Complete Results
BELMONT, Calif. – The University of Portland men’s cross country team’s streak of 32 consecutive league titles came to an end on Saturday, despite a great performance by the Pilots at Crystal Springs Course. WCC newcomer BYU (25) edged Portland (32) to claim the team title. Six Portland runners earned All-WCC honors on the day.
Portland senior Alfred Kipchumba finished second, a mere two seconds behind BYU’s Miles Batty and his 8K course record of 23:47. Kipchumba held the previous course record of 24:20 in 2009. Pilot junior Trevor Dunbar finished third overall (23:51), while juniors Joash Osoro and Lars Erik Malde also earned top 10 finishes to garner All-WCC First Team honors.
Redshirt freshmen David Perry and Scott Fauble placed 12th and 14th, respectively, and were named honorable mention All-WCC.
The University of San Francisco finished third as a team, with 119 points. The Dons were led by Jose Madera, who finished 17th overall with a time of 24:55.
The top 10 finishers collected All-WCC honors, with the 11th through 15th place finishers garnering All-WCC Honorable Mention. Batty was named WCC Runner of the Year and BYU’s Steve Flint is the conference’s Freshman of the Year. BYU’s Ed Eyestone was voted WCC Coach of the Year by his fellow head coaches.
2011 West Coast Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship (8K)
Crystal Springs Course
Belmont, Calif.
Team Scores
1. BYU 25
2. Portland 32
3. San Francisco 119
4. Santa Clara 122
5. Loyola Marymount 131
6. Gonzaga 140
7. Saint Mary’s 220
8. San Diego 249
9. Pepperdine 252
Portland Individuals
2. Alfred Kipchumba (Portland), 23:49
3. Trevor Dunbar (Portland),23:51
6. Joash Osoro (Portland), 24:11
9. Lars Erik Malde (Portland), 24:32
12. David Perry (Portland), 24:44;
14. Scott Fauble (Portland), 24:49
16. Jared Bassett (Portland), 24:53
19. Matt Frerker (Portland), 25:03
20. William Kincaid (Portland), 25:05.
2011 Men’s Cross Country All-West Coast Conference Team
Alden Bahr, BYU, So.
Miles Batty, BYU, Sr.
Trevor Dunbar, Portland, Jr.
Alfred Kipchumba, Portland, Sr.
Lars Erik Malde, Portland, Jr.
Joash Osoro, Portland, Jr.
Rex Shields, BYU, Jr.
Tylor Thatcher, BYU, So.
Jared Ward, BYU, So.
Jason Witt, BYU, So.
Honorable Mention
Ben Demaree, Santa Clara, So.
Scott Fauble, Portland, Fr.
Steve Flint, BYU, Fr.
David Perry, Portland, Fr.
Robbie Reid, Santa Clara, Sr.
WCC Individual Champion
Miles Batty, BYU, Sr.
WCC Men’s Coach of the Year
Ed Eyestone, BYU
WCC Freshman of the Year
Steve Flint, BYU