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ONE FINAL RACE
Seattle U heads south to Corvallis, Ore. for the Beaver Classic in the only race on the schedule this weekend.
REGIONALLY RANKED
The USTFCCCA Regional Rankings feature a pair of teams on both the men's and women's sides in the final rankings before conference championships begin. Utah Valley slipped to 14th and NM State is 15th in the Men's Mountain rankings. The UT Rio Grande Valley women remained 10th in the South Central rankings while Utah Valley moved back into the Mountain rankings at 15th.
USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning team strength with current-season results in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
SU'S BOUDOURIS, CSUB'S VALDEZ NAMED RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
Seattle U's Eli Boudouris and CSU Bakersfield's Angel Valdez have been named Western Athletic Conference Male and Female Cross Country Runners of the Week, respectively, for Oct. 11 - 17.
Boudouris, a sophomore from Portland, Ore. (Grant HS), ran a strong race to lead the Redhawks to a second-place finish. He was the first collegiate runner to cross the finish line, finishing the 8000-meter race in 25:54.00
Valdez, a junior from Bakersfield, Calif. (East HS), finished third among 140 runners at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, covering the 6000-meter course in 22:19.1. The time improved her own personal best by over a minute as she has led the ‘Runners in every meet since the beginning of the 2015 season for a total of nine races.
Other male nominees: Grand Canyon's Samuel Proctor was the top finisher for the Lopes at the Bronco Invitational, placing 39th with a time of 24:38 … UMKC's Bryce Miller led the Roos to a fifth place finish at the Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind., placing 16th among 134 runners … Utah Valley's Tyson Lambert finished 60th in the Blue Race at Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.
Other female nominees: Grand Canyon's Elizabeth Balsan improved her previous PR in the 6000-meter by 24 seconds at the Bronco Invitational … UMKC's Chandler Carreon finished 58th out of 168 runners at the Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind. … Seattle U's Lila Rice took second at the Emerald City Open with a time of 22:53.50 … Utah Valley's Savannah Berry led the Wolverines for the third time this season, taking 35th at the Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2016 WAC Cross Country Championship travels to Seattle. This year's championships will be hosted by Seattle University and will take place at Jefferson Park Golf Course. The Utah Valley men will be running for a fourth-straight WAC title while the UVU women will look to repeat as conference champions against 2014 champion and host Seattle U.
NCAA REGIONALS
The 2016 Cross Country Regionals will be held at nine sites throughout the country on Friday, Nov. 11. WAC teams will be represented in four locations. The West Region will be held in Sacramento, Calif. (Host: Sacramento State). The Mountain Region will be held in Logan, Utah (Host: Utah State), the South Central Regional (Host: Arkansas) will take place in Fayetteville, Ark., and the Midwest Region (Host: Iowa) will take place in Iowa City, Iowa.
November 11, 2016
Great Lakes: Madison, Wis. (Host: Wisconsin)
Mid-Atlantic: University Park, Pa. (Host: Penn State)
Midwest: Iowa City, Iowa (Host: Iowa)
Mountain: Logan, Utah (Host: Utah State)
Northeast: Bronx, N.Y. (Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
South: Talahassee, Fla. (Host: Florida State)
South Central: Fayetteville, Ark. (Host: Arkansas)
Southeast: Charlottesville, Va. (Host: Virginia)
West: Sacramento, Calif. (Host: Sacramento State)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2016 Cross Country National Championships will take place in Terre Haute, Ind. and is hosted by Indiana State. The race will take place at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.