PORTLAND, Ore. - Multnomah's men's and women's cross country teams and Rose City Golf Course served as the host of the 2024 Cascade Collegiate Conference Preview Meet on Friday morning, in preparation for the 2024 CCC cross country championships which will take place on November 8th.
The day started off with the women's 6k race, where the College of Idaho took home the team title. The Yotes had four runners finish in the top 10, with Kahea Figueira leading the way with a runner-up finish, recording a time of 21:54.06. Followed closely behind Figueria were Juila Gilbert, Kylee Quinton, and Molly Connor. Gilbert and Quinton finished in 5th and 6th place, with times of 22:25.03 and 22:27.61 respectively. Connor rounded out the group with a time of 23:03.91, finishing the race in 8th place.
The top runner for Multnomah was Gabrielle Metzger, who finished the race in 11th place with a new PR of 23:28.88 to lead the Lions.
As a team, No. 6-ranked College of Idaho won the team race with a score of 21, finishing ahead of Portland (46), (RV) Eastern Oregon (66), Corban (111), Bushnell (135), and Walla Walla (174).
On the men's side, No. 5-ranked College of Idaho also took home the team title. The Yotes swept the top three places in the 8k race - first by Daniel Butler, second by Hayden Bostrom, and third by Elias Everist. Butler finished with a time of 24:32.67, followed by Bostrom with a PR of 24:40.04, and Everist in 24:42.44.
Eastern Oregon's Justin Ash and George Showers also finished in the top 10. Ash came in 6th place with a time of 24:51.66, while Showers rounded out the top finishers in 10th place with a new PR of 25:24.30.
With six runners in the top 15, College of Idaho scored 31 points to take home the team title. Behind the Yotes was Portland with 33, No. 7 Eastern Oregon with 62, Lane CC with 134, Evergreen State with 138, and No. 22 Corban with 167.
Full men's results: https://live.athletictiming.net/meets/40333/events/xc/1503580
Full women's results: https://live.athletictiming.net/meets/40333/events/xc/1503581