Press Release
11/01 - WEST REGIONALS: Two Bruins Earn All-Region as Men Place 9th, Women 11th
NCAA West Regional Results (M)
NCAA West Regional Results (W)
ESTACADA, Ore. - Cam Eberhart and Rachel Giffey-Brohaugh of George Fox University earned All-Region honors while leading the Bruin men to ninth place and the women to 11th respectively in the NCAA Division III West Regional cross country races held Saturday here at Milo McIver State Park.
It was the second straight year for Eberhart, a sophomore, to garner All-Region as he finished 26th overall and for team scoring in the men's 8K race. Giffey-Brohaugh, a senior, made All-Region for the first time with a time of 23:05.55 in the women's 6K event, placing 22nd overall and 19th for scoring purposes. The top 35 in each race receive All-Region recognition.
The Bruin men earned 243 points in finishing ninth out of 13 teams. Willamette University won the race with 50 points to 72 for runner-up Occidental College. Kevin Chaves of Occidental was the individual winner with a time of 24:34.85, the third-best mark in West Region history.
Other George Fox counting times were Grant Finney in 26:49.80 (41st/40th), Paul Rapet in 26:52.15 (42nd/41st), Jordan Ware in 27:19.15 (62nd/60th), and Bradley Higgins in 28:27.35 (79th/76th).
The Bruin women had 230 points to place 11th out of 16 teams. Willamette also won that one with 43 points, with the University of Puget Sound a distant second with 86 points. Defending national champion Sarah Zerzan of Willamette won the women's title for the third year in a row with a West Region record time of 20:51.65.
Also scoring for the Bruins were Anna McLain in 23:42.70 (38th/34th), Bethany Adams in 23:53.40 (48th/44th), Lisa Mensonides in 24:21.50 (68th/60th), and Nicole Fleming in 24:45.90 (81st/73rd).
The top two teams plus the top seven individuals who are not on either of those two teams now advance to the NCAA Division III National Championships, set for Saturday, Nov. 17, in Northfield, Minn., and hosted by St. Olaf College.