SACRAMENTO, California – The Pepperdine men's and women's cross country teams concluded the 2021 season at the NCAA West Regional on Friday. Three runners set new personal records for themselves at Haggin Oaks Golf Course.
The men were led by senior Karl Winter who finished the 10K in a time of 31:18.1. Winter was followed by
Kyle McCabe and
Johnathan Flint. Winter and McCabe both still sit on the Pepperdine all-time performance list at fifth and sixth, respectively, while
Johnathan Flint etched his name onto the list for the first time at the 14th spot.
Junior Olivia Miller led the women with a time of 22:39.8 and notched her name on the Pepperdine all-time performance list at the 20th spot. Miller was followed by
Skyler Danley and
Megan LaCamera.
The men finished 24th out of 29 teams, while the women finished 33rd out of 35 teams.
MEN'S 10K LEADERS
- Senior Karl Winter (Stockton,Calif./Saint Mary's HS) 71st overall, 31:18.1, beat his personal record by 4.9 seconds.
- Senior Kyle McCabe (Westminster, Colo./Holy Family HS) 76th overall, 31:25.5, beat his personal record by 7.6 seconds.
- Sophomore Johnathan Flint (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) 123rd overall, 32:27.5.
- Sophomore Nathaniel Lannen (Southlake, Texas/Carroll HS) 178th overall, 34:05.8.
- Sophomore Austin Gromer (Casper, Wyo./Mountain View HS) 182nd overall, 34:20.2.
WOMEN'S 6K LEADERS
- Junior Olivia Miller (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles HS) 157th overall, 22:39.8, beat her personal record by 4.5 seconds.
- Junior Skyler Danley (Easton, Pa./Easton Area HS) 187th overall, 23:04.8
- Freshman Megan LaCamera (Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS) 199th overall, 23:19.1
- Senior Riley Wright (Chandler, Ariz./Corona del Sol HS) 213th overall, 23:59.6
- Freshman Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) 215th overall, 24:04.5
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Head Coach
Lauren Floris said: "Our teams wrapped up their seasons today. The ladies ran very well and it was great too see them improve over their recent Regional appearances. On the men's side the team score was impacted by an injury Jackson sustained mid-race but our 6 finishers ran very well, all hitting personal bests or running their first 10K."
