COLFAX, Wash. – Traveling to the NCAA West Regional racecourse, the UC San Diego women's cross country team took fourth place in the field of 13 while the men's team finished eighth out of 14. Sylvana Northrop continues to lead the Tritons as she finished sixth out of 100.
 
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
Leading the women's team to their first program victory over Arizona and a fourth place finish, senior captain Sylvana Northrop ran another solid race for the Tritons. With a time of 20:41.7, Northrop took sixth place in the field of 100 runners.
 
The senior was supported by Emma Dunmire in 20th, Kelsie Yamano in 30th, and Christel Elkins in 31st. Dunmire posted a time of 21:20.5, Yamano posted a time of 21:44.8, and Elkins posted a time of 21:44.9.
 
ON THE MEN'S SIDE
Running a time of 24:30.3, Charlie Frank led the Triton men to an eighth place finish. Following in 42nd was Zeno Castiglioni, Evan HIld finished 50th, and Jordan Haney took 51st.
 
QUOTABLE
Commenting on the experience of traveling to the 2024 NCAA West Regional racecourse, head coach Nate Garcia said, "it was a great opportunity to check out the course that will host the regional championship. A very fun competitive course and this experience will be valuable for us in November."

"Our women ran another strong race. Sylvana led the way with a great race against tough competition," he added. "Our newcomers continue to be a great addition to our veteran leaders. We will look to keep this momentum going in a couple weeks. "

About the men's side he said, "our overall score and place was not what we had hoped for. There were strong individual efforts, and Charlie did a good job leading the way for us. We will look to bounce back in a couple weeks in Missouri."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Sylvana Northrop took the highest Triton finish at sixth place.
• Charlie Frank took the men's highest finish at 26th place.
• This was the women's program's first victory over Arizona.

 
UP NEXT
Part of the Triton squads will travel to Missouri for the Gans Creek Classic hosted by the University of Missouri on Sep. 27 and the other part will head to North County for the Cougar Challenge hosted by Cal State San Marcos on Sep. 28.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.