Fields for NCAA West Regional Cross Country Meet Set 28 men’s and women’s teams are headed to the Springfield Country Club.
EUGENE, Ore. – Twenty-eight men’s and women’s cross country teams,
including the top-ranked Stanford men and Washington women, will
converge on Springfield Country Club on Saturday for the 2009 NCAA West
Regional Championships. The men’s race begins at 9:45 a.m., with the
women going off at 10:45 a.m. The top two teams in each race
earn automatic berths to the NCAA Championships Nov. 23 in Terre Haute,
Ind. Individual and at-large bids will also be at stake. In
addition to the top-ranked Huskies, the women’s race will also feature
No. 5 Oregon, No. 14 Stanford, No. 16 Arizona State, No. 24 Arizona and
No. 27 California. The men’s race has No. 3 Oregon, No. 7
Portland, No. 13 Arizona State and No. 17 Washington joining the
top-ranked Cardinal. Cal Poly and UCLA are also receiving votes on the
men’s side. The West Region encompasses colleges from the states
of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and
Washington, with the exception of Idaho State and Northern Arizona,
which compete in the Mountain Region.
Men’s Teams Arizona,
Arizona State, Boise State, California , UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC
Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Eastern
Washington, Fresno State, Idaho, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount,
Oregon, Pepperdine, Portland, Portland State, Sacramento State, Saint
Mary’s, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Stanford, UCLA,
Washington, Washington State. Men’s Individuals Juan Olea, Cal
State Northridge; Chris Boyle, Gonzaga; Brett Withers, Gonzaga; Alfredo
Coronado, San Jose State; David Haefele, San Jose State Women’s Teams Arizona,
Arizona State, California , UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa
Barbara, Cal Poly, Fresno State, Hawaii, Idaho, Long Beach State,
Loyola Marymount, Nevada-Las Vegas, Oregon, Oregon State, Pepperdine,
Portland, Portland State, Sacramento State, San Diego, San Francisco,
Santa Clara, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State. Women’s Individuals Shannon
Porter, Boise State; Carolyn Ellis, Cal State Fullerton; Yomaira
Hernandez, Cal State Fullerton; Lilyana Morejon, Cal State Northridge;
Kristina Hammarstrom, Pacific; Jazmin Quiroz, Pacific; Rosie Smith,
Saint Mary’s.
Spectator Parking Spectator parking will be
at the Mohawk Elementary School on Sunderman Road. Shuttle buses will
then transport spectators to the course at the Springfield Country
Club. Please allow sufficient time to use the park-and-ride shuttle. To reach the Mohawk Elementary School: • Take 105E/126E and stay on 126E for 7 miles. • Take the 42nd Street/Marcola exit and make a left on 42nd street for 0.4 miles. • Make a right on Marcola for 5.5 miles, going 1 mile past the Springfield Country Club. • Turn right on Sunderman Road. • The Mohawk Elementary School will be on your right after ¼ mile. Signs will be posted on the roads directing traffic to the park-and-ride lot at Mohawk Elementary School.
