PROVO, Utah – Nick Heath and
Abbey Meck were once again the leaders for the Pepperdine men's and women's cross country teams as the Waves competed at the West Coast Conference Championships on Saturday morning.
The men's team took seventh place at the East Bay Golf Course, their best result since 2009. The women were 10th. BYU won both the men's and women's titles on its own course.
Heath came in 25th in the men's 8K, while Meck was 34th in the women's 6K.
MEN'S 8K LEADERS
- Senior Nick Heath (Scotts Valley, Calif./Scotts Valley HS) 25th place, 24:42.2
- Freshman Jackson Felkins (Southlake, Texas/Carroll Senior HS) 36th place, 25:22.8
- Junior Jalen Frantal (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central HS) 37th place, 25:27.7
- Sophomore Preston Gromer (Casper, Wyo./Kelly Walsh HS) 41st place, 25:37.3
- Freshman Karl Winter (Stockton, Calif./Saint Mary's HS) 50th place, 26:02.1
WOMEN'S 6K LEADERS
- Sophomore Abbey Meck (Santa Cruz, Calif./San Lorenzo Valley HS) 34th place, 22:39.0
- Sophomore Lindsay Sanger (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson HS) 51st place, 23:15.9
- Freshman Riley Wright (Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol HS) 64th place, 24:07.1
- Freshman Key Pearson (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Vistamar School) 69th place, 24:29.9
- Freshman Shelby White (San Antonio, Texas/Winston Churchill HS) 70th place, 24:36.4
QUOTABLE
Pepperdine Coach
Robert Radnoti said: "It was a great day for racing. We came into the competition hoping to run strong, but altitude affects everyone a little bit different. We had a setback on the men's side when two of our athletes were disqualified. The officials said they and a couple of other runners took three steps outside the white line. We're learning about resiliency and we'll pop back in a couple of weeks and be ready for the regional in Sacramento. Today was a little bit disappointing but it was a learning experience for all of our athletes and coaches. I'm proud of our men and women and coaches for how hard they are working."
UP NEXT
The NCAA West Regional is being hosted by Sacramento State on Friday, November 9.
