PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots men's and women's cross country teams will compete this Friday, at the NCAA West Regionals at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, Calif. The women will compete first in the 6K at 11 a.m. followed by the men's 10K at 12 p.m. The top two teams from each region will receive automatic bids to the NCAA Championships, 13-bid will remain at large.
The No. 10 Portland women will run against several nationally ranked teams, including No. 4 Washington and No. 7 Stanford. The Pilots are led by West Coast Conference Individual Champion Lauren LaRocco, who helped the Pilots to their first team title since 2008 a few weeks ago.