Beavers set for Bill Dellinger Invitational

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September 25, 2019 | Women's Cross Country

Meet Info

The Beavers face a talented field of nationally ranked teams in their second meet of the season.

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State cross country team is prepped to face a talented field when they head to Springfield, Oregon to take part in the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Saturday, September 28th. Hosted by the University of Oregon, the Beavers second meet of the season will feature five women's teams ranked inside the top-30 of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national poll.

Oregon State will take the line for the women's six-kilometer (3.73-mile) race at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Pine Ridge Golf Club. The Beavers head into the meet ranked fifth in the west region and also received votes in the national poll, as announced by the USTFCCCA last week.

"This is a great chance for us to see where we're at and see what we've got," head coach Louie Quintana said. "We haven't raced in three weeks so we've been at it and training. The women look good but we want to see where they are when they're tested Saturday."

The Beavers will run a lineup of 15 including: Batya Beard, Erin Dietz, Liv Downing, Mari Friedman, Maddie Fuhrman, Kate Intile, Rebecca Ledsham, Audrey Lookner, Meagen Lowe, Emily Perez, Gabby Peterson, Lexi Reed, Libby Rinck, Greta Van Calcar and Haley Wolf. Senior Alyssa Foote will also compete unattached.

Oregon State last competed in the Bill Dellinger Invite in the 2017-18 season where they finished sixth out of ten teams.

In their second meet of the season, the Beavers will take on a talented field of 13 teams including a handful of nationally ranked opponents which includes two Pac-12 foes. This gives the team a glimpse of how they stack up against the Pac-12 and NCAA's best.

National Rank: No. 6 BYU, No. 10 Oregon, No. 13 Boise State, No. 14 Furman, No. 24 UCLA
Received Votes: Air Force, Texas
Rest of Field: Portland, Wichita State, UC Davis, Washington State, Nevada, Idaho

Last Time Out

The Beavers are coming off an impressive and dominant performance at the Portland State Invite where they swept the first six spots to capture the meet title.
Sophomore Haley Wolf led the way as the individual champion (13:32.3) while redshirt junior Lexi Reed followed in second (13:39.2). Finishing third was freshman Gabby Peterson (13.45.2) with junior Audrey Lookner (13:48.3) coming in fourth. Freshman Meagen Lowe (14:03.6) rounded out the top five.

Quick Hitters

Oregon State is coming off of a first-place finish at the second annual Viking Rust Buster (Portland State Invite) that saw ten beavers finish in the top-15 and twelve in the top-20.
The Beavers finished with a perfect score of 15 which was head coach Louie Quintana's first perfect score in his over 20-year career.
Sophomore Haley Wolf was the individual champion as she won her first collegiate race with a time of 13:32.3.
Oregon State jumped a spot in the latest USTFCCCA regional poll as they moved to No. 5 in the West Region.
Coming off of a historic 2018 season, the Beavs once again received votes in the first national rankings of the year in the USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. The Beavs received 24 votes in week one and 12 votes in week two.
In addition to the USTFCCCA regional and national rankings, Oregon State also checked in at No. 20 on the Stride Report's rankings.
The Beavers schedule features six meets inside the state of Oregon with road trips to Madison, Wisconsin and Terre Haute, Indiana.

Natural Newcomers:

Oregon State boasts a top-15 recruiting class as reported by The Stride Report with four freshmen having national championship experience in high school. This includes Meagen Lowe, Gabby Peterson, Libby Rinck and Maggie Smith.
The Beavers return 11 runners from last year's squad while also bringing in 11, making up an experienced and balanced roster.
The 2019-20 roster is partly made up of eight freshmen and three transfers. Three of the freshmen hail from California with the transfers coming from Harvard, Colorado and Treasure Valley Junior College.
The Viking Rust Buster was a promising start for the newcomers as four freshmen finished in the top-10 with two in the top-five.
Lowe and Peterson were stellar in their collegiate debut, running 13:45.2 and 14:03.6 for third and fifth place, respectively.

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