Viking Men, Women Each Beat 10 Regionally Ranked Teams at Pre-Nationals; Program Shows Depth Across Pre-Nationals and L&C Invite

RESULTS - MEN | WOMEN

STILLWATER, Okla. — Racing on the same course that will host the NCAA Championships in mid-November, the Portland State cross country program went about trying to assure that Saturday wouldn't be its only trip to Stillwater this season. Needing wins over ranked programs to boost their chances of earning an at-large bid to nationals, both Viking teams came through as they placed in the top 10 of a pair of 26-team fields at Saturday's Pre-Nationals/Weis-Crockett Invitational.

The 26-team fields in the men's 8k and women's 6k featured 19 regionally ranked teams on both sides of the meet. The women weren't one of those 19 heading into Saturday, but still finished ahead of 10 regionally ranked teams while placing 10th overall with 282 team points. The Vikings were only 33 points out of finishing fifth, as Washington State (250 points), Southern Utah (252), Nebraska (257), Montana State (268) and Weber State (276) all placed within a few points of each other and just ahead of the Vikings.

The Viking men beat 10 regionally ranked teams themselves while finishing ninth as a team with 258 points. That included a win over Southern Utah, a team that was frequently in the top two or three of the Big Sky Conference when they were a member school, as well as a frequent national qualifier.

Depth led the way for the Vikings in both races Saturday. The Viking men had six runners place in the top 100 of the 241 finishers in the 8k. The Viking men have never raced at Pre-Nationals before, but to give context to the team's accomplishment, a good comparison – both in terms of size and quality of field – would be the NCAA West Regional. The Vikings have never placed six runners in the top 100 at the NCAA West Regional before, and only placed five runners in the top 100 for the first time last season.

Jordan MacIntosh led the Viking men at 14th overall, 20 spots better than a Viking men's runner has ever finished at the NCAA West Regional if you were to use that again as a barometer for success at Pre-Nationals.

Alex Barbour would have likewise finished with one of the best-ever finishes for the Viking women had it come at the NCAA West Regional. Barbour placed 19th overall Saturday in 21:19.9, with only Katie Camarena's fifth place finish at last season's NCAA West Regional representing a better finish at that meet.

Barbour's high finish led a group of four Viking women in the top 100, a feat the Vikings women have only done twice before at the NCAA West Regional.

Both teams showed savvy racing Saturday, led by MacIntosh and Barbour, of course. MacIntosh jumped 13 spots in the race between the third and fourth kilometer, then steadily moved up the field over the latter half of the race. MacIntosh's time of 23:55.3 represents his third sub-24-minute 8k at Portland State, despite Saturday's course – The Greiner Family cross country course – featuring a difficult set of rolling hills.

Keynan Abdi followed MacIntosh at 37th overall on the men's side in a time of 24:23.8. Abdi, like MacIntosh, moved up throughout the race, passing at least six runners at every split before staying at 37th overall between the final split and the finish line

Josh Jarpey finished as the Viking men's third runner at 57th overall in 24:38.0, within a second of his 8k personal best despite the hilly course. Jarpey was 163rd overall after the opening kilometer, but then passed at least 20 runners at each of the next four splits.

Ben Drew followed a similar path to Jarpey. He was in 166th after the opening kilometer, but then jumped up to 76th by the 5k split, which is where he finished in 24:50.6.

Freshman Ben Collins passed 137 runners between the opening kilometer and the end of the race, showing maturity with how he ran Saturday despite it being his first official meet as a Viking. Collins sat 221st overall after the opening kilometer, but passed 33 runners over the next kilometer, then another 36 between the third and fourth kilometers. He jumped at least 10 runners over the next three splits, as well, before finishing 84th overall in 24:57.3.

Sam Lingwall saw the biggest jump of any Viking between the first kilometer and the finish line. Lingwall was 239rd overall at the opening split, but passed 31 runners over the next kilometer, then 29 between the third- and fourth-kilometer splits, and 39 between the fourth and fifth split. All told, Lingwall passed 143 runners between the first-kilometer split and the finish line while placing 96th overall in 25:05.3.

Jacob Lawrence rounded out the Viking men's contingent with a 193rd-place finish in 26:07.8.

Barbour, meanwhile, showed similar racing experience Saturday while leading the Viking women for the second time this season. Barbour was 84th after the opening kilometer, and still 79th overall two kilometers into the race. She passed a total of 52 runners over the middle two kilometers, however, and then kicked past eight more runners over the final third of the race to record her second top-20 finish out of two races this season as a Viking.

Bára Stýblová was also running her second race as a Viking following an individual win at the Charles Bowles Invitational two weeks ago. Saturday's field represented a truer test of Stýblová's abilities, however, and she equated herself well while placing 37th overall in 21:36.8. Like Barbour, Stýblová made her big move over the middle third of the race, going from 72nd overall two kilometers in to 42nd overall by the fourth-kilometer split.

Tatum Miller and Jamie Zamrin followed in close proximity to each other, finishing 69th and 74th overall, respectively, in times of 22:02.2 and 22:04.9. Both took similar approaches as Barbour and Stýblová. Miller, who was making her return to action after an injury forced her out of the Bill Dellinger Invitational, was 114th after the opening two kilometers, then passed at least 14 runners over the next three splits before finishing in 69th.

Zamrin, meanwhile, saw the biggest jump of any of the Viking woman in the race. She sat 180th overall after the opening kilometer and was still 161st after the second kilometer. Zamrin passed 31 runners before the next split, but was still 110th overall at the 5k. Fortunately for the Vikings, Zamrin closed with one of the best final kilometers of anyone in Saturday's women's field, passing 36 runners from the final split to the finish line to place 74th overall in 22:04.9.

Abi Swain rounded out the team score for the Viking women by placing 103rd overall in 22:24.6. Swain was 176th after the opening kilometer, but passed 68 runners over the next three splits before settling in at 103rd.

Natalia Martino finished sixth in the Vikings' lineup at 119th overall in a time of 22:37.1. Martino made her big move over the middle third of the race, going from 167th after the opening two kilometers to 127th overall by the fourth-kilometer split.

Saturday's NCAA preview was a fitting way for the Vikings to head into the final stretch of the season. The Vikings will next race at the Big Sky Championships in Cheney, Wash., on Friday, Oct. 28, then comes the NCAA West Regional in Seattle, Wash., on Friday, Nov. 11. Do well there, and the Vikings could be back in Stillwater for the NCAA Championships on Friday, Nov. 18.

The Vikings did part of the job Saturday, beating 10 regionally ranked teams on either side, but works remains over the next four weeks if the Vikings are to make it back to Stillwater.

Pre-Nationals / Weis-Crockett Invitational
The Greiner Family Cross Country Course
Stillwater, Okla.
Oct. 15, 2022

Women's Top Ten Finishers (6k):
1. Billah Jepkirui, Oklahoma State, 20:15.3; 2. Yasna Petrova, Cal Baptist, 20:22.3; 3. Calli Doan, Liberty, 20:32.8; 4. Alaina Stone Boggs, Washington state, 20:37.7; 5. Greta Karinauskaite, Cal Baptist, 20:38.4; 6. Katelyn Mitchem, Wyoming, 20:47.1; 7. Camila Noe, Montana State, 20:50.7; 8. Irene Rono, Abilene Christian, 20:53.8; 9. Stephanie Moss, Oklahoma State, 20:55.1; 10. Kayla Werner, Liberty, 20:58.3.

Women's Team Scores (6k):
1. Cal Baptist, 50 points; 2. Oklahoma State, 76 points; 3. Wyoming, 142 points: 4. Liberty, 182 points; 5. Washington State, 250 points; 6. Southern Utah, 252 points; 7. Nebraska 257 points; 8. Montana State, 268 points; 9. Weber State, 276 points; 10. Portland State, 282 points; 11. Missouri, 329 points; 12. UC Santa Barbara, 350 points; 13. Purdue, 350 points; 14. Butler, 358 points; 15. UCLA, 363 points; 16. Yale, 385 points; 17. Iowa, 417 points; 18. Kansas State, 457 points; 19. Pittsburgh, 462 points; 20. DePaul, 463 points; 21. Kansas, 509 points; 22. Abilene Christian, 564 points; 23. Oklahoma, 575 points; 24. Saint Louis, 694 points; 25. Little Rock, 753 points; 26. Oral Roberts, 764 points.

Portland State Runners (out of 232):
19. Alex Barbour, 21:19.9; 37. Bára Stýblová, 21:36.8; 69. Tatum Miller, 22:02.2; 74. Jamie Zamrin, 22:04.9; 103. Abi Swain, 22:24.6; 119. Natalia Martino, 22:37.1.

Men's Top Ten Finishers (8k):
1. Duncan Hamilton, Montana State, 23:28.8; 2. Barry Keane, Butler, 23:30.7; 3. Peter Lynch, Unattached, 23:33.7; 4. Matthew Richtman, Montana State, 23:34.5; 5. Jesse Hamlin, Butler, 23:35.7; 6. Said Mechaal, Cal Baptist, 23:39.2; 7. Ryan Schoppe, Oklahoma State, 23:39.8; 8. Ben Perrin, Montana State, 23:46.3; 9. Giedrius Valincius, Cal Baptist, 23:46.3; 10. Elias Schreml, Arkansas, 23:48.6.

Men's Team Scores (8k):
1. Montana State, 62 points; 2. Cal Baptist, 63 points; 3. Butler, 97 points; 4. Arkansas, 116 points; 5. UCLA, 186 points; 6. South Dakota State, 193 points; 7. Wyoming, 199 points; 8. Oklahoma State, 210 points; 9. Portland State, 258 points; 10. Southern Utah, 274 points; 11. Liberty, 307 points; 12. Washington State, 349 points; 13. Purdue, 366 points; 14. Pittsburgh, 402 points; 15. Kansas State, 403 points; 16. Missouri, 407 points; 17. Iowa, 426 points; 18. UC Santa Barbara, 457 points; 19. DePaul, 488 points; 20. Charleston Southern, 502 points; 21. Kansas, 520 points; 22. Saint Louis, 609 points; 23. Nebraska, 628 points; 24. Little Rock, 713 points; 25. Abilene Christian, 746 points; 26. Oral Roberts, 853 points.

Portland State Runners (out of 241):
14. Jordan MacIntosh, 23:55.3; 37. Keynan Abdi, 24:23.8; 57. Josh Jarpey, 24:38.0; 76. Ben Drew, 24:50.6; 84. Ben Collins, 24:57.3; 96. Sam Lingwall, 25:05.3; 193. Jacob Lawrence, 26:07.8.

RESULTS

ESTACADA, Ore. — If the Portland State cross country program showed its depth with a pair of top-ten team finishes at Pre-Nationals, then the Vikings only furthered that display of depth at the L&C Invite at Milo McIver State Park.

The men, especially, displayed the number of runners they have at their disposal. Despite being without seven of their top runners due to Pre-Nationals, the Vikings placed third as a team with 113 points in the men's 8k. Two different Vikings placed in the top 20 out of 344 finishers at the meet, as Zach Grams and Ben Vanderbosch finished 13th and 17th overall, respectively, in times of 24:47.3 and 24:53.6.

The Viking women nearly matched that feat as Sammy Burke and Phoebe Brown placed 16th and 21st overall in the women's 6k, but the Viking men placed higher further down the lineup as well.

Alex Solberg followed Grams and Vanderbosch with a 26th-place finish in 25:10.9. Cam McChesney then placed 45th overall in 25:34.5, a 50-second improvement over his time three weeks ago at the Bill Dellinger Invitational. Abdi Ibrahim also posted a big improvement, not over his personal best but over his seasonal best, as he shaved 100 seconds off his time two weeks ago at the Charles Bowles Invitational while finishing 53rd overall in 25:43.9.

Luke Ramirez finished as the Viking men's sixth finisher, placing 64th overall in 25:56.4. Stirling Marshall-Pryde matched Ibrahim with a big improvement over his time at the Charles Bowles Invitational, placing 92nd overall in 26:32.7, just under 68 seconds faster than his time two weeks ago.

Bradley Rzewnicki and Pat Roos finished close to each other at 140th and 149th, respectively, in times of 27:16.6 and 27:30.7. Aiden Carlson followed at 162nd overall in 27:44.8, while Jake Schulte closed out the Viking men's contingent at 171st overall in 27:54.1.

On the women's side, Laura Beghin followed Burke and Brown at the top of the Vikings' lineup. She placed as the team's third runner while finishing 49th overall in 23:16.6. Sophie Jones was next across the line at 77th overall in 23:50.2, while Emma Owen closed out the team score by placing 89th overall in 24:10.5.

Dyllan Newville and Cheyenne Abbett also ran for the Viking women, placing 117th and 176th overall, respectively, in times of 25:00.2 and 26:34.9.

As a team, the Viking women placed eighth overall with 203 points, just ahead of rival University of Portland, which also split their team between two different meets this weekend.

The depth shown at the L&C Invite will make head coach David Hepburn's job harder as he picks the lineup for the team's next meet, the Big Sky Championships in Cheney, Wash., on Friday, Oct. 28.

L&C Invite
Milo McIver State Park
Estacada, Ore.
Oct. 15, 2022

Women's Top Ten Finishers (6k):
1. Shannon Hugard, Unattached, 21:33.4; 2. Ellyse Tingelstad, College of Idaho, 21:36.6; 3. Hannah Clarizio, Unattached, 21:37.2; 4. Sarah Paquet, Pacific Lutheran, 21:46.9; 5. Riley Buese, Lewis & Clark, 21:49.4; 6. Abbey Shirts, College of Idaho, 22:00.3; 7. Kayla Aalpoel, George Fox, 22:05.9; 8. Azalea Groleau, Seattle U, 22:08.4; 9. Emily Foote, Oregon State, 22:10.0; 10. Sage Martin, College of Idaho, 22:14.6.

Women's Team Scores (6k):
1. Eastern Washington, 65 points; 2. Oregon State, 89 points; 3. College of Idaho, 89 points; 4. Southern Idaho, 138 points; 5. George Fox, 179 points; 6. Seattle U, 188 points; 7. Southern Oregon, 198 points; 8. Portland State, 203 points; 9. Portland, 263 points; 10. Lewis & Clark, 287 points; 11. Pacific (Ore.), 301 points; 12. Pacific Lutheran, 315 points; 13. McMurry, 396 points; 14. Eastern Oregon, 437 points; 15. Whitman, 443 points; 16. UO Running Club, 446 points; 17. Linfield, 448 points; 18. Whitworth, 463 points; 19. Haskell Indian, 467 points; 20. Puget Sound, 560 points; 21. Corban, 574 points; 22. Clark College, 585 points; 23. Umpqua CC, 696 points; 24. Treasure Valley CC, 733 points.

Portland State Runners (out of 261):
16. Sammy Burke, 22:23.8; 21. Phoebe Brown, 22:39.2; 49. Laura Beghin, 23:16.6; 77. Sophie Jones, 23:50.2; 89. Emma Owen, 24:10.5; 117. Dyllan Newville, 25:00.2; 176. Cheyenne Abbett, 26:34.9.

Men's Top Ten Finishers (8k):
1. Estanis Ruiz, Unattached, 24:13.0; 2. Daniel Racle, Portland, 24:16.4; 3. Isaac McGill, Unattached, 24:27.1; 4. Dom Morganti, Unattached, 24:28.9; 5. Henry Mong, Portland, 24:30.8; 6. Noah Hasselblad, Eastern Washington, 24:33.6; 7. Leo Donlea, Portland, 24:36.8; 8. Dalton Kaines, Unattached, 24:37.9; 9. Teddy Buckley, Unattached, 24:42.9; 10. Cristian Mendoza, Eastern Oregon, 24:44.3.

Men's Team Scores (8k):
1. Portland, 31 points; 2. Eastern Oregon, 84 points; 3. Portland State, 113 points; 4. Southern Oregon, 138 points; 5. Southern Idaho, 166 points; 6. College of Idaho, 168 points; 7. Pacific Lutheran, 188 points; 8. Eastern Washington, 195 points; 9. Seattle U, 215 points; 10. George Fox, 301 points; 11. Oregon Tech, 312 points; 12. Northwest U, 366 points; 13. Lewis & Clark, 382 points; 14. Whitworth, 430 points; 15. McMurry, 536 points; 16. Whitman, 537 points; 17. Corban, 577 points; 18. UO Running Club, 581 points; 19. Linfield, 592 points; 20. OSU Running Club, 596 points; 21. Haskell Indian, 597 points; 22. Pacific (Ore.), 602 points; 23. Green River College, 614 points; 24. Spokane CC, 654 points; 25. Puget Sound, 655 points; 26. LCXC Alumni, 687 points; 27. Clark College, 753 points; 28. Treasure Valley CC, 798 points; 29. Umpqua CC, 934 points.

Portland State Runners (out of 345):
13. Zach Grams, 24:47.3; 17. Ben Vanderbosch, 24:53.6; 26. Alex Solberg, 25:10.9; 45. Cam McChesney, 25:34.5; 53. Abdi Ibrahim, 25:43.9; 64. Luke Ramirez, 25:56.4; 92. Stirling Marshall-Pryde, 26:32.7; 140. Bradley Rzewnicki, 27:16.6; 149. Pat Roos, 27:30.7; 162. Aiden Carlson, 27:44.8; 171. Jake Schulte, 27:54.1.

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