University of Nevada Las Vegas
NCAA Championships
11/14/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
PALO ALTO, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV cross country team finished 28th overall at the NCAA West Regional hosted by Stanford University Friday morning at the Stanford Golf Course. The Rebels tallied a team score of 777 (1:55.53) and were led by Spencer Moore and Rebecca Hobby, who finished 114th (22:17.9) and 115th (22:18.5), respectively.
The Scarlet & Gray had four others compete in the women's 6K. Nikki Regalado was the third Rebel to cross the finish line in a time of 22:46.6 (148th). Vannessa Martinez (205th/23:55.8), Amanda Berg (218/24:33.0) and Miranda Menzies (221st/24:35.8) rounded out the UNLV contingent.
"Today was a good and tough meet for us," said cross country head coach Jebreh Harris. "Our student-athletes needed a highly competitive meet on a tight course to challenge our gusto and what we have inside. We gained a bit of toughness and grew a bit today and I can't be upset at that. It's a step forward from where we have been the previous years and we are motivated to make more steps forward."
The Oregon Ducks took first with a team score of 88 and a total time of 1:43.50. Oregon finished first despite having no runners in the top 10; however, all five of it scorers placed between 11th and 24th.
The Boise State Broncos, one of five Mountain West programs to run at The Farm, took second behind a team score of 103 and a time of 1:43.04. The Broncos had two of their own, Emma Bates and Marisa Howard, finish second (19:34.2) and fifth (20:04.9). Two weeks ago, the duo took first and second at the Mountain West Championships in another race held in the Golden State.
By virtue of their 1-2 finish, Oregon and Boise State will advance to the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov. 22.
Arizona State's Shelby Houlihan was the individual winner of the race and will advance to the national meet along with Stanford's Elise Cranny (3rd/19:45.6), California's Bethan Knights (4th/19:59) and Portland's Tansey Lystad (6th/20:08.1).
