WCC MXC

Anyone catch this one?

http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/index.ssf/2012/10/the_fifth-ranked_portland_pilo.html

Frustrated by the inability to get up-to-the-minute results of our X-C runners? Well, the WCC says that's a thing of the past, and have created a website so you can find out what's happening at this Saturday's WCC X-C Championships at Fernhill Park in Portland.

Here's the link: http://www.wccsports.com/ot/12-west-xc-tourney-central.html
The action starts at 9 a.m. and the awards luncheon is a at 1 p.m.

Last year they had a live feed, is that happening this year by chance?
A little disappointed in the course. It would have been neat for them to include the treed area to the north which also has a short but steep hill section. Exposed roots and a near hairpin turn might make it a bit dangerous though. More track on grass I guess.

Men's team beats BYU by ONE POINT!! Nice work guys! Way to get the crown back where it belongs!

pilotram wrote:Men's team beats BYU by ONE POINT!! Nice work guys! Way to get the crown back where it belongs!

ABSOLUTELY! WOW...not expected by the BYU team, that's for sure. Maybe just wet and muddy enough for the Pilots to feel at home.......oh wait...

Good showing by the women too, coming in 2nd ahead of BYU, and behind a very, very strong USF squad.

I'm thinking everyone was a little disoriented....the official scoring continually referred to Fern Hill Park being in Eugene.

According to this quick release by the WCC, Gonzaga came in third with 10 points! Pepperdine also finished last with 28 points. Portland had 32. I don't know how that math works out... It looks like the WCC needs a better editor or to take its time.

http://www.wccsports.com/sports/c-xc/spec-rel/102712aaf.html

BYU's page says GU had 103 points. 32 for Pilots, 22 for BYU.
LINK

Of course, on another page they list the host site as Portland State Univ.

It is impossible to score 10 points in cross country.

The point is... We won. The editors missed a spot on the write ups.

Both the Pilots and Cougars had five runners each in the top-15, giving Portland the slight 32-33 edge in total team points.

"We knew it was going to be close,” said Portland head coach Rob Conner. “It was a challenge to our guys to see if we could win this thing in Portland. In 27 years of coaching, this is the most exciting thing I've been a part of."

Team Scores

1. Portland 32
2. BYU 33
3. Gonzaga 103
4. San Francisco 105
5. Loyola Marymount 124
6. Saint Mary’s 160
7. Santa Clara 189
8. San Diego 240
9. Pepperdine 283

Top Individual Finishers

1. Jared Ward (BYU), 23:42; 2. Scott Fauble (Portland), 23:48; 3. William Kincaid (Portland), 23:48; 4. Tylor Thatcher (BYU), 23:48; 5. David Perry (Portland), 23:51; 6. Jason Witt (BYU), 23:58; 7. Weston Strum (Loyola Marymount), 23:58; 8. Rajpaul Pannu (SMC), 24:10; 9. Lars Erik Malde (Portland), 24:10; 10. Conner Peloquin (BYU), 24:11; 11. Tate Kelly (Gonzaga), 24:12; 12. Steve Flint (BYU), 24:12; 13. Jared Bassett (Portland), 24:13; 14. Curtis Carr (BYU), 24:19; 15. Jose Madera (San Francisco), 24:21; 16. Steven Garboden (San Francisco), 24:22; 17. Ganbileg Bor (San Francisco), 24:22; 18. Charlie McDonald (Portland), 24:22; 19. Taylor Farnsworth (BYU), 24:23; 20. Jacob Smith (Portland), 24:36.

WCC Individual Champion
Jared Ward, BYU, Jr.

WCC Men's Coach of the Year
Rob Conner, Portland

WCC Freshman of the Year
Jacob Smith, Portland

A deservedly proud moment for Rob Connor and his jet Pilots…….

Looks like they had to run the first team this year.

I was at the meet yesterday and, in my opinion, there is no question that it greatest meet in Pilot history. Upsetting #5 BYU by 1 point to reclaim the WCC crown, and at home, it really doesn't get my better than that! Plus the support for the team was HUGE. I really hope some of you guys were there to witness the MASSIVE celebration that ensured after the scores were announced (have you ever seen a crowd rush a track before?). Conner was glowing afterwards.

Minus the Women's soccer championships, this had to be the greatest day in Pilot Athletics. Truly something special.

Any pics?

Yes, it was one of the greatest wins by a Pilot athletic team....a very noteworthy achievement that should make every Pilot fan proud.

And now it’s off to the regionals on Jefferson Golf Course in Seattle on November 9th.

The top two teams there will have automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in Louisville on November 17th.

Stanford is the prohibitive favorite in Seattle, but UP has a solid chance to upset Oregon for 2nd place, with UCLA 4th. UO is very strong with UP's top runner from last year as their number 1, but I think our guys are fired up and confident....

Qualifiers from the west will probably go several deep, but it would be nice to put up a strong showing in Seattle.

Don’t forget, the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams will be at the Jefferson Park Golf Course in Seattle for the 10k NCAA West Regional today. The women go at noon and the men at 1:30.

Stanford should win the men’s race and earn the automatic bid to Louisville. But what about the second automatic bid? Can UP upset Oregon and stay ahead of UCLA?

The Pilots are fired up and confident....we’ll just have to wait and see.

Another very good showing by the Women's Cross Country team today in Seattle in the NCAA West Regional:

The results for the Women’s 6k:

1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Arizona
4. Washington
5. San Francisco
6. UC Davis
7. UCLA
8. Portland
9. California
10. Boise State
11. Cal Poly
12. Arizona State
13. Loyola Marymount
14. Gonzaga
15. Oregon State
16. UCSB
17. UC Riverside
18. Long Beach State
19. Washington State
20. Idaho
21. Santa Clara
24. San Diego
27. Saint Mary’s

8. 230 PORTLAND (20:52 104:17 0:42)
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1 29 Tansey Lystad 20:23
2 42 Merel van Steenbergen 20:47
3 51 Laura Hottenrott-Freita 21:01
4 52 Gina Paletta 21:01
5 56 Natasha Verma 21:05
6 (59)Lyndy Davis 21:08
7 (96)Kellie Houser 21:33

According to Twitter, the men finished second with 107 points and everyone under 31:15.

WOW, the men place 2nd in Seattle and now the TEAM heads to Louisville for the Nationals.

Well done, Pilots....Rob is one helluva recruiter and coach!

The results for the Men’s 10k:

1.Stanford
2.Portland
3.UCLA
4.Oregon
5.Washington
12. San Francisco
14. Gonzaga
19. Loyola Marymount
20. Saint Mary’s
21. Santa Clara
26. San Diego

1. 45 STANFORD (29:55 149:33 0:17)
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1 4 Joe Rosa 29:44
2 6 Jim Rosa 29:52
3 10 Tyler Stutzman 29:56
4 12 Benjamin Johnson 30:00
5 13 Erik Olson 30:01
6 (16)Miles Unterreiner 30:04
7 (30)Michael Atchoo 30:24

2. 107 PORTLAND (30:10 150:50 0:36)
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1 9 Scott Fauble 29:54
2 11 David Perry 29:58
3 18 Lars Erik Malde 30:10
4 26 William Kincaid 30:18
5 43 Jared Bassett 30:30
6 (55) Charlie McDonald 30:39
7 (82) Jacob Smith 31:13

(Note: BYU placed second in the Mountain Regionals and are also heading to the Nationals.)

Eat that, Oregon!

Well done, Gentlemen!

Nooooiiiiccee! Haha Oregon, you can rob our team but we'll still beat you.

pilotram wrote:Nooooiiiiccee! Haha Oregon, you can rob our team but we'll still beat you.

Oh, Dunbar came in overall 3rd in a time of 29:43.

Here's the website if you'd like to look at the X-C results across the country today:

NCAA Regional Championships

who's Dunbar?