UCLA
NCAA Western Regional
UCLA Cross Country to Compete at NCAA West Regional
November 13, 2019 | Cross Country
MEET INFORMATION
Meet: 2019 West Regional
Date: Friday, Nov. 15
Time: 11:30 am PT (women's 6K) | 12:30 pm PT (men's 10K)
Location: Colfax, Wash. (Colfax Golf Club)
Live Results: wsucougars.com
Live Video: FloTrack
The UCLA Cross Country teams will compete in Colfax, Wash. on Friday, Nov. 15 at the NCAA West Regional with NCAA Championship berths at stake.
The competition will take place at the Colfax Golf Club, with the women's 6k race beginning at 11:30 a.m. PT, followed by the men's 10k race at 12:30 p.m. Both races will be broadcast live on FloTrack. Live results will be provided at wsucougars.com.
The Top 2 teams at each of the nine regionals will earn automatic berths at the NCAA Championships, which take place on Saturday, Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Indiana. In addition to the 18 automatic bids, there are also 13 at-large team bids. Thirty-six individuals automatically qualify for the championships races by being one of the top four regional finishers not on an advancing team. Two additional at-large individuals are selected by the committee. NCAA selections will be announced on Saturday, Nov. 16.
The Bruin women will compete in a 38-team field, led by No. 2 Stanford and No. 4 Washington. UCLA finished seventh last year at the Western Regional, with Erika Adler being UCLA's sole qualifier to the NCAA Championships after a 14th-place finish. Adler and Christina Rice, who finished 23rd, each earned All-Region honors. Rice has been UCLA's top runner all season, finishing 10th at the Bill Dellinger Invitational and 17th at the Pac-12 Championships.
The UCLA men are the third-highest ranked team in the 30-team field, checking in at No. 10 behind No. 4 Stanford and No. 6 Oregon. The Bruins will also be challenged by No. 11 Portland and No. 14 Washington. Last season, the Bruins placed sixth overall and missed out on qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Colin Burke led UCLA with an 11th-place finish to earn All-Region honors. In 2019, Robert Brandt has led UCLA at its major meets, posting Top 6 finishes at the Pac-12 Championships, Nuttycombe Invitational and Bill Dellinger Invitational. Brandt, Garrett Reynolds and Burke have proven to be a strong 1-2-3 punch, earning Top 25 finishes at three meets, including a 2-5-7 finish at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The UCLA men remained at No. 10 in the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. The Bruins are the fourth-highest Pac-12 team, sitting behind No. 3 Colorado, No. 4 Stanford and No. 6 Oregon. The UCLA women are unranked nationally but moved up three spots to No. 9 in the West Region.
TRAVEL ROSTER
Men
Robert Brandt
Colin Burke
Andy Ehrenberg
George Gleason
DJ Lawson
Chris Morzenti
Garrett Reynolds
Darius Riley
Arturo Sotomayor
Millen Trujillo
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Women
Alyssa Bautista
Paige Carter
Cassandra Durgy
Jackie Garner
Gwyneth George
Claire Markey
Christina Rice
Lilly Schmidt
Emma Tavella
Annabelle Werner
LAST RACE
Led by Robert Brandt and Christina Rice, the UCLA men's and women's cross country teams placed fourth and eighth, respectively, at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships in Monmouth, Ore.
Racing amidst breezy and cold conditions, Brandt completed the 8K race in 23:11.9 to finish fifth overall to earn First-Team All-Conference honors. Also finishing strong were Garrett Reynolds (23:21.0) and Colin Burke (23:21.5), who went 10-11 on the way to collecting Second-Team All-Conference plaudits.
As a team, the 10th-ranked Bruin men mustered an average time of 23:32, posting 84 points to finish behind 2019 conference champion Colorado, Oregon and Stanford. UCLA defeated No. 7 Washington, Washington State, California, Arizona and Arizona State.
Rice crossed the finish line at the 20:07.2 mark to place 17th and earn Second-Team All-Pac-12 honors. She helped the Bruin women to an eighth-place finish in front of California, Washington State, Arizona State and USC. Stanford earned the team title by sweeping the top three spots in the race.
MEET NOTABLES
Friday's meet is highlighted by a combined 11 Top 30 programs. The men's race features No. 4 Stanford, No. 6 Oregon, No. 10 UCLA, No. 11 Portland, No. 14 Washington and No. 27 Boise State. The women's race is highlighted by No. 2 Stanford, No. 4 Washington, No. 13 Boise State, No. 19 Oregon, and No. 30 Cal Baptist.
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