Beavers Selected for 2022 National Championships
November 12, 2022 | Women's Cross Country
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A day after a historic performance at the west regional, Oregon State was selected to compete in the field of 31 teams at the 2022 NCAA Cross Country National Championships.
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The race will take place at 7 a.m. PT on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Okla. ESPNU will broadcast the race.
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The Beavs essentially punched their ticket to Oregon State's third team appearance on Friday with a fourth place finish at the NCAA West Regional, the best regional performance in school history. Kaylee Mitchell, a contender for the individual national championship won the race while Grace Fetherstonhaugh and Christina Geisler earned all-region honors.
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"You know, it's really hard to put into words what these athletes have accomplished this year. Cross country is a niche sport, but has a huge following. 330 schools sponsor Division I cross country. This is a really, really, really hard meet to make. To be one of the 31 is an incredible honor - but we earned it. We had to get it done on the day and we did," head coach Louie Quintana said.
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"This is the third time our team has qualified and the fourth time in six seasons since I've been at OSU that we have been represented at the NCAA Championships. It's a total team effort, from the Athletic Trainers, Strength Coaches, Doctors, Nutritionist to the Administration- they all are huge supporters of what we are trying to do," Quintana continued. "But ultimately, it's the women who literally choose to do hard things every day that should be celebrated. This is a great achievement, one that should never be overlooked."
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Oregon State's best team performance at the NCAA Championships came in 2020 when the Beavers placed 16th with 375 points behind a 20th-place finish from Mitchell. In 2018, OSU's first-ever appearance, the Beavs earned 27th place with 600 points.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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The race will take place at 7 a.m. PT on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Okla. ESPNU will broadcast the race.
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The Beavs essentially punched their ticket to Oregon State's third team appearance on Friday with a fourth place finish at the NCAA West Regional, the best regional performance in school history. Kaylee Mitchell, a contender for the individual national championship won the race while Grace Fetherstonhaugh and Christina Geisler earned all-region honors.
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"You know, it's really hard to put into words what these athletes have accomplished this year. Cross country is a niche sport, but has a huge following. 330 schools sponsor Division I cross country. This is a really, really, really hard meet to make. To be one of the 31 is an incredible honor - but we earned it. We had to get it done on the day and we did," head coach Louie Quintana said.
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"This is the third time our team has qualified and the fourth time in six seasons since I've been at OSU that we have been represented at the NCAA Championships. It's a total team effort, from the Athletic Trainers, Strength Coaches, Doctors, Nutritionist to the Administration- they all are huge supporters of what we are trying to do," Quintana continued. "But ultimately, it's the women who literally choose to do hard things every day that should be celebrated. This is a great achievement, one that should never be overlooked."
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Oregon State's best team performance at the NCAA Championships came in 2020 when the Beavers placed 16th with 375 points behind a 20th-place finish from Mitchell. In 2018, OSU's first-ever appearance, the Beavs earned 27th place with 600 points.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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