Bortfeld Leads Cougar Women’s XC at Washington Invitational

Saturday, October 1

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Washington Invitational

Bortfeld Leads Cougar Women’s XC at Washington Invitational

October 01, 2016 | Cross Country

Washington Invite Results

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

SEATTLE -- The Washington State women's cross country team was led by the 15th-place finish by Devon Bortfeld at the Washington Invitational meet held at Jefferson Park Golf Course Saturday in Seattle.

Bortfeld, a junior from Sammamish, Wash., ran the women's 6000m course in a time of 20 minutes 31.1 seconds. Morgan Willson (senior, Colfax, Wash.) was the next Cougar woman to cross the finish line in 39th place in a time of 21:26.4. The other WSU women scoring were: Morgan Lash (freshman, Anchorage, Alaska) 45th (21:39.1), Jenaya Pynn (redshirt freshman, Nanaimo, B.C. Canada) 50th (21:46.0) and Melissa Hruska (freshman, Snoqualmie, Wash.) 52nd (21:47.9). Other Cougar women racing Saturday included Katherine Dittmann (sophomore, Snoqualmie, Wash.) 59th (21:57.2), Tracy Myers (redshirt freshman, Beamsville, Ontario Canada) 67th (22:11.7), Josie Brown (sophomore, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 67th (22:13.1), Marie Gaudin (freshman, Arlington, Wash.) 74th (22:30.4), Desi Stinger (freshman, Temecula, Calif.) 76th (22:36.7), Steffie Pavey (senior, Oldtown, Idaho) 80th (23:05.6), and Mallori Lindberg (junior, Woodinville, Wash.) 86th (23:32.4).

The women's team standings were: 1. No. 12 Washington 24; 2. No. 4 Oregon 57; 3. Harvard 78, Colorado State 115, Idaho 146, Washington State 174, Eastern Washington 178, Grand Canyon 237, and Seattle U 251. Charlotte Prouse from Washington was the individual winner in a time of 19:36.8.

The WSU men's team did not include the eight men who competed at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite Friday, Jake Finney (sophomore, Post Falls, Idaho) was the top Cougar to finish at 19th covering the 8000m course in a time of 24:04.8. The other WSU men scoring were: Jackson Haselnus (redshirt junior, Gresham, Ore.) 26th (24:22.9), Reid Muller (sophomore, Pitt Meadows, B.C. Canada) 27th (24:29.4), Kyler Little (sophomore, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 30th (24:38.0), and Dean Cameron (freshman, Spokane, Wash.) 40th (24:46.6). Other Cougar men racing Saturday included: Isaac Wadhwani (freshman, Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada) 57th (25:13.9), and Alex Simpson (senior, Asotin, Wash.) 69th (25:41.7).

Edward Cheserek from Oregon won the individual title in a time of 23:06.3.

The men's team scoring was: 1. No. 3 Oregon 26; 2. No. 29 Colorado State 39; 3. No. 21 Washington 64; 4. No. 24 Washington State 127; 5. Idaho 141; 6. Eastern Washington 192; 7. Seattle U 195; and 8. Grand Canyon 207.

"We had some great results in Seattle despite coming off of a hard block of training." WSU Director of Cross Country/Track & Field said. "Devon had an awesome run and is starting to see the benefits of some great training that she has put in over the last several weeks. It was very impressive to see our number nine through 13 runners on the men's side average a time of 24:28! It really shows our depth. Jake Finney had a great race, repeating the great race here last season as well, and ran with a great deal of confidence. It will be exciting to see both sides compete in two weeks at Wisconsin."

The next races for the Cougar cross country teams will be Friday, October 14 at the Wisconsin Invitational in Madison, Wis., and Saturday, October 15 at the Inland Northwest Classic in Lewiston, Idaho.