Husky men finish sixth at NCAA cross country championships...
The races were contested with a light dusting of snow that fell overnight, but was not significant enough to affect the field other than on the few hilly portions of the course.
Anderson, the Spokane native and transfer from the University of Oregon, led the way for the Dawgs, finishing 19th in 29:41 over the 10k course.
Proctor finished 38th in 29:59, just ahead of Spokane native Nick Hauger of the University of Portland, who crossed the line in 40th in the same time to get the final All-American position.
Fred Huxham was the next Husky across in 58th, in 30:14, followed by Andy Snyder in 67th in 30:23, with Talon Hull closing out the Husky scorers in 80th in 30:29, giving Washington a 1-5 split of 48 seconds, and a final team score of 213 points.
Rounding out Washington’s seven entries were Gavin Parpart in 122nd in 30:51, and Mick Stanovsek in 209th in 31:52.
For the Huskies, that was their second highest finish in school history, and the highest in 29 years. Washington's highest finish at the NCAAs was a fourth place finish in 1989.
In a very close and exciting race, Morgan McDonald of host Wisconsin won the race in 29:09, with Grant Fisher of Stanford and Edwin Kurgat of Iowa State second and third in the same time.
Spokane native John Dressel finished ninth in 29:17, while Logan Orndorf, a Cedarcrest HS grad running for the University of Portland, was 25th in 29:50, earning All-America honors.
Other athletes with Washington ties who finished included Jack Yearian of Oregon (Bellarmine Prep) in 117th with a time of 30:49; Edmonds/Woodway grad Miler Haller of Boise State, who was 217th in 32:03.
Northern Arizona won its third straight NCAA crown with a score of 83 points, followed by BYU at 160, Portland at 160, then a trio of Pac-12 schools—Colorado at 178, Stanford at 201, followed by the Huskies at 213.
In the opening women’s 6k, Washington’s Katie Rainsberger and Lilli Burdon each earned All-American honors with their top 40 finishes, as Washington finished ninth with a final team score of 321 points.
Rainsberger was the top runner for Washington, finishing 19th in 20:16, as Dani Jones of Colorado won the race in a time of 19:43.
Burdon, running only her third race of the season, finished 33rd in 20:32.
Emily Hamlin was the third Husky in 20:52, while Allie Schadler was next across the line for Washington in 102nd in a time of 21:06. Closing out Washington’s five scorers was Olivia O’Keefffe in 169th in 21:36, as the Huskies had a 1-5 spread of 80 seconds.
Washington’s other runners were Shona McCulloch in 188th in 21:47, and Kelly Makin in 214th in 22:08.
Alexis Fuller of Camas, running for Boise State, was 104th in 21:07, while Courtney Cox of Walla Walla, running for Portland, was 235th in 22:29.
Colorado won the team title with a score of 65 points, followed by defending champion New Mexico at 103. Oregon was third with 160, followed by Michigan at 213.
Complete results of the NCAA cross country championships are available here.
NOTE: The sports information offices of the University of Washington, the University of Wisconsin, the USTFCCCA, and the NCAA provided material for this report.
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