Cougars headed to East Coast for 2023 Pre-Nationals

Saturday, October 14

Lewiston, ID

All Day

Washington State University

LC State Invitational

Washington State men's and women's cross country teams hosted the 2023 Cougar Classic at the Colfax Golf Club in Colfax, Wash.

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October 11, 2023 | Cross Country

Live Results - NCAA Pre-Nationals Watch Live - NCAA Pre-Nationals

Washington State men's and women's cross country will also compete at the 2023 LC State Invitational in Lewiston, Idaho.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State men's and women's cross country teams get set to head back on the road this weekend as the top Cougs travel to compete in the 2023 NCAA Pre-Nationals meet hosted by the University of Virginia Saturday at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va.

The rest of the WSU distance squads will compete in Lewiston, Idaho, at the 2023 LC State Invitational at LC State Cross Country Trail. The LC State Invitational will also take place on Saturday morning as the women's race gets going at 9:30 a.m. with the men to follow at 10:30 a.m.

Meet Info – NCAA Pre-Nationals:
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023

- Start Times (All times PST):

- Men's Championship Race: 6:40 a.m. PST

- Women's Championship Race: 7:30 a.m. PST

- Location: Earlysville, Va.

- Live Results

- Course Map (8K)

- Course Map (6K)

Meet Info – LC State Invitational:
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023

- Start Times (All times PST):

- Men's Race: 9:30 a.m. PST

- Women's Race: 10:30 a.m. PST

- Location: Lewiston, Idaho

- Course Map (8K)

Last Time Out:

Washington State women's and men's teams finished ninth (19-22-37-63-102, 243 pts) and 10th (12-19-70-79-84, 264 pts), respectively, at the Joe Piane Invitational in South Bend, Ind., to end the month of September.

Neema Kimtai (16:57.0, 19th) and Caroline Jerotich (17:03.1, 22nd) led the way for the Cougar women while Cristina Molteni followed closely behind at 17:23.4 to place 37th overall.

On the men's side, Brian Barsaiya (23:44.6, 12th) and Kelvin Limo (23:55.9, 19th) ran with the front of the men's blue 5-mile field to lead the WSU men. Barsaiya finished just 36.3 seconds off of the lead pace while Limo spent the majority of the race in the top-15 of the men's field.

Back in the Pacific Northwest, senior native of Maple Valley, Wash., Ethan Martin, posted the top time for the Cougars in the men's 8k as he finished 23rd overall in 25:31.7. Emmett Klus (25:58.1), Alec Barran (26:23.9), and Ferran Verges (26:29.7) also reached new career-best times, while Sophia Cushman finished ninth overall in the women's 6k race at 23:32.5.

Up Next:

Washington State men's and women's cross country teams will now turn its attention to postseason as the Cougars travel to University Place, Wash., to compete in the 2023 Pac-12 Championships on Fri., Oct. 27.

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