RESULTS

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — At the beginning of the 2019 Portland State cross country season, head coach David Hepburn lamented the loss of two "low sticks" as he termed them in Kaila Gibson and Sarah Medved. It was understandable since Gibson and Medved each earned All-Big Sky honors with top-10 finishes at the Big Sky meet last season, and went 1-2 at every meet for the Vikings. That lament may have just disappeared Saturday, however, as sophomore Hunter Storm came within 3.3 seconds of the school record in the 6k while leading the Viking women at the Bronco Invitational.
 
Storm finished 18th overall in 20:51.4, a time that would have broken the school record in the 6k if Medved and Gibson hadn't finished in 20:48.1 and 20:48.4, respectively, at last season's NCAA West Regional. Those times came in both Medved's and Gibson's final cross country races as Vikings, while Storm's time came in just the fourth race of her sophomore season.
 
Storm's near-record set the tone for the Viking women, who placed 11th as a team with 300 points at Baylands Regional Park. Four out of the five Vikings who competed at the meet set new personal bests, led by Storm, while freshman Saville Feist ran her first collegiate 6k  at the meet.
 
Junior Delaney White followed Storm with her own historic mark, as she shaved 32 seconds off her personal best while finishing 32nd overall in 21:08.0. White's time moved her up to sixth all time at Portland State in the 6k, putting White in the all-time top 10s for the 4k and 6k.
 
Sophomore Phoebe Jacques would have entered the career top 10 based on times coming into Saturday, but just missed out after White shuffled things around with her time. Jacques still set a 17-second personal best while finishing 56th overall in 21:38.2, beating the time she set at the NCAA West Regional at the end of last season.
 
Feist placed as the Viking women's fourth runner, finishing 102nd overall in 22:10.2. Feist was running the first 6k of her collegiate career at the meet, after she hadn't competed for the Vikings since the team's season-opening meet on Sept. 7.
 
Sophomore Phoebe Brown rounded out the Viking women's contingent while setting her fourth straight personal best to open the season. Brown is 4-for-4 in setting personal bests this season, and lowered her 6k personal best to 22:14.4 while placing 108th overall Saturday. Brown beat her time at the Cougar Classic on Sept. 13 by more than 30 seconds, and has now lowered her 6k personal best by close to 85 seconds since the beginning of the year.
 
The Viking men only set one personal best in the men's 8k at the Bronco Invitational while placing 13th as a team with 332 points. 
 
Sophomore Drew Seidel was a bright spot for the Vikings, as he set an 18-second seasonal best while leading the Vikings at 48th overall in 24:55.3. Seidel, who led the Vikings at four of six meets last season, hadn't finished as the Vikings' top runner yet this season, but broke that streak Saturday.
 
Senior Tom Richardson made his first appearance in the Vikings' lineup Saturday, after transferring from Boise State. Richardson finished second in the Vikings' lineup behind Seidel while placing 54th overall in 24:57.7. Richardson's time was only six seconds off his personal best at Boise State.
 
Jason Rae followed Richardson at 61st overall for the Vikings, finishing in 25:02.3.
 
Sophomore Josh Snyder was the lone Viking men's runner to set a personal best, as he lowered his 8k personal best for the third straight meet. Snyder shaved nine seconds off the 8k personal best he set two weeks ago at the Charles Bowles Invitational, finishing 65th overall in 25:04.2. 
 
Sophomore Max Norman and freshman Brandon Hippe closed out the Vikings' runners in the men's race, as they placed 114th and 149th overall, respectively, in times of 25:47.6 and 26:29.3.
 
Saturday's Bronco Invitational served as the final tune-up meet for the Vikings ahead of the Big Sky Championships in Greeley, Colo., on Nov. 2. The Viking women will open the conference meet with a 5k at 10 a.m. (MT), while the men follow with an 8k at 11 a.m. (MT).
 
Bronco Invitational
Baylands Regional Park
Sunnyvale, Calif.
Oct. 19, 2019
 
Women's Top Ten Finishers (Invitational 6k):
1. Jenny Sandoval, San Jose State, 20:17.6; 2. June Eastwood, Montana, 20:18.7; 3. Grace Forbes, Rice, 20:26.3; 4. Cagnei Duncan, Sacramento State, 20:27.3; 5. Hiley Dobbs, Unattached, 20:29.0; 6. Katelyn Mitchem, Wyoming, 20:31.7; 7. Kyla Danforth, Loyola Marymount, 20:33.0; 8. Elizabeth Balsan, Grand Canyon, 20:33.1; 9. Beatrix Frissell, Montana, 20:33.5; 10. Janie Nabholz, Santa Clara, 20:35.0.
 
Women's Team Scores (Invitational 6k): 
1. Utah Valley, 105 points; 2. Wyoming, 148 points; 3. Rice, 157 points; 4. San Jose State, 161 points; 5. Grand Canyon, 167 points; 6. Saint Mary's (Calif.), 195 points; 7. Montana, 214 points; 8. Santa Clara, 237 points; 9. UC Santa Barbara, 245 points; 10. Loyola Marymount, 272 points; 11. Portland State, 300 points; 12. Houston, 319 points; 13. UC Davis, 348 points; 14. Seattle U, 363 points; 15. Sacramento State, 364 points; 16. Pomona-Pitzer, 373 points; 17. Nevada, 412 points; 18. Long Beach State, 444 points; 19. San Diego State, 517 points; 20. California, 526 points; 21. Eastern Washington, 547 points; 22. Fresno State, 594 points; 23. Hawaii, 607 points; 24. Lamar, 689 points; 25. Cal State Monterey Bay, 696 points; 26. Pepperdine, 706 points.
 
Portland State Runners (out of 205): 
18. Hunter Storm, 20:51.4; 32. Delaney White, 21:08.0; 56. Phoebe Jacques, 21:38.2; 102. Saville Feist, 22:10.2; 109. Phoebe Brown, 22:14.4.
 
Men's Top Ten Finishers (Invitational 8k):
1. Kevin Lynch, Utah Valley, 23:42.3; 2. Nick Randazzo, UC Santa Barbara, 23:55.1; 3. Jose Pina, San Jose State, 24:01.7; 4. Jordan Rowe, Lamar, 24:05.9; 5. Brian Schulz, UC Santa Barbara, 24:15.4; 6. Hawk Call, Utah Valley, 24:19.8; 7. Jack Gooch, Lamar, 24:22.2; 8. Jacob Lewis, Grand Canyon, 24:24.4; 9. James Kapel, Central Arizona, 24:24.6; 10. Daniel Mountcastle, UC Santa Barbara, 24:24.7.
 
Men's Team Scores (Invitational 8k):
1. UC Santa Barbara, 52 points; 2. Utah Valley, 68 points; 3. Lamar, 113 points; 4. Pepperdine, 180 points; 5. Santa Clara, 218 points; 6. Loyola Marymount, 221 points; 7. Houston, 230 points; 8. California, 231 points; 9. Long Beach State, 242 points; 10. San Jose State, 246 points; 11. Grand Canyon, 296 points; 12. Saint Mary's (Calif.), 308 points; 13. Portland State, 332 points; 14. Central Arizona, 337 points; 15. Eastern Washington, 378 points; 16. Seattle, U, 387 points; 17. Antelope Valley, 418 points; 18. Sacramento State, 428 points; 19. Montana, 460 points; 20. American River, 497 points; 21. Cal State Monterey Bay, 592 points; 22. Fresno State, 594 points; 23. Nevada, 608 points.
 
Portland State Runners (out of 179):
48. Drew Seidel, 24:55.3; 54. Tom Richardson, 24:57.7; 61. Jason Rae, 25:02.3; 65. Josh Snyder, 25:04.2; 114. Max Norman, 25:47.6; 149. Brandon Hippe, 26:29.3.
 

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RESULTS

PORTLAND, Ore. — With the Big Sky Championships coming up two weeks from Saturday, all eyes were on the men's race at the Warner Pacific XC Classic to see who would secure one of the two or three remaining conference spots for the Portland State men's cross country team.
 
Sophomore Luke Ramirez delivered in the pressure situation as he led the Vikings with a 23rd-overall finish while finishing the 8k in 26:02.1. Evan Peters followed Ramirez at 29th overall in 26:20.1, while Erik Solano followed right behind Peters at 30th overall in 26:22.1.
 
Freshman Zac Witman and junior Andy Solano rounded out the Vikings' top five at Lents Park, as they placed 37th overall in 26:52.4 and 52nd overall in 27:36.6, respectively.
 
The top-five runners helped the Vikings place 3rd overall with 94 points, behind first-place University of Portland (18 points) and the College of Idaho (57 points).
 
Liam Jemison and Nigel Leonis also ran for the Vikings and placed back-to-back at 59th and 60th in times of 27:51.5 and 27:51.6, respectively. Cody Jones ran as well, finishing 71st in 28:15.3.
 
The Viking women had three runners compete at the Warner Pacific XC Classic, with sophomore Zoe Eberspecher leading the way. Eberspecher placed 20th overall in 19:41.3, not a personal best for time but the highest overall finish in Eberspecher's Viking career.
 
Monica Salazar and Carissa Rodriguez also ran for the Viking women, as they placed 32nd and 48th overall, respectively, in times of 20:20.7 and 20:47.5.
 
The Vikings now turn their attention to the Big Sky Championships in Greeley, Colo., on Nov. 2. The Viking women will open the conference meet with a 5k at 10 a.m. (MT), while the men follow with an 8k at 11 a.m. (MT).
 
Warner Pacific XC Classic
Lents Park
Portland, Ore.
Oct. 19, 2019
 
Women's Top Ten Finishers (5k):
1. Amelia Pullen, Warner Pacific, 18:23.3; 2. Anika Rasubala, Northwest Christian, 18:35.6; 3. Natalia Quintero, Unattached, 18:44.6; 4. Daniela Quintero, Unattached, 18:44.6; 5. Molly Vitale-Sullivan, College of Idaho, 18:51.3; 6. Erin Moyer, College of Idaho, 18:55.9; 7. Larissa Mauer, College of Idaho, 19:01.0; 8. Shiloh Najjar, Multnomah, 19:03.4; 9. Megan Boals, Eastern Oregon, 19:04.6; 10. Natalie Smith, Portland, 19:04.6.
 
Women's Team Scores (5k):
1. College of Idaho, 32 points; 2. Portland, 58 points; 3. Eastern Oregon, 80 points; 4. Northwest Christian, 111 points; 5. Corban, 153 points; 6. Linfield, 160 points; 7. Warner Pacific, 180 points; 8. Everett CC, 227 points; 9. Umpqua CC, 228 points; 10. Mt. Hood CC, 281 points.
 
Portland State Runners (out of 116): 
20. Zoe Eberspecher, 19:41.3; 32. Monica Salazar, 20:20.7; 48. Carissa Rodriguez, 20:47.5; 
 
Men's Top Ten Finishers (8k):
1. Joe Horen, Portland, 25:02.9; 2. Joey Duerr, Portland, 25:03.0; 3. Michael Teran-Solano, Portland, 25:03.1; 4. Jackson Baker, Unattached, 25:09.5; 5. Bradley Peloquin, Unattached, 25:11.5; 6. Abdi Ibrahim, Clackamas CC, 25:22.6; 7. Corey De'ath, Portland, 25:26.9; 8. Alex Martin, College of Idaho, 25:30.5; 9. Sam Lomax, Portland, 25:33.4; 10. Thomas Salas, Portland, 25:37.3.
 
Men's Team Scores (8k):
1. Portland, 18 points; 2. College of Idaho, 57 points; 3. Portland State, 94 points; 4. Corban, 120 points; 5. Willamette, 168 points; 6. Northwest Christian, 172 points; 7. Clackamas CC, 211 points; 8. Everett CC, 220 points; 9. Umpqua CC, 223 points; 10. Portland CC, 287 points; 11. SW Oregon CC, 307 points. 
 
Portland State Runners (out of 134):
23. Luke Ramirez, 26:02.1; 29. Evan Peters, 26:20.1; 30. Erik Solano, 26:22.1; 37. Zac Witman, 26:52.4; 52. Andy Solano, 27:36.6; 59. Liam Jemison, 27:51.5; 60. Nigel Leonis, 27:51.6; 71. Cody Jones, 28:15.3.