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Redlands Cross Country Competes at NCAA West Regional

On Saturday, the Bulldog men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the NCAA West Regional at Lewis & Clark College (OR), finishing eighth as a team in the men’s race and 10th in the women’s race.

Leading the men, senior Chris Smith (Fremont, CA) came in 20th overall with a time of 25:59.65 on the 8K course. Due to his high finish, he also qualified for the NCAA Championships on November 17 in Northfield, MN.

Senior Raul Sevilla (Downey, CA) took 38th by completing the course in 26:47.05 while freshman Jeremy Kalmus (New Orleans, LA) came in just six seconds later at 26:53.35 for 43rd. Senior Rey Ramirez (Carlsbad, CA) posted a time of 27:02.55 while sophomore Jake Baechle (Aurora, OH) came in at 27:34.35. Rounding out the Bulldog harriers, freshman Alec Fillmore (Riverside, CA) earned a time of 28:40.90.

The men’s race was won by Willamette University while conference foe Occidental College took second overall.

On the women’s side, junior Avery Kelly (Ft. Worth, TX) paced the Bulldogs with her time of 23:06.25 on the 6K course to finish 24th overall. Freshman Katie Ostrinski (Riverside, CA) finished at 23:46.00 for 42nd in her inaugural regional meet. Sophomore Stephanie Mera (Redlands, CA) came in just three seconds later at 23:49.20 for 45th place while freshman Heather Mayer (Spring Valley, CA) completed the race in 23:57.30 for 52nd. Rounding out the team’s results, freshman Pilar Page (Las Vegas, NV) and sophomore Onesa Bowman (Pomona, CA) came in at 24:39.70 and 24:46.50, respectively.

Willamette’s women also won the regional with the University of Puget Sound finishing second.