NCAA Championship Preview
- West Coast XC
- Jun 10
- 2 min read
NCAA Championships - June 11 - 14
Hayward Field - Eugene, OR
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Wednesday
1500 Meters
Nathan Green of Washington won this event in 2023 and is one of the favorites in a deep field. Other athletes represented by West Coast schools include Simeon Birnbaum of Oregon, Garrett MacQuiddy of California and Leo Young of Stanford. Leo's teammate at Newbury Park High School, Colin Sahlman of NAU, is also in Wednesday's heats of the 1500.
3000 Steeplechase
Benjamin Balazs of Oregon will represent the West Coast. James Corrigan of BYU is an Olympian in this event and prepped at Eagle Rock High School in California.
800 Meters
Aidan McCarthy of Cal Poly SLO finished second in this event in 2023 and was third indoors back in March. Matthew Erickson and Koitatoi Kidali of Oregon are also among the favorites to contend for the 800 meter title. Kyle Reinheimer of Washington will be heat three on Wednesday.
10,000 Meters
The 10,000 meters race will be a final on Wednesday and Evans Kurui of Washington State is among the favorites to take home the NCAA title. Cole Sprout of Stanford is also in the 10,000 and Ethan Coleman of Notre Dame prepped at Olympia High School in Washington.
Thursday
1500 Meters
Several West Coast athletes are in the mix for the 1500-meter individual championship. Klaudia Kazimierska of Oregon recently defeated a professional field at the Track Fest in California. Her teammate Silan Ayylidiz of Oregon is another contender as she set the NCAA outdoor mile record back in April. Mia Barnett of Oregon, Sophie O'Sullivan, Chloe Foerster and Amina Maatoug all from Washington are also in Thursday's heats. Riley Chamberlain of BYU prepped at Del Oro High School near Sacramento and Kaiya Robertson of Boise State prepped at Franklin High School in Portland.
3000 Steeplechase
Maggie Liebich of Washington is the lone West Coast athlete in Thursday's prelims of the steeplechase. Liebich was one water jump clearance away from being Big Ten Champion a few weeks ago.
800 Meters
The women's 800 has a deep field of athletes who have already raced under two minutes in the event. Roisin Willis of Stanford won this event in 2023 and has raced under two minutes in the 800 this season. Laura Pellicoro of Portland and Marie Warneke of UCLA will be in Thursday's heats. Tessa Buswell of BYU ran for Poway High School last year.
10,000 Meters
Freshman Diana Cherotich of Oregon is one of the favorites to win the final of the 10,000 on Thursday. Gonzaga's Logan Hofstee and Rosina Machu are also in Thursday's final.
Friday
5000 Meters
Valentin Soca of Cal Baptist and Matt Strangio of Portland represent the West Coast on Friday in the men's 5000 meter final.
Saturday
5000 Meters
The women's 5000 final will have a number of West Coast athletes including Julia David-Smith of Washington, Zofia Dudek of Stanford, Sophia Kennedy of Stanford and Amina Maatoug of Washington.
Look for photo galleries of distance events after each day of the NCAA Championship
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