Crawford, Gentry, and Silhol Net All-WCC Honors at Cross Country Conference Championships

Friday, October 30

San Diego, Calif.

10:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. PT

Pepperdine University

West Coast Conference Championships

Results

Photo by: West Coast Conference

10/30/2026 1:09:00 PM | Cross Country

SAN DIEGO – Pepperdine cross country competed at the 2026 West Coast Conference (WCC) Championships on Friday at Tecolote Shores North in Mission Bay Park. The men placed fifth with 111 points, moving up two spots from last season, and the women finished seventh with 170 points, one point out of sixth.

"I'm proud of our teams," head coach Lauren Floris said. "They raced today and made their mark. It was especially exciting to see Lizzy, Eli and Dom come away with the all-conference distinction. They really made their mark!"

Lizzy Crawford led the women with an eighth-place finish in the 6K (21:33.2), improving 25 spots on her finish at last year's conference meet. The result netted her All-WCC First Team honors. Grace Simpson was next for Pepperdine in 33rd (23:02.1), followed by freshmen Clara Michael (35th, 23:04.2) and Mia Hodgson (54th, 23:39.9).

In the men's 8K, Elijah Gentry and Dominic Silhol crossed back-to-back in 11th (25:02.1) and 12th (25:12.2). Their times awarded them spots on the All-WCC Second Team. Gordy Nilsen placed 24th (25:40.1), and freshman Andrew DeYoung was Pepperdine's third scorer in 28th (25:47.7). Freshman Christian Weber rounded out the scoring in 40th (26:09.0).

Women's 6K Team Standings
1. San Francisco – 28
2. Portland – 57
3. Santa Clara – 84
4. St. Mary's – 131
5. Seattle U – 148
6. LMU – 169
7. Pepperdine – 170
8. Pacific – 219
9. San Diego – 232

Men's 8K Team Standings
1. Portland – 32
2. San Francisco – 65
3. St. Mary's – 85
4. Santa Clara – 102
5. Pepperdine – 111
6. Seattle U – 129
7. Pacific – 197
8. San Diego – 246

Pepperdine Women's 6K Results
8. Lizzy Crawford (21:33.2)
33. Grace Simpson (23:02.1)
35. Clara Michael (23:04.2)
54. Mia Hodgson (23:39.9)
62. Riley Burgess (24:15.5)
67. Presley Pate (24:24.6)
72. Jessica Guardino (24:37.1)
78. Hannah Miller (25:18.1)
85. Lacey Reedy (26:01.7)
86. Mackenzie Buxton (26:30.0)

Pepperdine Men's 8K Results
11. Elijah Gentry (25:02.1)
12. Dominic Silhol (25:12.2)
24. Gordy Nilsen (25:40.1)
28. Andrew DeYoung (25:47.7)
40. Christian Weber (26:09.0)
46. Noah Harris (26:28.8)
52. Rowan Nilsen (26:51.0)
64. Reed Robinson (27:31.7)

Full results can be accessed here.

Next up, the Waves head to Sacramento, California, for the NCAA West Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 13.

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