Cardinal Claims thirteenth Regional Title – Stanford Cardinal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For a file thirteenth time, the Stanford girls’s cross nation staff established itself as the very best within the area, taking dwelling the NCAA DI West Region crown on Friday morning. 

With the regional title, the Stanford girls’s program earned its thirty third consecutive journey to the NCAA Cross Country Championships which can happen subsequent Saturday, November 22 in Columbia, Mo. 

The Stanford males, who completed sixth general, should wait till Saturday afternoon to see its destiny for a attainable Thirty second-straight look within the NCAA Championships. 

Amy Bunnage and Sophia Kennedy led the best way for Stanford, pacing the highest 5 placements via the complete 6-kilometer race. Bunnage, who made her season debut on Friday, led the pack via the primary two checkpoints earlier than slotting third for a majority of the race. Bunnage in the end positioned fourth to safe essential factors for the Cardinal with a time of 19:19.4. 

Nearly in lock step with Bunnage, Kennedy earned her third top-10 end and first top-five placement of the season with a personal-best 19:23.9 that cleared her earlier time by almost 12 seconds. Tailing the highest group, Kennedy saved stride the complete race to assert fifth place general whereas each her and Bunnage earned two of Stanford’s 4 All-Region honors on the ladies’s facet. 

Mena Scatchard rounded out the highest three scoring Cardinal harriers within the morning slate, incomes a career-best time of 19:50.3 which positioned her tenth general. Scatchard improved her place all through the race to assert her first top-10 end of the season and an All-Region honor. 

Earning Stanford’s remaining All-Region honor on the ladies’s facet was Riley Stewart with the senior recording a time of 20:13.5 which slotted her 18th general. Stewart elevated two spots in complete throughout the race to assist Stanford’s title hopes. Looking to safe the win, Julia Flynn served as the ultimate scoring harrier for Stanford, claiming twenty ninth general with a time of 20:25.6 to spherical out the scoring for the Cardinal as Stanford completed with 66 factors. 

On the boys’s facet, Stanford’s Leo Young ran himself right into a attainable berth within the NCAA Championships with a 3rd place general end. Young, who claimed his fourth staff win of the season, slashed via the sphere within the remaining 1000 meters, climbing 5 spots to complete third with a time of 29:25.3 and an All-Region honor. 

Checking behind Young, James Dargan ran nicely for the Cardinal, incomes an All-Region honor with a time of 29:35.4 and a twelfth place end general. Dargan, who received as excessive as ninth general, hung with Young within the pack and claimed Stanford’s remaining All-Region honor on the boys’s facet. 

The Cardinal continued urgent towards the highest of the leaderboard on the staff rating with its remaining scoring harriers, beginning with Josh Bell. Bell, who emerged within the high 40 midway via the 10-kilometer run, saved tempo via the again half to assert thirty ninth with a time of 30:17.1. Behind Bell, Byron Grevious positioned inside the highest 50 with a time of 30:24.6 with a transfer in that latter half of the race. Nolan Topper completed the scoring for Stanford only a sliver behind Grevious and the remainder of the pack, putting 53rd general with a time of 30:27.6. 

NCAA XC DI West Regionals

At Haggin Oaks Golf Course (Sacramento, Calif.)

Women (6K, 3.73 miles)

Team leaders – 1, Stanford 66; 2, Oregon 75; 3, Boise State 114; 4, Washington State 120

Individuals – 1, Rosemary Longisa (Washington State) 19:08.3; 4, Amy Bunnage (Stanford) 19:19.4; 5, Sophia Kennedy (Stanford) 19:23.9; 10, Mena Scatchard (Stanford) 19:50.3; 18, Riley Stewart 20:13.5; 29, Julia Flynn (Stanford) 20:25.6; 46, Hanne Thomsen (Stanford) 20:46.8; 65, Juliette Whittaker (Stanford) 21:06.3

Men (10K, 6.2 miles)

Team leaders – 1, Oregon 55; 2, Cal Baptist 95; 3, Washington State 98; 6, Stanford 153 

Individuals – 1, Solomon Kipchoge (Washington State) 28:54.4; 3, Leo Young 29:25.3; 12, James Dargan (Stanford); 39, Josh Bell (Stanford) 30:17.1; 49, Byron Grevious (Stanford) 30:24.6; 53, Nolan Topper (Stanford) 30:27.6; 71, Evan Noonan (Stanford) 30:50.3; 109, Toby Chippendale (Stanford) 31:35.6