NCAA confirms D1 nationals spots for WSU women, UW men, plus individuals...
Solomon Kipchoge (800) and Evans Kurui (801) of Washington State went 1-2 at the NCAA West Regionals in Sacramento (Paul Merca photo) INDIANAPOLIS-- The NCAA announced the field for next Saturday's NCAA Division I cross country championships in Terre Haute, Indiana Saturday afternoon, following the conclusion of Friday's nine regional championships. Both the Washington State women and the Washington men earned automatic qualifying spots for the national championships with their second place finish in Friday's West Regionals in Sacramento. The Cougars will make their fourth team appearance at the NCAA championships, and second straight after finishing 27th last year. The Washington women, who came into Friday's race ranked number 26 in the country and number three in the West Region, saw their chances for a twentieth straight appearance and 30th in the last 32 years go up in smoke after finishing fifth in the regional meet. Behind West champ Oregon and Washington State, ...
