RESULTS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was a mix of the old and the new for the Portland State cross country program Friday, as the Vikings closed out their season at the NCAA West Regional at Haggin Oaks Golf Course.
 
Emma Stolte and Taylor Nichols both recorded their best finishes ever at the NCAA West Regional to represent the Vikings' veterans. Sam Sharp and Farhan Ibrahim also posted the best finishes by Viking freshmen on the women's and men's teams since 2021 and 2022, respectively.
 
Stolte placed 82nd overall to lead the Viking women, finishing the 6k in 21:20.8. She finished 151st overall in her first appearance at regionals last season, making Friday's showing a 69-place improvement for Stolte.
 
Taylor Nichols improved by even more, finishing 145th overall in 22:15.7 Friday after she was 227th last year.
 
Sharp followed in 22:49.5, placing 193rd overall for the highest finish by a Viking freshman on the women's team since Maya Irving placed 56th in 2021.
 
Sophomore Irina López finished 220th overall in 23:20.3, while freshmen Sonja Jones and Riley Amarillas closed it out for the Vikings at 240th and 256th overall, respectively, in times of 23:55.9 and 24:51.5.
 
Ibrahim led the Viking men, placing 121st overall while finishing his first 10k in 31:49.7. Ibrahim's placement marked the best showing by a freshman on the men's team since Ben Collins placed 56th overall in 2022.
 
Freshmen accounted for three of the Viking men's top four runners at the NCAA West Regional. Freshman Ari Smith placed 172nd overall in 33:08.3 as the men's team's second runner.  Sophomore Luke Gillingham finished 179th overall in 33:19.1, while freshman Benjamin Sanchez followed at 181st overall in 33:25.4.
 
Redshirt senior Abdinajib Abade – dealing with a hamstring issue that limited the Vikings' usual front runner – closed out the team score for the Viking men while placing 186th overall in 33:51.9.
 
Senior Tom Thake also ran for the Vikings, finishing two spots ahead of his finish at last year's regionals while placing 190th overall in 34:03.1 Friday.  
 
The Vikings will now turn their attention to the indoor track & field season, which will get underway in January.
 
NCAA West Regional
Haggin Oaks Golf Course
Sacramento, Calif.
Nov. 14, 2025
 
Women's Top Ten Finishers (6k):
1. Rosemary Longisa, Washington State, 19:08.3; 2. Diana Cherotich, Oregon, 19:12.6; 3. Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon, 19:16.8; 4. Amy Bunnage, Stanford, 19:19.4; 5. Sophia Kennedy, Stanford, 19:23.9; 6. Zenah Cheptoo, Washington State, 19:31.0; 7. Logan Hofstee, Gonzaga, 19:36.7; 8. Kaiya Robertson, Boise State, 19:44.4; 9. Anika Thompson, Oregon, 19:48.0; 10. Mena Scatchard, Stanford, 19:50.3.
 
Women's Team Scores (6k):
1. Stanford, 66 points; 2. Oregon, 75 points; 3. Boise State, 114 points; 4. Washington State, 120 points; 5. Washington, 124 points; 6. CBU, 133 points; 7. Gonzaga, 137 points; 8. Cal Poly, 284 points; 9. Oregon State, 303 points; 10. California, 310 points; 11. San Francisco, 320 points; 12. UCLA, 330 points; 13. UC San Diego, 337 points; 14. UC Irvine, 458 points; 15. Idaho, 562 points; 16. Sacramento State, 571 points; 17. UC Santa Barbara, 596 points; 18. San Diego State, 607 points; 19. UC Davis, 611 points; 20. Utah Tech, 622 points; 21. Santa Clara, 625 points; 22. Cal State Fullerton, 630 points; 23. Portland, 651 points; 24. Arizona, 715 points; 25. Fresno State, 719 points; 26. Long Beach State, 777 points; 27. Pacific (Calif.), 792 points; 28. Eastern Washington, 800 points; 29. Hawai'i, 810 points; 30. UC Riverside, 821 points; 31. Loyola Marymount, 858 points; 32. Portland State, 880 points; 33. St. Mary's (Calif.), 887 points; 34. CSUN, 895 points; 35. San Diego, 960 points; 36. Seattle U, 965 points; 37. Pepperdine, 1029 points; 38. USC, 1077 points; 39. UNLV, 1207 points.
 
Portland State Runners (out of 263):
82. Emma Stolte, 21:20.8; 145. Taylor Nichols, 22:15.7; 193. Sam Sharp, 22:49.5; 220. Irina López, 23:20.3; 240. Sonja Jones, 23:55.9; 256. Riley Amarillas, 24:51.5.
 
Men's Top Ten Finishers (10k):
1. Solomon Kipchoge, Washington state, 28:54.4; 2. Evans Kurui, Washington State, 29:23.1; 3. Leo Young, Stanford, 29:25.3; 4. Meshack Kuyo, Boise State, 29:25.6; 5. Jonas Price, Portland, 29:26.1; 6. Abdel Laadjel, Oregon, 29:28.2; 7. Simeon Birnbaum, Oregon, 29;28.4; 8. Aiden Smith, Oregon, 29:31.1; 9. Evans Tanui, Arizona, 29:32.3; 10. Alex Thompson, Boise State, 29:33.0.
 
Men's Team Scores (10k):
1. Oregon, 55 points; 2. CBU, 95 points; 3. Washington State, 98 points; 4. Boise State, 117 points; 5. Portland, 150 points; 6. Stanford, 153 points; 7. Washington, 154 points; 8. Gonzaga, 216 points; 9. UCLA, 225 points; 10. UC Davis, 281 points; 11. Cal Poly, 286 points; 12. Ariona, 369 points; 13. California, 403 points; 14. San Francisco, 424 points; 15. St. Mary's (Calif.), 428 points; 16. Long Beach State, 507 points; 17. Pepperdine, 527 points; 18. UC San Diego, 534 points; 19. Grand Canyon, 539 points; 20. Santa Clara, 539 points; 21. UC Santa Barbara, 548 points; 22. Cal State Fullerton, 598 points; 23. Idaho, 630 points; 24. Utah Tech, 657 points; 25. Eastern Washington, 677 points; 26. CSUN, 709 points; 27. Pacific (Calif.), 753 points; 28. Portland State, 809 points; 29. Seattle U, 914 points; 30. San Diego, 923 points.
 
Portland State Runners (out of 203):
121. Farhan Ibrahim, 31:49.7; 172. Ari Smith, 33:08.3; 179. Luke Gillingham, 33:19.1; 181. Benjamin Sanchez, 33:25.4; 186. Abdinajib Abade, 33:51.9; 190. Tom Thake, 34:03.1.