LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Northwest Christian women and Southern Oregon men cross country teams have been named the “Adidas Teams of the Week” for September 15-21, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
NCU and SOU each won in convincing fashion at the CCC Championship Preview meet held at Fernhill Park in Portland. The meet was run on the same course that will host the 2014 Conference Championships November 8
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The NAIA No. 2-ranked Raiders landed six runners in the top 10 to record 28 points for the meet win. Jared Hixon was the first SOU runner across the finish line taking 2
nd place overall. Hixon covered the 8,000-meter course in 24:15.
On the women's side, the NAIA No. 6-ranked Beacons placed all five scorers inside the top 10 to score a meet-low 22 points. NCU runners Shea Vallaire and Alyssa Harmon took the first two individual spots with Vallaire covering the 5,000-meter path in 18:11 to Harmon's 18:15
Northwest Christian will compete next October 4tha the prestigious Willamette Invite while Southern Oregon will head to the Bay area on October 10
th to compete at the San Francisco State Invitational.