MORAGA, Calif. – The Gaels hit the road this week as they look to race in their most important meet thus far: the West Coast Conference Championships. 
 
Last time out for the Gaels, Kaela Dishion had a career race at the Bronco Invite hosted by Santa Clara. The sophomore finished in 10th place, in a deep field that featured 8 regionally ranked programs. Her time of 20:36 lowered the school record by 13 seconds which was previously held by former Gael, Abby Bolt. Dishion's performance also led an impressive team showing for the women's program. Contributing to the record setting performance were junior Abigayle Mitchell, who finished in 21:03 and is now third on the all-time list and freshman Rayna Stanziano came across in 21:12, good for 4th all-time for the Gaels. 

On the Men's side, several Gaels finished with new personal bests in what became the best race of the year for the young team. Leading the charge was Anthony Vazaquez in 29th place, who's time of 24:45 puts him just ten second behind Mario Mendoza's tenth-place time on the all-time list. Freshman Lucas Chung also broke the 25-minute mark for the first time this season, finishing in 24:52 which was good for 38th place. 
 
In WCC Championship past, Portland's women's team has claimed the most titles overall (20), however BYU comes into this year as the defending champions after winning in 2018. San Francisco is in second place for most women's titles by a school at six. The Saint Mary's women's team has claimed the title once in program history during the 1990 season. For the men, Portland also has the most titles at 34, but BYU will be defending last year's title as the Cougars took first place on both the women's and men's side. The SMC men's team has yet to win the WCC title in program history.
 
SCHEDULE
Friday, November 1 | Van Nuys, Calif.
 
10:00 a.m. – Women's 6K
11:00 a.m. – Men's 8K
 
Live results can be found by clicking here following the completion of the races.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
The 2019 West Coast Conference Cross Country Championships will be broadcast live and commercial-free on WCC Network. George Devine and Josh Muxen (analyst) will provide the commentary for both races. More information regarding the Championships can be found on the conference's website.

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