Friday, November 15
Colfax, WA
11:30 a.m.
Gonzaga University
vs
NCAA West Regional
Photo by: Torrey Vail
Cross Country Runs Regionals in Colfax Friday
11/13/2019 9:21:00 PM | Cross Country
Zag men enter race ranked seventh in the region
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga women's and men's cross country teams run against the top competition from the region at the 2019 NCAA West Regionals Friday in Colfax, Wash.
The Washington State hosts the NCAA West Regional this year. The Zags will be will be close to home as the race is held at the Colfax Golf Club. The GU women and men will look to advance to the NCAA Championships, which will be held Nov. 23, in Terre Haute, Ind.
The Gonzaga men enter the race ranked seventh in the region, and just two spots out of the national poll. The Zag men returned the to the national poll at No. 29 on Oct. 22.
The Bulldogs know the course in Colfax well, finding success there on Sept. 13. James Mwaura and the Gonzaga men's team defended their titles, and the Zags' Claire Manley won the women's race at the Cougar Classic. The Bulldog men cruised to the team title, while the GU women nearly took their respective title, falling by only five points to Washington State.
Manley won with a time of 21:04.8. She remained in front the majority of the race, crossing the line well ahead of second-place finisher. Grace Fahrney placed in the Top-10 in seventh at 21:47.9. Mwaura repeated as individual champion with a time of 24:07.4. In only his second collegiate race last year on the course, he won at 23:55. Riley Moore was second with a time of 24:27.0, while Peter Hogan was fourth at 24:37.3 and Phillip Fishburn was fifth with a time of 24:39.6.
Last season at regionals, Mwaura ran to an All-Region finish. He had the best-ever finish by a Gonzaga men's runner at regionals. As a freshman, he broke the program's 10,000-meter course record with a time of 29:48.9 in Sacramento, Calif. Mwaura was the first Zag to run a sub-30-minute 10K, and the second GU runner to earn All-Region honors. Matthew Critchlow placed 18th at the 2015 regionals, becoming the first Bulldog to be tabbed All-Region.
The Zag men placed ninth as a team. Yacine Guermali ran the second-fastest 10K time in program history at 30:09.8. He placed 31st, just ahead of teammate Peter Hogan's 37th-place finish. Hogan crossed the line at 30:17.7, the fifth-fastest 10K time in GU history.
The Gonzaga women placed 24th in the strong West Region field. Claire Gillett finished in 148th with a time of 22:14.95. Caroline McCarthy was close behind at 22:20.37 in 153rd. Lauren Bourgeois (22:31.35) and Katherine Gustafson (22:33.26) were 170th and 178th.
There were 36 teams in the women's 6,000-meter race, with a total of 250 runners. Oregon edged out Boise State for the women's team title. The Ducks had three runners place in the Top-10, led by Jessica Hull's second place finish at 19:22.5. Boise State's Allie Ostrander won the women's race at 19:09.0.
Nick Hauger of Portland won the men's race at 29:42.4. He led the Pilots to their second-straight region title. Portland held off Washington for the win. Arizona's Carlos Villarreal placed second with a time of 29:43.4.
A total of 31 teams compete as a team at the NCAA Div. I Championships. Eighteen bids are automatic (top two teams in each of nine regions), and 13 bids are at-large. After teams have been determined, 38 additional individuals per gender are selected to compete at the NCAA Championships. Among individuals not selected as members of qualifying teams in the above process, the top four finishers at each regional meet are automatically selected (each must have finished within the top 25 of the region).
Two additional athletes will be selected from the remainder of the national pool (and must have finished in the regional top 25) as at-large individuals.
Live video from FloTrack and live results will be available with links on GoZags.com. The women's 6k championship race will start at 11:30 a.m., with the men following in the 10k at 12:30 p.m.
The Washington State hosts the NCAA West Regional this year. The Zags will be will be close to home as the race is held at the Colfax Golf Club. The GU women and men will look to advance to the NCAA Championships, which will be held Nov. 23, in Terre Haute, Ind.
The Gonzaga men enter the race ranked seventh in the region, and just two spots out of the national poll. The Zag men returned the to the national poll at No. 29 on Oct. 22.
The Bulldogs know the course in Colfax well, finding success there on Sept. 13. James Mwaura and the Gonzaga men's team defended their titles, and the Zags' Claire Manley won the women's race at the Cougar Classic. The Bulldog men cruised to the team title, while the GU women nearly took their respective title, falling by only five points to Washington State.
Manley won with a time of 21:04.8. She remained in front the majority of the race, crossing the line well ahead of second-place finisher. Grace Fahrney placed in the Top-10 in seventh at 21:47.9. Mwaura repeated as individual champion with a time of 24:07.4. In only his second collegiate race last year on the course, he won at 23:55. Riley Moore was second with a time of 24:27.0, while Peter Hogan was fourth at 24:37.3 and Phillip Fishburn was fifth with a time of 24:39.6.
Last season at regionals, Mwaura ran to an All-Region finish. He had the best-ever finish by a Gonzaga men's runner at regionals. As a freshman, he broke the program's 10,000-meter course record with a time of 29:48.9 in Sacramento, Calif. Mwaura was the first Zag to run a sub-30-minute 10K, and the second GU runner to earn All-Region honors. Matthew Critchlow placed 18th at the 2015 regionals, becoming the first Bulldog to be tabbed All-Region.
The Zag men placed ninth as a team. Yacine Guermali ran the second-fastest 10K time in program history at 30:09.8. He placed 31st, just ahead of teammate Peter Hogan's 37th-place finish. Hogan crossed the line at 30:17.7, the fifth-fastest 10K time in GU history.
The Gonzaga women placed 24th in the strong West Region field. Claire Gillett finished in 148th with a time of 22:14.95. Caroline McCarthy was close behind at 22:20.37 in 153rd. Lauren Bourgeois (22:31.35) and Katherine Gustafson (22:33.26) were 170th and 178th.
There were 36 teams in the women's 6,000-meter race, with a total of 250 runners. Oregon edged out Boise State for the women's team title. The Ducks had three runners place in the Top-10, led by Jessica Hull's second place finish at 19:22.5. Boise State's Allie Ostrander won the women's race at 19:09.0.
Nick Hauger of Portland won the men's race at 29:42.4. He led the Pilots to their second-straight region title. Portland held off Washington for the win. Arizona's Carlos Villarreal placed second with a time of 29:43.4.
A total of 31 teams compete as a team at the NCAA Div. I Championships. Eighteen bids are automatic (top two teams in each of nine regions), and 13 bids are at-large. After teams have been determined, 38 additional individuals per gender are selected to compete at the NCAA Championships. Among individuals not selected as members of qualifying teams in the above process, the top four finishers at each regional meet are automatically selected (each must have finished within the top 25 of the region).
Two additional athletes will be selected from the remainder of the national pool (and must have finished in the regional top 25) as at-large individuals.
Live video from FloTrack and live results will be available with links on GoZags.com. The women's 6k championship race will start at 11:30 a.m., with the men following in the 10k at 12:30 p.m.
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