Women of Oregon Race to 10th Conference Title

Friday, October 26

Stanford, CA

11:10 AM

University of Oregon

Pac-12 Cross Country Championships

10/26/18 | Cross Country

2018 Pac-12 Championships - Women 2018 Pac-12 Championships - Men

By: Zach Lawson

STANFORD, Calif. – The Women of Oregon raised their 10^th conference title in program history Friday morning with a first-place outing at the 2018 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships. The team was bolstered by four runners inside the top 10, including a runner-up result by senior Jessica Hull. On the men's side, the Ducks finished fourth behind a top-10 finish by sophomore Cooper Teare.

Oregon last won the Pac-12 title in 2014 with eight of their 10 conference crowns coming on Stanford's home course. In the team race, the fourth-ranked Ducks finished 16 points ahead of No. 1 Colorado, 32-48.

"When we rounded that turn, it played out a little like we thought it would," Hull said following the race. "Turning around at the line and seeing four or five Ducks coming straight away, I was thinking 'come on' and cheering Carmela on there at the end. It was awesome."

The Ducks occupied four of the top-10 spots with Hull followed by Weronika Pyzik in fourth, Susan Ejore in sixth and Carmela Cardama Baez in eighth. Oregon's top-five scoring lineup was rounded out by Isabelle Brauer who crossed in 12^th place overall.

Women | Results
1. Oregon – 32 points
               2. Jessica Hull – 19:25.1
               4. Weronika Pyzik – 19:35.7
               6. Susan Ejore – 19:48.4
               8. Carmela Cardama Baez – 19:52.6
               12. Isabelle Brauer -20:09.2
               17. Phily Bowden – 20:17.0
               18. Amanda Gehrich – 20:26.1
               46. Taylor Chiotti – 21:17.0

Off an eighth-place finish as a freshman, Teare improved to sixth in this year's race. He paced a trio of top-16 finishers with Jackson Mestler and Charlie Hunter in 12^th and 16^th place, respectively. Mestler also improved on his effort from a year ago, crossing 27 spots ahead of his 39^th-place finish in 2017.

The trio of James West, Levi Thomet and Reed Brown finished in consecutive spots with West and Thomet closing out the Ducks' top five in 30^th and 31^st place, overall. Brown just missed the scoring lineup with a 32^nd-place outing at the conference meet.

Men | Results
4. Oregon – 93 points
               6. Cooper Teare – 23:11.94
               12. Jackson Mestler – 23:16.86
               16. Charlie Hunter – 23:27.12
               30. James West – 23:48.24
               31. Levi Thomet – 23:49.63
               32. Reed Brown – 23:52.34
               42. Blake Haney – 24:16.88
               46. Jack Yearian – 24:28.49
               54. Austin Tamagno – 24:40.89
               61. Seth Berdahl – 25:03.00

Up Next
With the first leg of the championship season in the books, Oregon turns its attention to the NCAA West Regionals. The gateway to the national meet will be contested Friday, Nov. 9 in Sacramento. This year's NCAA Championships will be held Saturday, Nov. 17 in Madison, Wis.