The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Athenas won the NCAA West Regional Women's Cross Country Championship to earn automatic qualification to the NCAA Championship.
Results
CMS won by 50 points over Colorado College (33-83) with all five scorers placing along the top 12 runners, including runner-up
Riley Capuano and
Elle Marsyla in third place.
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges'
Joya Terdiman and
Eve Novy-Hildesley placed eighth and 15th, respectively, to put the Sagehens in position to receive an at-large bid while Chapman University's
Brenda Daza also secured NCAA qualification with a 10th-place finish. Occidental College's
Jenna LeNay is in the mix for individual selection as well with s 23rd-place finish just one second ahead of the next would-be qualifier. Individuals who place among the top seven in their region from non-qualifying teams receive invitations to race at NCAAs next weekend in Spartanburg, S.C.
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