West Coast Conference Championships Next for Cross Country - Santa Clara

Posted: Oct 27, 2021

MEET INFO

West Coast Conference Championships: Tournament Central | Live Stream | Results
When: Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 | Women's 6k at 10 a.m. | Men's 8k at 11 a.m.
Where: Newhall Community Park | Concord, Calif.

SANTA CLARA ENTRIES

Women: JJ Escalera, Abbey Meck, Kinsey Hall, Irene Nagasaka, Hannah Covington, Maiya Fujiwara, Hannah Aguirre, Adelaide Vergnolle, Kaitlyn Twadell, Luciana Lenth
Men: Zach Litoff, Nicholas Russell, Ian Twyman, Jorge Estrella, Kyle Johnson, Spencer Fischer, Henry Raymond, Ishaan Singh, Ian Kirk

NOTES

The Broncos raced only twice last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Santa Clara's teams competed in the WCC Championships on Feb. 24. Jack Davidson qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships as an individual, becoming the first men's runner in program history to reach the biggest collegiate stage.
Davidson, in his final season with the team, clocked an 8k program record 23:37.7 at WCCs to take eighth place and become the first Bronco men's All-WCC runner since 2009. He placed 65^th at NCAAs with a 10k 31:09.0.
The men's team returns four of its five scorers from the 2020 WCC meet: Zach Litoff, Drew Burns, Ian Twyman and Nicholas Russell. Returners Kyle Johnson and Harvey Chilcott also raced at the conference event. The team has placed fourth at WCCs in each of the last two years.
The women's team welcomes back its top two scorers and four of five scorers overall from the 2020 WCC meet: Kinsey Hall, Hayley Harrison, Irene Nagasaka and Hope Olbricht. Returners Hannah Aguirre, Luciana Lenth, Sasha Codiga and Maiya Fujiwara also raced at conference.
SCU in WCC Preseason Poll: Men 4/9 | Women: 6/10
Last time out the Broncos were at the hosted the Bronco Invitational.

QUOTABLE
"We have been building all season towards the postseason and are excited to test ourselves against some of the best teams in the country. We have a very experienced group racing on Friday, and they are ready for anything." Head coach Felipe Montoro

"The conference championships is one of those days we always have highlighted on our calendar, and a lot of what goes into our season is geared toward performing at this meet. This group has continued to show us how tough, resilient, and focused they are on the task at hand.

The WCC is incredibly competitive at the top from a team stand point, and there's an individual depth of talent, which means we don't have a lot of room for error. While that's the kind of thing that keeps the coaching staff restless, fortunately our student-athletes know how to manage that and have just kept going about their work and controlling what they can control, and being prepared to race their best. We know that and we are prepared. We are looking forward to it." Associate head coach Pete Cushman

CONNECT WITH THE BRONCOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA