Friday, November 12
Sacramento, Calif.
10:00 a.m. PT
Pepperdine University
at
NCAA West Regional
Men's Cross Country
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Cross Country Heads to NCAA West Regional Championships
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MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine men's and women's cross country teams are headed to Sacramento to compete in the NCAA West Regional on Friday morning. Pepperdine will have seven men and seven women at the meet.
The men's team had their best finish since 1996 in the 2019 NCAA West Regional placing 13th. Jackson Felkins led the men that year in a time of 31:02.9. The women's team placed 35th in 2019 and Skyler Danley led the Waves with a time of 22:26.5. There was no NCAA West Regional during the COVID-19-shortened 2020-21 season.
MEET DETAILS
The race will be hosted by Sacramento State at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday (November 12). The women's 6K will start at 10 a.m., followed by the men's 10K at 11 a.m.
MEN'S TEAM
Seniors Jackson Felkins (Southlake, Texas/Carroll Senior HS), Karl Winter (Stockton, Calif./Saint Mary's HS) and Kyle McCabe (Westminster, Colo./Holy Family HS) were the #1-3 runners for the Waves this season. All three seniors posted their season-best showings at the Bronco Invitational, including a new school record by Felkins in a time of 24:01.1. Felkins, Winter and McCabe all sit in the top 10 on the Pepperdine all-time men's 10K performance list including Felkins in the number two spot. McCabe also led the Waves in the West Coast Conference Championships two weeks ago with a time of 24:34.9.
The Waves' #4 and #5 runners for the season were sophomores Johnathan Flint (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) and Nathaniel Lannen (Southlake, Texas/Carroll HS), who also posted their season bests and personal records at the Bronco Invitational.
WOMEN'S TEAM
Freshman Megan LaCamera (Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS) led the women's team three out of the five races this season, including the WCC Championships with a time of 23:17.8. LaCamera posted a personal record at the Bronco Invitational in the women's 6K with a time of 22:28.1, which put her on the Pepperdine all-time performance list at 17th. Senior Riley Wright (Chandler, Ariz./Corona del Sol HS) was the top runner for the Waves at the UC Riverside Invitational with a time of 22:33.6, which was a personal record and put her 18th on the Pepperdine all-time women's 6K performance list.Â
In the last two meets, the team's #2-5 runners were juniors Olivia Miller (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles HS) and Skyler Danley (Easton, Pa./Easton Area HS), freshman Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) and seniors Annelies Ondersma (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./University Liggett School) and Wright. Danley currently sits at the 10th spot on the Pepperdine all-time women's 6K performance list.
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Pepperdine Head Coach Lauren Floris said: "We are looking forward to racing in Sacramento on Friday, the course and conditions are going to be amazing and our athletes are ready! Things have really come together for everyone these past few weeks and we're excited for both teams to compete well in their respective races."
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UP NEXT
Following the NCAA West Regional, the top two teams will receive an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Fla., and there will be 13 at-large bids up for grabs. The 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships is slated for Saturday, November 20.Â
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The men's team had their best finish since 1996 in the 2019 NCAA West Regional placing 13th. Jackson Felkins led the men that year in a time of 31:02.9. The women's team placed 35th in 2019 and Skyler Danley led the Waves with a time of 22:26.5. There was no NCAA West Regional during the COVID-19-shortened 2020-21 season.
MEET DETAILS
The race will be hosted by Sacramento State at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday (November 12). The women's 6K will start at 10 a.m., followed by the men's 10K at 11 a.m.
MEN'S TEAM
Seniors Jackson Felkins (Southlake, Texas/Carroll Senior HS), Karl Winter (Stockton, Calif./Saint Mary's HS) and Kyle McCabe (Westminster, Colo./Holy Family HS) were the #1-3 runners for the Waves this season. All three seniors posted their season-best showings at the Bronco Invitational, including a new school record by Felkins in a time of 24:01.1. Felkins, Winter and McCabe all sit in the top 10 on the Pepperdine all-time men's 10K performance list including Felkins in the number two spot. McCabe also led the Waves in the West Coast Conference Championships two weeks ago with a time of 24:34.9.
The Waves' #4 and #5 runners for the season were sophomores Johnathan Flint (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) and Nathaniel Lannen (Southlake, Texas/Carroll HS), who also posted their season bests and personal records at the Bronco Invitational.
WOMEN'S TEAM
Freshman Megan LaCamera (Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS) led the women's team three out of the five races this season, including the WCC Championships with a time of 23:17.8. LaCamera posted a personal record at the Bronco Invitational in the women's 6K with a time of 22:28.1, which put her on the Pepperdine all-time performance list at 17th. Senior Riley Wright (Chandler, Ariz./Corona del Sol HS) was the top runner for the Waves at the UC Riverside Invitational with a time of 22:33.6, which was a personal record and put her 18th on the Pepperdine all-time women's 6K performance list.Â
In the last two meets, the team's #2-5 runners were juniors Olivia Miller (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles HS) and Skyler Danley (Easton, Pa./Easton Area HS), freshman Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) and seniors Annelies Ondersma (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./University Liggett School) and Wright. Danley currently sits at the 10th spot on the Pepperdine all-time women's 6K performance list.
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Pepperdine Head Coach Lauren Floris said: "We are looking forward to racing in Sacramento on Friday, the course and conditions are going to be amazing and our athletes are ready! Things have really come together for everyone these past few weeks and we're excited for both teams to compete well in their respective races."
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UP NEXT
Following the NCAA West Regional, the top two teams will receive an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Fla., and there will be 13 at-large bids up for grabs. The 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships is slated for Saturday, November 20.Â
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