 141 team points. Arizona came in fifth behind Portland with 141 team points, as well, but the Pilots were able to take the fourth-place spot over the Wildcats from a faster team time by four seconds.
Nolan Turgeon finished first for the Pilots and fifth overall with a PR of 29:11.8 and Weston Day came in second for Portland with a PR of 29:41.2. Cameron Stein finished third for the Pilots, securing 29th place overall with a time of 29:52.1, a new PR.
In fourth place for the Pilots and 32nd overall was Anothony Giesch with a PR of 29:52.1 while Bodie Alderson finished fifth for Portland and 52nd overall at 30:24.7, another PR.
The NCAA Selection Show is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 on NCAA.com. The NCAA Championships will take place on Nov. 21 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind.
The Pilots team results can be found below.
TEAM RESULTS
5. Nolan Turgeon*, 29:11.8 PR
23. Weston Day*, 29:41.2 PR
29. Cameron Stein, 29:52.1 PR
32. Anothony Giesch, 29:54.7 PR
52. Bodie Alderson, 30:24.7 PR
71. Adam Lippe, 30:53.6 PR
72. Jude DeVries, 30:54.3
*Denotes All-Region honors
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