SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five harriers nabbed All-Region honors as the Stanford cross country team ran well at the NCAA DI XC West Regionals on Friday. Led by Julia Flynn and Amaya Bharadwaj, the Cardinal women claimed fourth in the region while three harriers claimed All-Region honors on the men’s side en route to a third place team finish.Â
Flynn once again led the Cardinal with her third top-10 finish of the season, grabbing a personal-best time of 19:33.8 en route to earning her first All-Region cross country honor. Following Flynn, Bharadwaj claimed her first sub-20 time in her collegiate career, running 11th overall with a time of 19:49.8.Â
Stanford then earned personal-best from a plethora of harriers to round out the scoring five with Chiara Dailey and Jaelyn Williams placing in the top 45 while Hanne Thomsen’s 52nd place finish rounded out the five. Behind Thomsen, Hillary Studdert nabbed a personal-best as the first reserve score while Amelia Everett finished as the seventh harrier as the Cardinal women claimed fourth overall.Â
On the men’s side, three harriers stormed through the pack to claim All-Region honors including James Dargan, Paul Bergeron and Byron Grevious. Dargan bounced back from his outing in Blacksburg, Va., nabbing a personal-best 10k time of 29:24.8 with a 14th place finish, grabbing his second All-Region honor of his career. Just behind Dargan, Bergeron snagged his second-straight All-Region honor with a 15th place finish. Grievous then rounded out the trio with a personal-best time of 29:38.4 in 20th overall.Â
Behind the top trio, brothers Leo Young and Lex Young finished in order to round out the scoring five for Stanford with 28th and 38th-place finishes, respectively. Sean Fries came in sixth in the Cardinal order at 47th overall while Josh Bell finished as the seventh runner for the Cardinal as the men placed third overall.Â
Stanford now awaits the results of the NCAA DI XC Selection Show to find out its postseason fate. The selection show airs at 2 p.m. PT on Saturday, November 14 on NCAA.com.Â
Women (6K, 3.72 miles)
Team Leaders - Team Leaders - 1, Oregon, 72; 2,Washington St., 109; 3, Oregon State, 113; 4, Stanford, 124
Stanford Individuals - 7, Julia Flynn 19:33.8; 11, Amaya Bharadwaj 19:49.8; 31, Chiara Dailey 20:14.1; 42, Jaelyn Williams 20:29.4; 52, Hanne Thomsen 20:40.1; 62, Hillary Studdert 20:52.3; 175, Amelia Everett 22:10.3
Men (10K, 6.21 miles)
Team Leaders - 1, Oregon, 51; 2, Washington, 110; 3, Stanford, 115; 4, Portland, 141; 4, Arizona, 141
Stanford Individuals - 14, James Dargan 29:24.8; 15, Paul Bergeron 29:28.4; 20, Byron Grevious 29:38.4; 28, Leo Young 29:52.0; 38, Lex Young 30:02.6; 47, Sean Fries 30:15.4; 56, Josh Bell 30:28.5;