WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES:
1. College of Idaho, 31 | 2. Lewis-Clark State College, 84 | 3. Eastern Oregon University, 85 | 4. Southern Oregon University, 139 | 5. Oregon Tech, 155 | 6. Trinity Western University, 171 | 7. The Evergreen State College, 184 | 8. Northwest University, 186 | 9. Corban University, 204 | 10. Bushnell University, 242 | 11. Walla Walla University, 317 | 12. Warner Pacific University, 390
LEWISTON, Idaho – [RESULTS] No. 2-ranked College of Idaho continued its conference dominance, capturing its 13th Cascade Collegiate Conference Women's Cross Country Championship and eighth consecutive team title Friday at the 2026 CCC Women's Cross Country Championship, presented by U.S. Bank, at the Lewis-Clark State College Cross Country Trail in Lewiston, Idaho.
The Yotes placed five runners in the top 10 to finish with 31 points and a team average of 21:32.7 over the 6K course. Junior Rozzlyn Cazier led the way with a third-place finish in 21:18.9, followed closely by Talia Bonville in fourth (21:24.2) and Kylee Quinton in fifth (21:25.1). Josie Patton added a ninth-place finish (21:44.5), while Paiten Braseth rounded out the scoring five in 10th (21:50.4).
Evergreen State's Alauna Carstens claimed her second consecutive individual championship, crossing the finish line in 20:46.5. The senior successfully defended her conference title after winning the 2025 championship and led the field by more than 26 seconds.
Southern Oregon's Alyssa Johnson, last year's runner-up, repeated that finish with a second-place time of 21:12.7. Teammate Emily Picard also earned All-Conference recognition in 12th (21:58.5), helping the Raiders finish fourth as a team with 139 points.
Lewis-Clark State finished second with 84 points, just one point ahead of Eastern Oregon (85). The Warriors were led by Damaris Kibiwot in seventh (21:40.1) and Kelsey Stensland-Plymale in eighth (21:44.3). Eastern Oregon's Mia Beightol placed sixth (21:30.5), while Megan Poler (14th, 22:11.8) and Taylor Redick (17th, 22:20.8) helped the Mountaineers secure third.
College of Idaho head coach Dominic Bolin was named the CCC Women's Coach of the Year, earning the honor for the fifth consecutive season after leading the Yotes to another conference championship. Corban University earned the Athletic Solutions Team Sportsmanship Award.
With the victory, College of Idaho secured the CCC's automatic berth to the 2026 NAIA Cross Country National Championships, scheduled for November 20 in Vancouver, Washington. At-large team and individual qualifiers will be announced on November 10.
ALL-CASCADE CONFERENCE (6K):
1. Alauna Carstens (Evergreen State)
2. Alyssa Johnson (Southern Oregon)
3. Rozzlyn Cazier (College of Idaho)
4. Talia Bonville (College of Idaho)
5. Kylee Quinton (College of Idaho)
6. Mia Beightol (Eastern Oregon)
7. Damaris Kibiwot (Lewis-Clark State)
8. Kelsey Stensland-Plymale (Lewis-Clark State)
9. Josie Patton (College of Idaho)
10. Paiten Braseth (College of Idaho)
11. Julia Gilbert (College of Idaho)
12. Emily Picard (Southern Oregon)
13. Josie Roy (College of Idaho)
14. Megan Poler (Eastern Oregon)
15. Catherine Roper (Trinity Western)