Friday, October 28
Portland, OR
W: 10:00 am | M: 11:00 am
Saint Mary's College of California
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West Coast Conference Championship
Photo by: Kyle Terada
XC | Saint Mary’s Head to Portland for WCC Championships
10/27/2022 10:00:00 AM | Cross Country
PORTLAND, Calif. – The Saint Mary's Cross Country Teams head up to Portland, Oregon this week as they look to finish the season on a high at the WCC Championships.
THE DETAILS
WCC Cross Country Championship
Friday, October 25
Women's 6K Race 10:00am | Men's 8K Race 11:00am
Fern Hill Park – Portland, Oregon
Live Stream | Live Results
LAST TIME OUT
It was a fast and furious morning at Baylands Park two Saturday's ago, as numerous Gaels set new personal bests at the Bronco Invite.
The Men's 8K got the morning started with 11 Gaels in action on the Baylands Park track. Sam Tyas had another solid race for Saint Mary's, finishing 45th in a time of 24:27.6, his fastest run of the season thus far. Curtis Volf was next across the line for the Gaels, claiming 64th in a time of 24:39.6, a personal best by nearly 40 seconds.
Sophomore Blaine Reynolds finished 80th in a time of 24:48.7, with his Gaels teammate Richard McLain not far behind, finishing 115th in a personal best time of 25:07.4.
After a handful of personal bests, Saint Mary's were able to claim 14th out of 26 teams.
Coach Harlan Lopez was pleased on how his team performed this morning, "Today the team ran strong. It was a big improvement over our previous races this season and gave us confidence heading into the post season. We still have some things to work on but overall, we were happy with today."
The Women's 6K was next up, and they followed up the men with some great individual performances as well.
Rayna Stanziano looked as solid as ever, finishing 8th in a time of 20:06.3, besting her SMC school record by five seconds.
Stanziano's teammates Molly Dreher got off to a great start in the first half of the race, eventually claiming 64thin a time of 21:23.2, another personal best.
Junior Emily Field wasn't far behind, snagging 80th in time of 21:41.1, a personal best by nearly a minute. Sofia Cuevas ran a solid race for the Gaels, finishing 127th in a time of 22:18.7, just a few seconds off her personal best.
Saint Mary's had a plethora of runners in the Women's Open 6K, with Daylana Ferguson and Kaylee Barnes leading the way for the Gaels, finishing 31st and 32nd respectively in times of 22:41.6 and 22:42.7. Aushmitha Grewal came next for Saint Mary's in 58th in a time of 23:36.5. She was followed closely by teammate Penelopea Gordon in 63rd in a time of 23:40.9.
The women's side were able to claim 15th out of 28 teams.
Coach Marty Kinsey praised his side, "I thought the women ran really well! Majority had PRs on the course but as far as a team race, we have work to do before conference. We know we're better and will get a chance to show it at WCC".
THE DETAILS
WCC Cross Country Championship
Friday, October 25
Women's 6K Race 10:00am | Men's 8K Race 11:00am
Fern Hill Park – Portland, Oregon
Live Stream | Live Results
LAST TIME OUT
It was a fast and furious morning at Baylands Park two Saturday's ago, as numerous Gaels set new personal bests at the Bronco Invite.
The Men's 8K got the morning started with 11 Gaels in action on the Baylands Park track. Sam Tyas had another solid race for Saint Mary's, finishing 45th in a time of 24:27.6, his fastest run of the season thus far. Curtis Volf was next across the line for the Gaels, claiming 64th in a time of 24:39.6, a personal best by nearly 40 seconds.
Sophomore Blaine Reynolds finished 80th in a time of 24:48.7, with his Gaels teammate Richard McLain not far behind, finishing 115th in a personal best time of 25:07.4.
After a handful of personal bests, Saint Mary's were able to claim 14th out of 26 teams.
Coach Harlan Lopez was pleased on how his team performed this morning, "Today the team ran strong. It was a big improvement over our previous races this season and gave us confidence heading into the post season. We still have some things to work on but overall, we were happy with today."
The Women's 6K was next up, and they followed up the men with some great individual performances as well.
Rayna Stanziano looked as solid as ever, finishing 8th in a time of 20:06.3, besting her SMC school record by five seconds.
Stanziano's teammates Molly Dreher got off to a great start in the first half of the race, eventually claiming 64thin a time of 21:23.2, another personal best.
Junior Emily Field wasn't far behind, snagging 80th in time of 21:41.1, a personal best by nearly a minute. Sofia Cuevas ran a solid race for the Gaels, finishing 127th in a time of 22:18.7, just a few seconds off her personal best.
Saint Mary's had a plethora of runners in the Women's Open 6K, with Daylana Ferguson and Kaylee Barnes leading the way for the Gaels, finishing 31st and 32nd respectively in times of 22:41.6 and 22:42.7. Aushmitha Grewal came next for Saint Mary's in 58th in a time of 23:36.5. She was followed closely by teammate Penelopea Gordon in 63rd in a time of 23:40.9.
The women's side were able to claim 15th out of 28 teams.
Coach Marty Kinsey praised his side, "I thought the women ran really well! Majority had PRs on the course but as far as a team race, we have work to do before conference. We know we're better and will get a chance to show it at WCC".
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