STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford men, including Grant Fisher, defend their Pac-12 Cross County Championships titles on Friday at Stanford Golf Course. This will be the 26th time in its 50-year history that the meet has been held at Stanford.
Fisher has a chance to become Stanford's first two-time individual men's champion since Grant Robison in 2001-02 and the Card will be aiming for its first men's repeat since 2009-10.
The Stanford women have won three individual titles in the past six years and will look to Elise Cranny, the 2014 runner-up, and Fiona O'Keeffe, seventh last year, to contend. The Card women are seeking their first conference team championship since 2010.
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Meet information:
Pac-12 Championships
Location: Stanford, Calif.
Site: Stanford Golf Course
Admission: Free.
Women's start: 11:10 a.m.
Men's start: 12:10 p.m.
Women's distance: 6K (3.73 miles)
Men's distance: 8K (4.97 miles)
Meet central: Click here.
Live TV: Pac-12 Network (telecast begins at 11 a.m.)
On the call: Jim Watson, Dwight Stones, Lewis Johnson
Live results: Click here.
Twitter: @stanfordxctf, @pac12network
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USTFCCA Rankings:
Stanford men: No. 4
Stanford women: No. 6
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Men's preview
At No. 4, Stanford is ranked highest of the six Pac-12 teams among the USTFCCCA Top 30, followed by No. 7 Washington, No. 8 Colorado, No. 11 Oregon, No. 12 UCLA, and No. 29 Washington State. Stanford captured the Pac-12 title last year by placing three among the top four and seven among the top 21. All seven scorers are back, including champion Grant Fisher, now a senior. Last year's race, in Springfield, Oregon, came down to Fisher and Colorado's Joe Klecker. Fisher won in a kick, and this year's race could feature a repeat of that duel. Washington's Mahmoud Moussa was part of the four-man front pack late in the race and could be in the mix, with Stanford's Steven Fahy (third last year) and Alex Ostberg (fourth) also among the contenders.
Stanford men's notes:
- Highest-ranked team in the field, at No. 4.
- Seeking to repeat as team champion.
- Grant Fisher returns to defend his Pac-12 individual title.
- Five consecutive years with a top-three finisher (2017: Grant Fisher, 1st; Steven Fahy, 3rd; 2016: Fisher, 2nd; 2015: Sean McGorty, 2nd; 2014: Joe Rosa, 3rd; 2013: Jim Rosa, 2nd.
- 23 consecutive Pac-12 top-three team finishes.
- 13 Pac-10/Pac-12 team titles.
- 30 consecutive Pac-12 victories over Cal.
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Women's preview
Stanford is ranked No. 6 in the nation, but trails two Pac-12 teams – No. 1 Colorado and No. 4 Oregon -- in a rugged conference field. Including No. 16 Washington, there are a multitude of contenders in what is expected to be a wide-open individual competition. Elise Cranny was second to Arizona State's Shelby Houlihan, a 2016 U.S. Olympian, in the rainy 2014 Pac-12 meet in Oakland. Among the other competitors are defending champ Dani Jones, who led Colorado to the team title, last year's runner-up Katie Rainsberger, now with Washington, and Oregon's Jessica Hull, a winner at the recent Pre-Nationals. Stanford's Fiona O'Keeffe was seventh in 2017 and should contend as well. Stanford is chasing its first team title since 2010.
Stanford women's notes:
- Seeking first team title since 2010.
- Have won individual titles three of the past six years (Kathy Kroeger, 2012; Aisling Cuffe, 2013, 2015).
- 20 conference team championships, 15 in the Pac-10/Pac-12.
- 27 consecutive Pac-12 victories over Cal.
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Stanford's conference titles:
Men
Team: 13
Pac-12: 1 (2017)
Pac-10: 12 (1985, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010).
Individual: 7
Pac-12: 0
Pac-10: 8, Marc Olesen (1985), Jonathon Riley (2000), Grant Robison (2001, 2002), Ian Dobson (2003), Chris Derrick (2009), Elliott Heath (2010), Grant Fisher (2017).
Women
Team: 20
Pac-12: 0.
Pac-10: 15 (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010).
Pac-West: 1 (1985).
WCAA: 4 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984).
Individual: 14
Pac-12: 3, Kathy Kroeger (2012), Aisling Cuffe (2013, 2015).
Pac-10: 7, Erin Sullivan (1999), Lauren Fleshman (2001), Sara Bei (2002, 2003), Arianna Lambie (2005, 2006, 2007).
Pac-West: 1, Regina Jacobs (1985).
WCAA: 3, Ceci Hopp (1982), Regina Jacobs (1983, 1984).
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Stanford's Pac-12 Entries
Men: Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau, Callum Bolger, Isaac Cortes, Tai Dinger, Steven Fahy, Grant Fisher, Blair Hurlock, Alex Ostberg, Alek Parsons, DJ Principe, Michael Vernau.
Women: Caitlin Collier, Elise Cranny, Julia Heymach, Jessica Lawson, Hannah Long, Jordan Oakes, Fiona O'Keeffe, Catherine Pagano, Rebecca Story.
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Winners of previous Pac-12/Pac-10/Pac-8 championship meets at Stanford Golf Course:
2006: Men – Oregon; Galen Rupp (Ore). Women – Stanford; Arianna Lambie (Stan).
1997: Men – Stanford; Bernard Lagat (Stan). Women – Stanford; Amy Skieresz (Ariz).
1996: Men – Stanford; Mebrahtom Keflezighi (UCLA). Women – Stanford; Amy Skieresz (Ariz).
1995: Men – Oregon; Karl Keska (Ore). Women – Oregon; Amy Skieresz (Ariz).
1994: Men – Arizona; Martin Keino (Ariz). Women – Stanford; Karen Hecox (UCLA).
1993: Men – Washington; Josephat Kapkory (WSU). Women – Stanford; Karen Hecox (UCLA).
1992: Men – Oregon; Josephat Kapkory (WSU). Women – Oregon; Louis Watson (Stan).
1991: Men – Arizona; Colin Dalton (Ore). Women – Oregon; Lisa Karnopp (Ore).
1990: Men – Oregon; Marc Davis (Ariz). Women – Oregon; Liz Wilson (Ore).
1989: Men – Oregon; Marc Davis (Ariz). Women – Washington; Jennifer Robertson (WSU).
1988: Men – Oregon; Brad Hudson (Ore). Women – Oregon; Penny Graves (Ore).
1987: Men – Arizona; Matt Giusto (Ariz). Women – Oregon; Annette Hand (Ore).
1986: Men – Arizona; Aaron Ramirez (Ariz). Women – Oregon; Penny Graves (Ore).
1985: Men – Stanford; Marc Olesen (Stan).
1984: Men – Arizona; Tom Ansberry (Ariz).
1983: Men – Arizona; Jim Hill (Ore).
1981: Men – UCLA; Richard Tuwei (WSU).
1980: Men – UCLA; Ron Cornell (UCLA).
1979: Men – Oregon; Henry Rono (WSU).
1977: Men – Oregon; Joel Cheryuiot (WSU).
1976: Men – Oregon; Henry Rono (WSU).
1975: Men – Washington State; Joshua Kimeto (WSU).
1974: Men – Washington State; John Ngeno (WSU).
1973: Men – Oregon; Steve Prefontaine (Ore).
1969: Men – Oregon; Gerry Lindgren (WSU)