Saturday, November 2
Mickey Grove Gold Course, Lodi CA
10:00 AM
Saint Mary's College of California
vs
WCC Championships
WXC | Gaels Return to Micke Grove for WCC Championship
10/31/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
MORAGA, Calif. - The Gaels Women's Cross Country team is heading to the West Coast Conference Championships, where racing will begin at 10:00 AM. Saint Mary's will compete at Micke Grove Golf Course in Lodi as they take on all 11 teams in the conference. SMC returner Kaylee Barnes finished the 2023 season in 8th at the WCC Championships with a time of 21:52.0 and earned a spot on the All-WCC First Team. Barnes is looking to lead the Gaels once again on November 2nd.
GAELS RECAP
At the Santa Clara Invite, SMC competed in both the invite and open races, finishing in sixth and third respectively. Once again, Kaylee Barnes led the Gaels as she finished second overall in the invitational with a time of 20:15.4, exactly one second behind the top place finisher. This was Barnes' best time by 27 seconds. Eleanor Jepsen also ran her personal best and secured 26th with a time of 21:14.4. Jepsen's previous best time was at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite in 2023, but improved by 21.6 seconds in this year's race. Andrea Villegas improved her PR time from the Pacific Invite by 23.3 seconds, finishing in 49th overall with a time of 21:45.2.
In the open, Lauren Buckley crossed the finish line in 15th with a new personal best time of 23:00.4 followed by Jane Harig in 18th, 10.3 seconds behind Buckley. Ava Luczkow finished in 26th, while freshman Alexis Ortiz improved greatly from the Pacific Invite, held in September, with a new PR of 24:16.2, good for 51st.
ABOUT THE RACE
In the West Coast Conference there are 11 women's programs: Gonzaga, Portland, LMU, Oregon State, Washington State, Pacific, Pepperdine, Saint Mary's, San Diego, University of San Francisco, and Santa Clara. Portland is looking to win the WCC Championship once again, as they finished six points ahead of the No. 28 Gonzaga last year. In previous years, the Gaels finished third of nine (2023), sixth of 10 (2022), and sixth of 10 (2021).
The course is a 2k Loop that is primarily flat on Bermuda Grass with occasional cart path crossing. The Gaels have fared well on this course in the past, winning the Pacific Invite four years consecutively (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024). On this course earlier this year at the Pacific Invite, Saint Mary's took home first place out of nine with multiple WCC foes competing. Junior Kaylee Barnes won the race individually with a time of 20:58.5. Eleanor Jepsen (7th) and Andrea Villegas (8th) both placed in the top-10.
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GAELS RECAP
At the Santa Clara Invite, SMC competed in both the invite and open races, finishing in sixth and third respectively. Once again, Kaylee Barnes led the Gaels as she finished second overall in the invitational with a time of 20:15.4, exactly one second behind the top place finisher. This was Barnes' best time by 27 seconds. Eleanor Jepsen also ran her personal best and secured 26th with a time of 21:14.4. Jepsen's previous best time was at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite in 2023, but improved by 21.6 seconds in this year's race. Andrea Villegas improved her PR time from the Pacific Invite by 23.3 seconds, finishing in 49th overall with a time of 21:45.2.
In the open, Lauren Buckley crossed the finish line in 15th with a new personal best time of 23:00.4 followed by Jane Harig in 18th, 10.3 seconds behind Buckley. Ava Luczkow finished in 26th, while freshman Alexis Ortiz improved greatly from the Pacific Invite, held in September, with a new PR of 24:16.2, good for 51st.
ABOUT THE RACE
In the West Coast Conference there are 11 women's programs: Gonzaga, Portland, LMU, Oregon State, Washington State, Pacific, Pepperdine, Saint Mary's, San Diego, University of San Francisco, and Santa Clara. Portland is looking to win the WCC Championship once again, as they finished six points ahead of the No. 28 Gonzaga last year. In previous years, the Gaels finished third of nine (2023), sixth of 10 (2022), and sixth of 10 (2021).
The course is a 2k Loop that is primarily flat on Bermuda Grass with occasional cart path crossing. The Gaels have fared well on this course in the past, winning the Pacific Invite four years consecutively (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024). On this course earlier this year at the Pacific Invite, Saint Mary's took home first place out of nine with multiple WCC foes competing. Junior Kaylee Barnes won the race individually with a time of 20:58.5. Eleanor Jepsen (7th) and Andrea Villegas (8th) both placed in the top-10.
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- Kaylee Barnes
- Eleanor Jepsen
- Andrea Villegas
- Klara Frih
- Emily Field
- Luna Mole
- Elle Shrader
- Anna Ranieri
- Lauren Buckley
- Jane Harig
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