Friday, November 15
Colfax, Wash.
11:00 a.m. (W) / 12:00 p.m. (M)
Gonzaga University
at
NCAA West Regional Championships
Photo by: Kyle Terada
No. 21/RV Cross Country Travels to Colfax for NCAA West Regionals Friday
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Both teams are looking to punch their tickets to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23
#16/RV Cross Country at NCAA West Regional Championships
FRIDAY, NOV. 15 | COLFAX GOLF CLUB | COLFAX, WASH.
11:00 AM PT (W) / 12:00 PM PT (M)
LIVE RESULTS | CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | COURSE MAP
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FRIDAY, NOV. 15 | COLFAX GOLF CLUB | COLFAX, WASH.
11:00 AM PT (W) / 12:00 PM PT (M)
LIVE RESULTS | CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | COURSE MAP
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- No. 21/RV Gonzaga cross country heads to the NCAA West Regionals in Colfax, Wash., on Nov. 15.
- The #21 GU women are coming off their first West Coast Conference title since 2015 on Nov. 2.
- Rosina Machu won her second straight WCC individual title, winning the 6K race by 18 seconds.
- Four Gonzaga women earned First Team All-WCC nods, marking the most since the 2000 season.
- Jade Rypkema was the lone Second Team All-WCC finisher, placing 14th at the WCC Championships.
- The #RV Zag men came up just short of their second-straight WCC title, falling to #28 Portland.
- Despite the loss, GU placed six runners in the Top 15 and scored their lowest point total (42) since 1993.
- Wil Smith led the Bulldogs, placing third at the WCC Championships for the third-straight year.
- Three Zag men earned First Team All-WCC and three earned Second Team All-WCC in Lodi, Calif.
SCOUTING THE WEST REGION FIELD
SCOUTING THE WEST REGION FIELD
- In total, four women's and five men's ranked teams will square off for the West Region title Nov. 15.
- The loaded women's West Region features #2 Oregon and #3 Washington at the top, with the Ducks and Huskies placing first and second at the Big Ten Championships last weekend in Savoy, Ill.
- Behind UofO and UW is #12 Stanford, who placed second at the ACC Championships on Nov. 1.
- #21 Gonzaga will look to play spoiler at the West Regional, ranking fourth in the Region.
- After placing second at the WCC Championships, Portland is receiving votes in the National poll.
- On the men's side, #7 Stanford is the favorite to win the West Region, placing second in the ACC.
- Behind Stanford are #12 Washington and #15 Oregon, who placed second and third in the Big Ten.
- #16 Cal Baptist (WAC) and #25 Portland (WCC) won their conference championships this season and are also in the mix along with the Zag men, who are receiving votes and are No. 6 in the West.
ABOUT THE COURSE
ABOUT THE COURSE
- The course circles the nine-hole Colfax Golf Club grounds along the Palouse River near McDonald Park just outside of downtown Colfax. The 6K race will feature three laps and the 8K race will feature five, with the start and finish lines just off of Cedar Street.
NEXT UP
NEXT UP
- The NCAA Championships are the final stop for the 2024 season, with the Zags hoping to return to Madison, Wis., and the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course on Nov. 23.
HISTORY AT THE NCAA WEST REGIONALS
HISTORY AT THE NCAA WEST REGIONALS
- The NCAA West Regionals return to Colfax for the first time since 2019.
- The Zag women placed fifth at the 2023 NCAA West Regionals.
- Their highest finish was a fourth-place in 2021, scoring 84 points.
- Kristen Garcia owns the highest-ever finish, placing third in 2021.
- The GU men placed second at the NCAA West Regionals last season.
- The Zag men look to earn their third-straight NCAA automatic bid.
- GU's lowest-ever point total was 92 back in 2022.
- Gonzaga has two second-place team finishes, a program high.
- James Mwaura's third-place finish in 2019 is the highest for the men.
THE LATEST POLLS
THE LATEST POLLS
- Despite a win at the WCC Championships, the Zag women dropped five spots in the latest USTFCCCA National Poll to #21.
- In the previous poll, the Zags ranked a program-high 16th.
- FloTrack ranks the Zag women 17th and Machu 5th overall.
- In the West Region, the Gonzaga women rank fourth.
- The Zag men are receiving votes for the fifth-straight poll.
- The GU men opened the season ranked 30th in the nation.
- In the West Region, the Gonzaga men rank sixth.
ZAG WOMEN CROWNED WCC CHAMPIONS
ZAG WOMEN CROWNED WCC CHAMPIONS
- The Gonzaga women won their first WCC title since 2015, scoring 35 points and placing all five point-scorers in the Top 15.
- Gonzaga's point-scorers all finished within a 45-second spread.
- Four Zags earned First Team-All WCC, marking the most since 2000.
- Jade Rypkema was the lone Second Team All-WCC finisher, placing 14th.
- This is the third WCC Championship in women's program history.
MACHU DEFENDS WCC INDIVIDUAL TITLE
MACHU DEFENDS WCC INDIVIDUAL TITLE
- Rosina Machu won her second-straight WCC individual title, beating the field by 18 seconds and finishing in 19:45.3.
- Machu led wire-to-wire, continually building her lead.
- In 2023, Machu beat the WCC field by nearly 24 seconds.
- Machu's victory is the fourth of her GU Cross Country career.
GU MEN PLACE SECOND AT WCCS
GU MEN PLACE SECOND AT WCCS
- The Gonzaga men came up just short of defending their first-ever WCC title on Nov. 2 in Lodi, Calif.
- GU scored 42 points, falling short of #28 Portland (27 points).
- The Bulldogs placed their top six runners in the Top 15.
- Three Zags earned First Team and three earned Second Team All-WCC.
ROSINA'S RANKING
ROSINA'S RANKING
- FloTrack ranks Rosina Machu No. 5 in their latest NCAA DI Cross Country Individual rankings.
- Machu has seen rankings of #7, #10, #8, #6 and #5 this season.
- In the same rankings, Logan Hofstee is #123, Willow Collins is #124, Jessica Frydenlund is #152, and Anna Grabowski is #198.
ZAGS CLAIM SIX WCC RUNNER OF THE WEEK HONORS IN 2024
ZAGS CLAIM SIX WCC RUNNER OF THE WEEK HONORS IN 2024
- Ireland Robertson and Sean Janecko claimed the final WCC Runner of the Week honors on Oct. 28, the fifth and sixth for GU this season.
- Rosina Machu won two weekly honors during the season, the latest coming Oct. 22 after a fourth-place finish in College Station, Texas.
- Wil Smith earned the nod on Oct. 15 after placing ninth at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 11, leading GU to a third-place finish.
- Anna Grabowski claimed her first-ever honor on Oct. 8 after winning the Whitman Invitational on Oct. 5.
- Machu was the first GU recipient of the season on Oct. 1, placing third at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Sept. 27 in Madison, Wis.
GONZAGA SWEEPS SASQUATCH INVITE
GONZAGA SWEEPS SASQUATCH INVITE
- For the fifth straight season, GU swept the Sasquate Invite.
- Ireland Robertson broke the Spokane Polo Club course record to earn the individual title in the women's 5K.
- The Gonzaga women moved up two spots in the Oct. 24 USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll to No. 16, marking their highest team ranking in program history.
- In the West Region, the Zag women ranked third, which ties their highest-ever ranking in that poll (Week 6 of 2021).
ZAG WOMEN WIN BARRIOS TITLE
ZAG WOMEN WIN BARRIOS TITLE
- In their final tune-up of the 2024 regular season, the GU women earned a team win at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Oct. 18.
- Rosina Machu led the GU women with a fourth place finish, finishing in a program record time of 19:10.0.
- All five of Gonzaga's point-scorers earned a new top ten time in the program 6K record book, and all eight runners placed in the top 100 of a field of over 400 individuals.
NEW RECORD BOOK ENTRIES MADE IN TEXAS
NEW RECORD BOOK ENTRIES MADE IN TEXAS
- In their win at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Oct. 18, five Zag women earned new program top ten times.
- Rosina Machu placed fourth and broke her previous record with a 19:10.0 finish. In addition, Willow Collins' 19:36.5 earned the second-fastest time, Logan Hofstee's 19:48.2 earned the fourth-fastest, Jessica Frydenlund's 19:58.4 moved her into sixth, and Jade Rypkema's 20:00.0 moved her into seventh.
BULLDOG MEN PLACE THIRD AT DELLINGER
BULLDOG MEN PLACE THIRD AT DELLINGER
- In their first appearance at the Bill Dellinger Invitational since 2021, the GU men placed third on Oct. 11 in Springfield, Ore.
- Wil Smith led the Bulldogs with a ninth-place individual finish, besting his previous time on the same course by ten seconds.
- GU defeated No. 25 Portland and finished just four points behind No. 22 Oregon in the team standings.
ZAGS SWEEP WHITMAN INVITATIONAL
ZAGS SWEEP WHITMAN INVITATIONAL
- No. 18/RV cross country earned a program-wide sweep at the Whitman Invitational on Oct. 5 in Walla Walla, Wash.
- The Zag women opened the meet with a podium sweep behind Anna Grabowski's (21:30.0) first collegiate race win.
- The Gonzaga men followed up with a win of their own behind leader Nick Braz (24:32.5) who placed third individually.
- The meet marked Gonzaga's fourth team win of the season and fourth individual win.
ZAGS MAKE HISTORY AT NUTTYCOMBE
ZAGS MAKE HISTORY AT NUTTYCOMBE
- No. 23 Gonzaga women's cross country earned their highest team finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Sept. 27.
- GU placed eighth behind Rosina Machu, who placed third to mark the highest individual finish in program history at that meet.
- Amidst the Bulldog women's eighth place were wins against No. 4 Oregon, No. 13 Lipscomb, No. 16 Virginia, and No. 22 Boston College.
- On the men's side, RV Gonzaga placed 17th to mark their highest team finish at Nuttycombe since 2021.
- The Zag men defeated three nationally-ranked teams in No. 23 Iona, No. 25 Montana State, and No. 29 Tulsa.
ZAG WOMEN SECURE COUGAR CLASSIC TITLE
ZAG WOMEN SECURE COUGAR CLASSIC TITLE
- The No. 25 Gonzaga women's cross country team brought an incomplete squad to the Cougar Classic on Sept. 13 and took home the team title, backed by four top-ten finishes including a second-place finish from freshman Logan Hofstee.
- Gonzaga scored 39 points, finishing ten points ahead of Boise State.
- Hofstee's second-place was the highest since Kristen Garcia and Claire Manley won back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2021.
ANOTHER NOTABLE ZAG DEBUT
ANOTHER NOTABLE ZAG DEBUT
- GU women's cross country's Logan Hoftsee placed second in her collegiate debut at the Cougar Classic on Sept. 13.
- Since 2021, a Gonzaga woman has placed first or second in her team debut race on three separate occasions.
- In 2021, Sadie Tuckwood won the Clash of the Inland Northwest in her first race. In 2023, Jessica Frydenlund was the Clash of the Inland Northwest champion, also winning her Gonzaga debut.
ANOTHER CLASH SWEEP
ANOTHER CLASH SWEEP
- For the second straight season, Gonzaga swept both individual and team titles in commanding fashion at the Clash of the Inland NW.
- Jade Rypkema led the Zag women to a perfect score of 15 with her first collegiate individual win, while Ryan Mitchell and Jerry Mackie earned the best time for the men, leading eight Zags in the top ten.
- The women have now won four team titles in five years, while the men have secured eight straight team titles.
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