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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oregon’s men’s and women’s cross country teams emerged with a pair of top three finishes Saturday at the Pre-Nationals meet at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fourth-ranked women ran to a second-place finish, just 15 points back of top-ranked Florida State, while the No. 15 men knocked off five ranked teams en route to a third-place showing.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Both teams accomplished what they set out to do this weekend,” said associate head coach Andy Powell. “We got a good look at the course and did a good job of sticking to our race plans. I think it was a pretty good meet for both the men and the women.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Florida State won the women’s 6,000 meter race with 72 points. The Ducks were right on their heels with 87 points. No. 8 Michigan took third with 141 points, followed by defending national champion and sixth-ranked Georgetown (163), Texas (184), No. 17 William & Mary (266) and No. 18 Colorado (273) and No. 24 Villanova tied for seveth at 273.<\/span><\/p>\n

The margin between the Ducks and Seminoles was razor-thin. Senior Alexi Pappas led the Ducks with a third-place finish in 19:56.9. Senior Jordan Hasay backed that with a fifth-place run in 20:03.4. Oregon also counted an 18th-place finish from Allie Woodward. The freshman from Green Bay, Wis., ran 20:24.6 in her cross country debut. Freshmen Annie Leblanc was 27th in 20:41.2 and senior Sarah Penney was 34th in 20:48.1.<\/span><\/p>\n

FSU countered with Violah Lagat in fourth, Colleen Quigley sixth, Amanda Winslow 14th, Kayleigh Tyerman 17th and Jessica Parry 31st, with Tyerman’s 17th-place showing as the Seminoles’ No. 4 runner accounting for most of their 15-point margin.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The women were pretty good today,” said Powell. “We had Alexi and Jordan working together up front and a pretty tight pack from our other runners.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The women also had sophomore Megan Patrignelli 42nd in 20:57.9 and freshman Abbey Leonardi 52nd in 21:05.8.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wichita State’s Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton won the women’s title in 19:43.9, while Risper Kimaiyo of Texas-El Paso was second in 19:46.0.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defending Pac-12 champion Colorado won the men’s race. The seventh-ranked Buffalos were impressive in scoring 72 points. No. 3 Brigham Young was second with 127 points with the 15th-ranked Ducks scoring 152 points for third place. No. 14 Florida State was fourth with 275 points, followed by Duke (287), Virginia Tech (288) No. 9 Tulsa (292), No. 12 Villanova (338) and No. 20 Georgetown (351).<\/span><\/p>\n

Trevor Dunbar led Oregon with his fifth place finish. The senior from Kodiak, Alaska, covered the 8,000 meter course in 23:20.5. Junior Parker Stinson took ninth in 23:24.8, while junior Ben DeJarnette continued his solid junior season with a 28th-place showing in 23:52.3. Sophomore Cole Watson was 49th in 24:02.4 with fellow sophomore Daniel Winn 61st in 24:06.8.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Trevor and Parker ran pretty well together today and we had a good group in our 3-4-5-6-7 guys hanging tough to back them up,” said Powell. “I think all the guys may have PR’d for 8K today.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Also for the Ducks, freshman Matthew Melancon was 65th in 24:12.0. In the men’s open race, freshman Chris Brewer ran ninth in 24:32.3.<\/span><\/p>\n

UTEP’s Anthony Rotich was the men’s individual champion in 23:01.0.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oregon next returns to action Friday at the Beaver Classic in Corvallis before the Pac-12 Championships Oct. 27 in Santa Clarita, Calif.<\/span><\/p>\n

-www.goducks.com-<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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