Coach Helen Lehman-Winters is wearing the black hood. I've known her since she ran for El Cerrito High School.
Women's Cross Country | |
Dons Place 5th at West Regionals
Courtesy USF
Seattle, Wash. –– At the NCAA West Regionals held at Jefferson Golf Course in Seattle, Wash. on Friday afternoon, the USF women's cross country team ran an extremely strong race, finishing fifth overall (182 points) in the field of 35 teams.
USF was led by freshman phenom Weronika Pyzik, who placed with a time of 20:52.7, the best finish from a Don at regionals in program history. Pyzik also represented the second finisher from a West Coast Conference school, coming in right after Gonzaga's Shelby Mills, the winner of the WCC Championships.
Redshirt junior Elena Burkard turned in another strong performance, placing 16th with a time of 21:04.9. The next Don to finish was Charlotte Taylor, who ran the course in 21:11.3 to take 23rd overall. Following Taylor was Tatjana Schulte in 46th place with a time of 21:31.9 and Daryl Phill (22:16.1) in 90th.
With their top 25 performances on Friday, Pyzik, Burkard and Taylor were named to the All-West Region team. It marked the highest combined top three performances at regionals in USF cross country history.
"I am so pleased with how our women ran today," said head cross country coach Helen Lehman-Winters. "We beat every team we were capable of beating and battled all the way to the finish. If we get the opportunity to compete next weekend, we can be even better than we were today."
Emma Stähr (23:16.0) and Kelsey Nielsen (23:40.2) also competed for the Dons, taking 173rd and 199th respectively.
Ahead of the Dons in the team standings were Oregon, who won the region title with a score of 79, followed by Boise State (80), Washington (105) and Stanford (121). Individually, Allie Ostrander of Boise State took home first place with a time of 20:10.9, beating the second place finisher by just over 21 seconds. Oregon and Boise State finished first and second in the team standings to gain an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
On Saturday, the NCAA will announce which teams, along with individual qualifiers, will receive an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 in Louisville, KY. Please stay tuned to @DonsXCTF and @DonsAthletics on Twitter to find out which Dons qualified for the NCAA Championships next Saturday.
USF's Results
Pyzik (8th - 20:52.7)
Burkard (16th - 21:04.9)
Taylor (23rd - 21:11.3)
Schulte (46th - 21:31.9)
Phill (90th - 22:16.1)
Stähr (173rd - 23:16.0)
Nielsen (199th - 23:40.2)
USF was led by freshman phenom Weronika Pyzik, who placed with a time of 20:52.7, the best finish from a Don at regionals in program history. Pyzik also represented the second finisher from a West Coast Conference school, coming in right after Gonzaga's Shelby Mills, the winner of the WCC Championships.
Redshirt junior Elena Burkard turned in another strong performance, placing 16th with a time of 21:04.9. The next Don to finish was Charlotte Taylor, who ran the course in 21:11.3 to take 23rd overall. Following Taylor was Tatjana Schulte in 46th place with a time of 21:31.9 and Daryl Phill (22:16.1) in 90th.
With their top 25 performances on Friday, Pyzik, Burkard and Taylor were named to the All-West Region team. It marked the highest combined top three performances at regionals in USF cross country history.
"I am so pleased with how our women ran today," said head cross country coach Helen Lehman-Winters. "We beat every team we were capable of beating and battled all the way to the finish. If we get the opportunity to compete next weekend, we can be even better than we were today."
Emma Stähr (23:16.0) and Kelsey Nielsen (23:40.2) also competed for the Dons, taking 173rd and 199th respectively.
Ahead of the Dons in the team standings were Oregon, who won the region title with a score of 79, followed by Boise State (80), Washington (105) and Stanford (121). Individually, Allie Ostrander of Boise State took home first place with a time of 20:10.9, beating the second place finisher by just over 21 seconds. Oregon and Boise State finished first and second in the team standings to gain an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
On Saturday, the NCAA will announce which teams, along with individual qualifiers, will receive an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 in Louisville, KY. Please stay tuned to @DonsXCTF and @DonsAthletics on Twitter to find out which Dons qualified for the NCAA Championships next Saturday.
USF's Results
Pyzik (8th - 20:52.7)
Burkard (16th - 21:04.9)
Taylor (23rd - 21:11.3)
Schulte (46th - 21:31.9)
Phill (90th - 22:16.1)
Stähr (173rd - 23:16.0)
Nielsen (199th - 23:40.2)
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