BYERS, MITCHELL LEAD CROSS COUNTRY AT NCAA WEST REGIONAL
11/12/2011
STANFORD, Calif. —Reesey Byers and Rachel Mitchell each recorded one of the top five finishes in school history at the NCAA Cross Country West Regional on Saturday at Stanford. As a team, the Hornet men finished 20th while the women were 21st.
Byers completed the 10K course in 30:31 to place 50th overall in a field which consisted of the majority of the Pac-12 Conference. His time was the fastest in school history at the NCAA Regional and his place was tied for the fifth best in the Hornet record book.
Mitchell ran 21:28 over the 6K course to finish 47th. Her time was the second fastest all-time by a Hornet while her place is the fourth highest.
Stanford won the men's team race while Washington captured the women's team titles.
Behind Byers, the Hornets also had solid showings from Cole Younger and Benny Willers. Younger placed 93rd overall in a time of 31:23 and Willers ran 32:04 to place 128th. Both of their times move into the top 10 in school history at the NCAA Regional. Younger is now fourth while Willers is 10th. The team also counted times from Zach Kaylor (32:17/136th) and Steve Kutsch (32:19/139th).
For the women, Lauren Mugnaini ranked second on the team and 101st overall with a time of 22:12. Three other Hornets crossed the line within 33 seconds led by Veronica Stinnett (121st/22:28). Lora Marchini was 132nd in 22:38 and Justine Rea ran 22:45 to place 136th.
Lawi Lalang of Arizona won the men's race with a time of 28:34. Oregon's Jordan Hasay was the women's champion in 19:44.
WOMEN'S RESULTS (6K) TEAM STANDINGS
1. Washington 50
2. Arizona 98
3. Stanford 111
4. Oregon 120
5. California 141
6. San Francisco 169
7. Arizona State 241
8. UC Davis 247
9. Cal Poly 270
10. Portland 315
11. Long Beach State 332
12. Boise State 349
13. Idaho 360
14. Washington State 378
15. Gonzaga 399
16. Oregon State 410
17. Fresno State 449
18. UCLA 452
19. UC Santa Barbara 456
20. Loyola Marymount 520 21. SACRAMENTO STATE 533
22. UC Riverside 549
23. UC Irvine 707
24. Santa Clara 728
25. UNLV 735
26. San Diego 739
27. Pepperdine 783
28. San Diego State 837
29. Cal State Fullerton 859
30. Saint Mary's 895
31. Cal State Bakersfield 940
INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Jordan Hasay, ORE, 19:44
2. Deborah Maier, CAL, 19:51
3. Tara Erdmann, LMU, 19:53
4. Elvin Kibet, ARIZ, 20:09
5. Katie Flood, WASH, 20:14
MEN'S RESULTS (10K) TEAM RESULTS
1. Stanford 50
2. Portland 53
3. Cal Poly 122
4. Washington State 141
5. California 173
T6. Oregon 175
T6. UCLA 175
8. Arizona State 214
9. Long Beach State 288
10. UC Santa Barbara 322
11. Washington 329
12. Idaho 396
13. Santa Clara 406
14. Boise State 418
15. San Francisco 425
16. UC Riverside 426
17. UC Davis 449
18. Gonzaga 510
19. UC Irvine 530 20. SACRAMENTO STATE 532
21. Loyola Marymount 561
22. Cal State Fullerton 562
23. Eastern Washington 623
24. Saint Mary's 703
25. Pepperdine 742
INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Lawi Lalang, ARIZ, 28:34
2. Chris Derrick, STAN, 28:50
3. Alfred Kipchumba, PORT, 28:57
4. Trevor Dunbar, PORT, 28:58
5. Jake Riley, STAN, 28:59
