Zags score perfect 15 in sweeping field at Clash of the Inland Northwest season opener...
In Spokane Valley, Gonzaga (photo of men's finish courtesy Gonzaga Athletics) put on a strong performance in scoring a perfect 15 on the field in both the women's and men's races at the Clash of the Inland Northwest , which was contested at The Course Spokane Valley, the city's new dedicated cross country course. The meet moved from Cheney to Spokane Valley after its soft opening at last year's West Coast Conference championship meet in the course's first full year of operation. In the opening women's 6k race, true freshman Sloan Dickson, last year's Washington 2A cross country champion while at Lynden, took the win in 20:23, as the Zags went 1-5 in interim head coach McKenna Hansen's debut. She was followed by Maria Taggi (20:34), Audrey Orme (20:38), Charlotte Dillon (20:45). and Emma Taggi (20:53), as the Zags ran a 1-5 split of 30 seconds, while sitting out last year's NCAA qualifiers Logan Hofstee and Jessica Frydenlund. Eastern Washington ...
