COLFAX, Wash. – At the NCAA Division-1 West Regionals at Colfax Golf Club,
Evans Kurui won the men's 10k West Regional with a time of 28:53.7. The men's team finished ninth overall. The women finished seventh overall with
Zenah Cheptoo, the best of the Cougars, at 19:46.8. This run was a personal best for the freshman in her first season running at the collegiate level.
In the first race of the morning, the women's 6k,
Zenah Cheptoo ran with the top group of runners for the entire race. By finishing in the top 10, she gave herself a chance to qualify for the National Championships.
Alaina Stone Boggs ran a 20:18.9, finishing 28
th overall.
Neema Kimtai (20:28.4) and
Nicole Bissell (20:35.2) rounded out the top 45, finishing 34
th and 42
nd respectively. The 60
th and 64
th places were taken by
Caroline Jepkorir (20:55.6) and
Jessica Duran (20.58.3).
Sabrina Colbert rounded out the Cougar team with a 94
th-place finish and a time of 21:22.4. Cheptoo, Bissell, Duran, and Colbert all ran personal best 6k times.
In the men's 10k race, freshman
Evans Kurui showed why he is one of the best runners in the nation and took home the West Regional Title by 15 seconds. He led almost the entire race and by no close margins. He had leads of around 30 seconds over the leading pack trying to catch him. Kurui ran almost a minute faster than the winner of the West Regionals in 2019 when they were hosted at Colfax Golf Club.
Brian Barsaiya held up with the lead pack for a lot of the race but ultimately finished 42
nd with a time of 29:58.1. 61
st and 62
nd place were taken by
Evan Bruce (30:33.0) and
Kelvin Limo (30:35.1), who ran close together for the entirety of the race.
Leo Cook finished with a time of 31:06.2, earning himself 83
rd place. Kurui, Bruce, and Cook all earned personal bests in the race.
Kurui and Cheptoo will earn a place in the NCAA National Championships that will take place in Madison, Wisconsin.
Womens 6k - Team Results
1. Oregon, 43 points
2. Stanford, 67 points
3. Washington, 101 points
4. Gonzaga, 134 points
5. Portland, 156 points
6. Boise State, 168 points
7. Washington St., 169 points
8. Cal Poly, 237 points
9. Oregon State, 297 points
10. CBU, 317 points
11. UC Davis, 365 points
12. UCLA, 381 points
13. California, 463 points
14. San Diego State, 478 points
15. Idaho, 480 points
16. UC San Diego, 510 points
17. Seattle U, 522 points
18. Long Beach State, 570 points
19. San Francisco, 571 points
20. UC Riverside, 583 points
21. Eastern Washington, 584 points
22. UC Irvine, 585 points
23. Arizona, 638 points
24. St. Mary's (CA), 653 points
25. Cal St. Fullerton, 676 points
26. Hawaii, 729 points
27. Santa Clara, 770 points
28. Sacramento St., 777 points
29. UC Santa Barbara, 816 points
30. Fresno State, 829 points
31. San Diego, 908 points
32. Utah Tech, 951 points
33. USC, 984 points
34. Pepperdine, 986 points
35. Portland State, 1031 points
36. Loyola Marymount, 1050 points
37. CSUN, 1130 points
38. UNLV, 1220 points
39. Pacific, 1227 points
Womens 6k – WSU Individuals
Zenah Cheptoo, 19:46.8, 10
th (PB)
Alaina Stone Boggs, 20:18.9, 28
th
Neema Kimtai, 20:28.4, 34
th
Nicole Bissell, 20:35.2, 42
nd (PB)
Caroline Jepkorir, 20:55.6, 60
th
Jessica Duran, 20:58.3, 64
th (PB)
Sabrina Colbert, 21:22.4, 94
th (PB)
Men's 10k – Team Results
1. Washington, 66 points
2. Oregon, 68 points
3. Stanford, 73 points
4. CBU, 99 points
5. Portland, 102 points
6. Gonzaga, 135 points
7. Boise State, 181 points
8. Cal Poly, 235 points
9. Washington State, 244 points
10. Cal St. Fullerton, 324 points
11. California, 327 points
12. UC Davis, 357 points
13. Santa Clara, 362 points
14. St. Mary's (CA), 432 points
15. UC Riverside, 456 points
16. Arizona, 457 points
17. Eastern Washington, 534 points
18. UC San Diego, 541 points
19. UC Irvine, 617 points
20. UC Santa Barbara, 641 points
21. Pepperdine, 643 points
22. Utah Tech, 659 points
23. Idaho, 663 points
24. San Francisco, 702 points
25. Grand Canyon, 709 points
26. Long Beach St., 742 points
27. Sacramento St., 780 points
28. CSUN, 784 points
29. San Diego, 838 points
30. Seattle U., 859 points
31. Portland State, 875 points
Men's 10k - WSU Individuals
Evans Kurui, 28:53.7, 1
st (PB)
Brian Barsaiya, 29:58.1, 42
nd
Evan Bruce, 30:33.0, 61
st (PB)
Kelvin Limo, 30:35.1, 62
nd
Leo Cook, 31:06.2, 83
rd (PB)
Leif Swanson, 31:23.4, 100
th
Jacob Easton, 31:41.7, 117
th