Beavers Finish Sixth at Pac-12 Championships

Friday, October 29

Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

Oregon State

Pac-12 Cross Country Championships

Photo by: Howard Lao

October 29, 2021 | Women's Cross Country

Results

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Oregon State women's cross country team finished sixth in the team standings with 156 points at the Pac-12 Championships, hosted by Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday. Redshirt sophomore Kaylee Mitchell earned First-Team All-Conference honors for her sixth-place finish and fellow redshirt sophomore Grace Fetherstonhaugh earned Second-Team All-Conference honors after finishing 14th.

"We are starting to click. This was a great day for us. The Pac-12 is very good in this sport and the competition is tough. This was our second lowest score in school history and now things will get interesting at regionals in two weeks, anything is possible," said head coach Louie Quintana. "I was so proud of all of them. Altitude is hard to run in and we fought through it. Kaylee and Grace earning All-Conference is huge."

Colorado took the individual and team titles, earning 24 points as four Buffaloes finished in the top five.

With a time of 20:51.7, Mitchell was the first Beaver to cross the finish line. The Salem, Ore. native was a mere 27.1 seconds from her personal-best of 20:28.6, set at the Dellinger Invitational on Sept. 23. Fetherstonhaugh stopped the clock at 21:07.5 to finish 14th.

Redshirt junior Christina Geisler clocked a 6K personal-best of 22:08.1 to finish 45th and was followed by senior Audrey Lookner, who placed 46th with a time of 22:15.6. Sophomore Gabby Peterson was the Beavers' fifth runner to finish, stopping the clock at 22:55.6 to place 62nd. Junior Mari Friedman and freshman Eimy Martinez posted times of 23:01.6 and 23:02.7 (PR) to finish 64th and 65th, respectively.

Up Next
The Beavers will travel to Sacramento, Calif. for the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 12.

Pac-12 Championships
Salt Lake City, Utah | Oct. 29
Oregon State Individual Results
6. Kaylee Mitchell – 20:51.7
14. Grace Fetherstonhaugh – 21:07.5
45. Christina Geisler – 22:08.1 *PR*
46. Audrey Lookner – 22:15.6
62. Gabby Peterson – 22:55.6
64. Mari Friedman – 23:01.6
65. Eimy Martinez – 23:02.7 *PR*
74. Zoe Simmons – 23:30.3
82. Kate Intile – 23:51.4
84. Liv Downing – 23:56.8

Team Standings
1. Colorado – 24 points
2. Utah - 52 points
3. Oregon – 92 points
4. Washington – 107 points
5. Stanford – 120 points
6. Oregon State – 156 points
7. Washington State – 179 points
8. UCLA – 230 points
9. California – 265 points
10. Arizona State – 299 points
11. USC – 332 points
12. Arizona – 343 points