RESULTS

COLFAX, Wash. — The Portland State cross country program raced against the best in the West Friday at the NCAA West Regional. The Viking women placed 35th in the 6k at Colfax Golf Course, while the Viking men finished 31st in the 10k.
 
The entire top five for the Viking women's team improved their times from their only other 6k this season at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 11.
 
Emma Stotle and Ania Kapustka – as they have all season – led the Viking women. The pair made two big moves over the course of the women's 6k. They jumped 20 spots between the 1k and 2.2k splits, then passed more than 30 runners over the final 1k of the race.
 
Stolte finished 151st overall in 22:10.0, nearly five seconds better than her time at the Bill Dellinger Invite and a new personal best. Kapustka set a 16-second personal best while placing 159th overall in 22:12.6.
 
Taylor Nichols jumped 10 spots over the final two kilometers of the race while finishing 227th overall in 23:12.2.
 
Campbell Faust and Emily Schmitke closed out the team score at 248th and 256th overall, respectively, in times of 23:51.5 and 24:34.1. Viola Alessandrini also competed for the Vikings, finishing 261st overall in 25:05.4.
 
The 10k was new territory for the Viking men. Teams don't run a 10k until the regional and national meets, so only three of the Vikings' six runners had run a cross country 10k before.
 
Abdi Ibrahim paced the Viking men, finishing 147th overall in 32:15.7. Abdinajib Abade improved on his finish at last year's NCAA West Regional, while placing as the Viking men's second runner at 160th overall in 32:42.3.
 
Freshman Nick Moore followed at 182nd overall in 33:25.9. Tom Thake set a new 10k personal best while finishing 192nd overall in 33:59.0.
 
Freshmen Luis Muradas and Kyle Chen rounded out the Viking men's runners at the meet, placing 204th and 205th, respectively, in times of 35:37.5 and 35:46.1.
 
Friday's NCAA West Regional concludes the 2024 cross country season for the Portland State Vikings.
 
 
NCAA West Regional
Colfax Golf Course
Colfax, Wash.
Nov. 15, 2024
 
Women's Top Ten Finishers (6k):
1. Amy Bunnage, Stanford, 19:17.1; 2. Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon, 19:19.3; 3. Maddy Elmore, Oregon, 19:23.7; 4. Rosina Machu, Gonzaga, 19:34.5; 5. Judy Chepkoech, Arizona State, 19:36.6; 6. Sophia Kennedy, Stanford, 19:39.5; 7. Annika Thompson, Oregon, 19:41.7; 8. Laura Pellicoro, Portland, 19:42.5; 9. Kaiya Robertson, Boise State, 19:43.9; 10. Zenah Cheptoo, Washington State, 19:46.8.
 
Women's Team Scores:
1. Oregon, 43 points; 2. Stanford, 67 points; 3. Washington, 101 points; 4. Gonzaga, 134 points; 5. Portland, 156 points; 6. Boise State, 168 points; 7. Washington State, 169 points; 8. Cal Poly, 237 points; 9. Oregon State, 297 points; 10. CBU, 317 points; 11. UC Davis, 365 points; 12. UCLA, 381 points; 13. California, 463 points; 14. San Diego State, 478 points; 15. Idaho, 480 points; 16. UC San Diego, 510 points; 17. Seattle U, 522 points; 18. Long Beach State, 570 points; 19. San Francisco, 571 points; 20. UC Riverside, 583 points; 21. Eastern Washington, 584 points; 22. UC Irvine, 585 points; 23. Arizona, 638 points; 24. St. Mary's (Calif.), 653 points; 25. Cal State Fullerton, 676 points; 26. Hawai'i, 729 points; 27. Santa Clara, 770 points; 28. Sacramento State, 777 points; 29. UC Santa Barbara, 816 points; 30. Fresno State, 829 points; 31. San Diego, 908 points; 32. Utah Tech, 951 points; 33. USC, 984 points; 34. Pepperdine, 986 points; 35. Portland State, 1031 points; 36. Loyola Marymount, 1050 points; 37. CSUN, 1130 points; 38. UNLV, 1220 points; 39. Pacific, 1227 points.
 
Portland State Runners (out of 262):
151. Emma Stolte, 22:10.0; 159. Ania Kapustka, 22:12.6; 227. Taylor Nichols, 23:12.2; 248. Campbell Faust, 23:51.5; 256. Emily Schmitke, 24:34.1; 261. Viola Alessandrini, 25:05.4.
 
Men's Top Ten Finishers (10k):
1. Evans Kurui, Washington State, 28:53.7; 2. Matt Strangio, Portland, 29:08.4; 3. Valentin Soca, CBU, 29:09.1; 4. Cole Sprout, Stanford, 29:09.3; 5. Aiden Smith, Oregon, 29:10.2; 6. Wil Smith, Gonzaga, 29:11.9; 7. Nathan Green, Washington, 29:12.0; 8. Simeon Birnbaum, Oregon, 29:12.6; 9. Evan Jenkins, Washington, 29:14.4; 10. Leo Young, Stanford, 29:15.4.
 
Men's Team Scores:
1. Washington, 66 points; 2. Oregon, 68 points; 3. Stanford, 73 points; 4. CBU, 99 points; 5. Portland, 102 points; 6. Gonzaga, 135 points; 7. Boise State, 181 points; 8. Cal Poly, 235 points; 9. Washington State, 244 points; 10. Cal State Fullerton, 324 points; 11. California, 327 points; 12. UC Davis, 357 points; 13. Santa Clara, 362 points; 14. St. Mary's (Calif.), 432 points; 15. UC Riverside, 456 points; 16. Arizona, 457 points; 17. Eastern Washington, 534 points; 18. UC San Diego, 541 points; 19. UC Irvine, 617 points; 20. UC Santa Barbara, 641 points; 21. Pepperdine, 643 points; 22. Utah Tech, 659 points; 23. Idaho, 663 points; 24. San Francisco, 702 points; 25. Grand Canyon, 709 points; 26. Long Beach State, 742 points; 27. Sacramento State, 780 points; 28. CSUN, 784 points; 29. San Diego, 838 points; 30. Seattle U, 859 points; 31. Portland State, 875 points.
 
Portland State Runners (out of 207):
147. Abdi Ibrahim, 32:15.7; 160. Abdinajib Abade, 32:42.3; 182. Nick Moore, 33:25.9; 192. Tom Thake, 33:59.0; 204. Luis Muradas, 35:37.5; 205. Kyle Chen, 35:46.1.