Friday, November 12
Sacramento, CA
10:00 AM
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NCAA West Regionals
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Beavers Finish Seventh at NCAA West Regional, Mitchell Advances to Championships
November 12, 2021 | Women's Cross Country
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Oregon State redshirt sophomore Kaylee Mitchell punched her ticket to the NCAA Cross Country Championships after finishing 12th at the NCAA West Regional, hosted by Scaramento State in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday. Mitchell and fellow redshirt sophomore Grace Fetherstonhaugh led the Beavers, placing 12th and 14th, respectively, to earn All-Region recognition. The Oregon State women's cross country team finished seventh in the team standings with 206 points.
"I thought we were really, really good. We were only a handful of points from the top five. We had two All-Region runners for the first time ever and Kaylee is getting through to nationals, so that's great as a team," said head coach Louie Quintana. "There is general disappointment, but satisfaction that we held and equaled our ranking coming in. We have a great group returning. We will be in the mix next year. I'm looking forward to having Kaylee represent the Beavs next week."
Mitchell stopped the clock with a personal-best 6K time of 20:15.8. Her 12th-place finish tied the highest individual finish at the NCAA West Regional meet by a Beaver, marked by Juliana Mount in 2018. Following close behind was Fetherstonhaugh, who also crossed the finish line with a personal-best, posting a time of 20:17.6 to take 14th.
Senior Audrey Lookner placed 55th (21:02.6) and Mari Friedman finished 58th (21:06.4). Christina Geisler posted a personal-best of 21:12.7 to place 67th.
Up Next
Mitchell will compete at the NCAA Championships in Tallahassee, Fla., on Nov. 20. The women's 6K is scheduled for 7:20 a.m. PT (10:20 a.m. ET)
NCAA West Regional
Sacramento, Calif. | Nov. 12
Oregon State Individual Results
12. Kaylee Mitchell – 20:15.8 *PR*
14. Grace Fetherstonhaugh – 20:17.6 *PR*
55. Audrey Lookner – 21:02.6
58. Mari Friedman – 21:06.4
67. Christina Geisler – 21:12.7 *PR*
103. Gabby Peterson – 21:47.8
112. Eimy Martinez – 22:06.1 *PR*
Team Standings
1. Stanford – 42 points
2. Washington – 84 points
3. Oregon – 100 points
4. Gonzaga – 148 points
5. Portland – 161 points
6. San Francisco – 202 points
7. Oregon State – 206 points
8. Boise State – 214 points
9. UC Davis – 259 points
10. Cal State Fullerton – 281 points
11. Portland State – 298 points
12. Washington State – 317 points
13. Idaho – 329 points
14. Cal Poly – 394 points
15. UCLA – 450 points
16. UC Irvine – 455 points
17. California – 536 points
18. Santa Clara – 577 points
19. St. Mary's (Calif.) – 580 points
20. Sacramento State – 589 points
21. Arizona State – 639 points
22. USC – 639 points
23. San Diego State – 657 points
24. Long Beach State – 661 points
25. UC Riverside – 679 points
26. Loyola Marymount – 716 points
27. UC Santa Barbara – 773 points
28. Eastern Washington – 800 points
29. Seattle – 846 points
30. UNLV – 851 points
31. San Diego – 877 points
32. Pacific – 941 points
33. Pepperdine – 962 points
34. Hawaii – 969 points
35. CSUN – 1137 points
"I thought we were really, really good. We were only a handful of points from the top five. We had two All-Region runners for the first time ever and Kaylee is getting through to nationals, so that's great as a team," said head coach Louie Quintana. "There is general disappointment, but satisfaction that we held and equaled our ranking coming in. We have a great group returning. We will be in the mix next year. I'm looking forward to having Kaylee represent the Beavs next week."
Mitchell stopped the clock with a personal-best 6K time of 20:15.8. Her 12th-place finish tied the highest individual finish at the NCAA West Regional meet by a Beaver, marked by Juliana Mount in 2018. Following close behind was Fetherstonhaugh, who also crossed the finish line with a personal-best, posting a time of 20:17.6 to take 14th.
Senior Audrey Lookner placed 55th (21:02.6) and Mari Friedman finished 58th (21:06.4). Christina Geisler posted a personal-best of 21:12.7 to place 67th.
Up Next
Mitchell will compete at the NCAA Championships in Tallahassee, Fla., on Nov. 20. The women's 6K is scheduled for 7:20 a.m. PT (10:20 a.m. ET)
NCAA West Regional
Sacramento, Calif. | Nov. 12
Oregon State Individual Results
12. Kaylee Mitchell – 20:15.8 *PR*
14. Grace Fetherstonhaugh – 20:17.6 *PR*
55. Audrey Lookner – 21:02.6
58. Mari Friedman – 21:06.4
67. Christina Geisler – 21:12.7 *PR*
103. Gabby Peterson – 21:47.8
112. Eimy Martinez – 22:06.1 *PR*
Team Standings
1. Stanford – 42 points
2. Washington – 84 points
3. Oregon – 100 points
4. Gonzaga – 148 points
5. Portland – 161 points
6. San Francisco – 202 points
7. Oregon State – 206 points
8. Boise State – 214 points
9. UC Davis – 259 points
10. Cal State Fullerton – 281 points
11. Portland State – 298 points
12. Washington State – 317 points
13. Idaho – 329 points
14. Cal Poly – 394 points
15. UCLA – 450 points
16. UC Irvine – 455 points
17. California – 536 points
18. Santa Clara – 577 points
19. St. Mary's (Calif.) – 580 points
20. Sacramento State – 589 points
21. Arizona State – 639 points
22. USC – 639 points
23. San Diego State – 657 points
24. Long Beach State – 661 points
25. UC Riverside – 679 points
26. Loyola Marymount – 716 points
27. UC Santa Barbara – 773 points
28. Eastern Washington – 800 points
29. Seattle – 846 points
30. UNLV – 851 points
31. San Diego – 877 points
32. Pacific – 941 points
33. Pepperdine – 962 points
34. Hawaii – 969 points
35. CSUN – 1137 points
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