WOU CROSS COUNTRY
MEN'S ROSTER | WOMEN'S ROSTER | CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
NCAA D-II West Regional Championships
Billings, Montana | Amend Park
10 a.m. Men| 11:15 a.m. Women
Live Results – Competitive Timing

WOLVES HEADING INTO THE RACE
The Wolves are coming into the D-II West Regional Championships after last racing in the GNAC Championships in Bellingham, Wash. on Oct. 26. The men placed fourth as a team in the 8K with a average time of 25 minutes and 22 seconds, only nine points behind West Region 10th ranked Alaska Anchorage. The men were led by Logan Parker who finished eighth overall with a time of 24:45.8. The women placed sixth in the 6K with an average time of 23:12, led by Kyla Potratz who finished 19th overall with a time of 22:29.9.

In 2022 - the last time the West Regional Championships were in Billings - the WOU men placed 13th, with Hunter Hutton leading the pack at 27th overall. The women placed 11th, led by Caitlin Heldt who finished 12th and earned All-West Region Honors. With a scheduled high of 61 degrees and a low of 42 for race day this year, the Wolves hope to build on their 2022 preference that saw a fridges race day temperature of zero degrees.

NOTES
Men take fourth, women sixth in GNAC Championships (Oct. 26)
The Wolves raced in the GNAC Championships at Sudden Valley Golf Course on Oct. 26 in Bellingham, Wash. The men took fourth in the 8K with an average time of 25 minutes and 22 seconds. The WOU men were led by junior Logan Parker, who placed eighth overall with a time of 24:45.8. The women took sixth in the 6K with an average time of 23 minutes 12 seconds, led by sophomore Kyla Potratz who placed 19th with a time of 22:29.9.

Women place first, men second at home Mike Johnson Classic (Sept. 27)
The Wolves women took first place and the men took second at the Mike Johnson Classic on home Ash Creek Preserve course. WOU led the four-team women's field by all five runners placing top nine of scored runners in the 6K – led by sophomore Kyla Potratz at a finishing time of 22:23.3.

The men took second, placing only behind NCAA West Region No. 9 Northwest Nazarene and having five runners take top-ten finishes for their 8K race. The Wolves were led by senior Easton Pomrankey, who placed fourth at a time of 24:36.7.

Men start season strong at Ash Creek Collegiate (Sept. 13)
The Wolves runners took first place in the men's team rankings during the Ash Creek Collegiate on Sept. 13 in Monmouth, with five placing in the top ten. Easton Pomrankey led the men for WOU, placing second in the 6K at 18:28.76. Fellow Wolves Logan Parker, Alden Roy, Matthew Resnik and Timothy Rambo all placed top ten.

A full race recap can be found by following this link.

WOU men 4th, women 6th in GNAC preseason poll
The Western Oregon men's and women's cross-country programs were picked in the same place they finished a year ago when the GNAC released the coaches poll.

2024 GNAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Western Washington (10) - 100
2. Simon Fraser - 83
3. Alaska Anchorage - 79
4. Western Oregon - 77
5. Northwest Nazarene - 59
6. Central Washington - 51
7. Saint Martin's - 39
8. Seattle Pacific - 31
9. Alaska Fairbanks - 17
10. Montana State Billings - 14

2024 GNAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Western Washington (9) - 99
2. Alaska Fairbanks (1) - 81
3. Simon Fraser - 78
4. Saint Martin's - 67
5. Alaska Anchorage - 65
6. Western Oregon - 56
7. Seattle Pacific - 42
8. Northwest Nazarene - 29
9. Central Washington - 23 
10. Montana State Billings - 11