Women of Oregon Secure 30th NCAA Berth

Friday, November 9

Sacramento, CA

11 a.m.

University of Oregon

NCAA West Regional Championships

11/09/18 | Cross Country

Women's Results Men's Results

By: Zach Lawson

EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 2 Women of Oregon placed three runners in the top 10 Friday on its way to winning the 2018 NCAA West Regional Championship. With the victory, the Ducks collected their 11^th NCAA regional title and secured a spot at next week's NCAA Championship.

Behind a strong, top-10 performance by senior Blake Haney, the Oregon men finished fifth in a loaded field—eight nationally ranked teams—and now await at-large selections. The full NCAA Championships field will be announced Saturday at 2 p.m. PT on NCAA.com.

Collectively, the Ducks leave Sacramento with eight all-region accolades which are awarded to the top-25 finishers. The women's honors went to Jessica Hull (second), Susan Ejore (third), Weronika Pyzik (seventh), Carmela Cardama Baez (13^th) and Isabelle Brauer (20^th). On the men's side, Haney (eighth), Cooper Teare (18^th) and Jackson Mestler (22^nd) earned all-region certificates.

Women | Results
1. Oregon – 44 points
               2. Jessica Hull – 19:22.5
               3. Susan Ejore – 19:24.6
               7. Weronika Pyzik – 19:35.4
               13. Carmela Cardama Baez – 19:55.1
               20. Isabelle Brauer – 20:12.8
               29. Amanda Gehrich – 20:31.9
               99. Taylor Chiotti – 21:38.5

For the second-consecutive race, the trio of Hull, Ejore and Pyzik paced the Ducks to a team title. Hull and Ejore crossed the finish line in second and third, respectively, while Pyzik was seventh overall. In another show of consistency, Cardama Baez and Brauer have been fourth and fifth in the scoring lineup in four-straight events.

With Friday's performance, 19 of the women's 30 NCAA bids have come with a first- or second-place showing at the regional meet. The Ducks finished five points ahead of third-ranked Boise State, 44-49.

Men | Results
5. Oregon – 149 points
               8. Blake Haney – 29:48.11
               18. Cooper Teare – 29:53.84
               22. Jackson Mestler – 29:58.79
               50. Jack Yearian – 30:38.67
               56. Charlie Hunter – 30:42.89
               61. James West – 30:47.62
               158. Reed Brown – 32:50.31

In the team's first 10K of the season, Haney raced to an eighth-place finish Friday to sit atop Oregon's scoring lineup. The Bakersfield, Calif., native finished 32^nd at the same meet last year. He was followed by Teare and Mestler in 18^th and 22^nd, respectively. Jack Yearian registered his third scoring effort of the season and Charlie Hunter rounded out the Ducks' top five.

Up Next
The 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be contested Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Zimmer Course in Madison, Wis.