Results
BELMONT, Calif. - - - The University of Portland women’s cross country team claimed runner-up honors at the 2010 West Coast Conference Championship at the Crystal Springs Course (6k). San Francisco won the race by a 38 to 71 team score margin. Senior Natalie Hemphill was the top Pilot finisher, claiming 10th place overall, running the course in 21:36.
Four Pilots finished among the top 15. Joining Hemphill was freshman Kellie Houser, junior Lyndy Davis, and senior Theresa Hailey.
Hemphill was placed on the 2010 All-Conference First Team while Houser, Davis, and Hailey earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors.
Portland improved on its third place finish at the WCC Championships last year. The Pilots have won 12 of the last 15 titles overall.
Junior Tara Erdmann of Loyola Marymount was the 2010 WCC individual champion with a time of 20:21.
San Francisco won the team competition with a team score of 38 and was paced by WCC Freshman of the Year Jana Stolting (20:54).
The Pilots next race will come at the NCAA West Regional Championships hosted by the University of Oregon in Springfield on November 13.
2010 West Coast Conference Women’s Cross Country Championships
Crystal Springs Course (Belmont, Calif.)
October 30, 2010
Team Scores: 1. San Francisco 38, 2. Portland 71, 3. Loyola Marymount 76, 4. Santa Clara 117, 5. Gonzaga 120, 6. Pepperdine 128, 7. San Diego, 8. St. Mary’s (Calif.) 198.
UP Individuals: 10. Natalie Hemphill (21:36), 11. Kellie Houser (21:40), 14. Lyndy Davis (21:49), 15. Theresa Hailey (21:49), 21. Natasha Verma (22:11), (24). Elizabeth Keaveny (22:29), (31). Molly Mitchell (22:49).
WCC Honors
Champion – Tara Erdmann, Loyola Marymount
Freshman of the Year – Jana Stolting, San Francisco
Coach of the Year – Helen Lehen-Winters, San Francisco
2010 Women’s All-Conference First Team
Tara Erdmann, Loyola Marymount
Chelsea Wishard, Pepperdine
Sheree Shea, Loyola Marymount
Jana Stolting, San Francisco
Laruen Lodge, Pepperdine
Eva Krchova, San Francisco
Sophie Curl, San Francisco
Stephanie Wilson, Santa Clara
Maor Tiyouri, San Francisco
Natalie Hemphill, Portland
All-WCC Honorable Mention
Kellie Houser, Portland
Chloe Treleven, San Francisco
Kristy Koenes, San Diego
Lyndy Davis, Portland
Theresa Hailey, Portland