Men's Team and Individual Results
Women's Team and Individual Results
Carter Ledwith and Kaylin Sheley were the top finishers for the Eastern Washington University cross country teams as the Eagles competed in the 2021 Big Sky Conference Winter Championships for their second meet of the season.
The Eastern men and women both finished 10th among the 11 teams in the league.
Carter Ledwith led the Eastern men by finishing 38th on the 8,000-meter course with a time of 25:55.7. The top women's finisher for the Eagles was Kaylin Sheley, who placed 47th with a time of 19:22.2 on a 5,000-meter course. Phoenix Aguilar finished six places behind Sheley with a time of 19:38.1.
"Phoenix highlighted the performances today," said head coach Sam Read. "She finished 79th last year at conference and this year she placed 53rd. Kaylin also improved this year, going from 60th place to 47th. They both ran tough and I am proud of the way they performed."
The teams that took part in the championships were Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, Southern Utah, and Weber State. The championships were hosted by Weber State and took place in Riverdale, Utah, this year – the annual event rotates location each year.
Southern Utah won the men's competition and Northern Arizona was victorious for the women.
This championship meet will play a major role in determining which teams and individuals will be selected to participate in the NCAA Division I National Championships, scheduled for March 15, in Stillwater Okla. The NCAA D1 Oversight Committee will be the group making the selection. The participants who qualify should be announced by March 5 at 5 p.m.
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Women's Team Scoring
1. Northern Arizona 27
2. Weber State 73
3. Montana State 90
4. Southern Utah 93
5. Idaho 130
6. Portland State 158
7. Idaho State 193
8. Montana 202
9. Sacramento State 256
10. Eastern Washington 269
-- Northern Colorado (Incomplete Team)
EWU Women's Finishers (5,000 Meters)
47. Kaylin Sheley 19:22.2
53. Phoenix Aguilar 19:38.1
54. Kenzie Gaines 19:39.9
68. Maddie Drennen 20:23.0
69. Anna Harrison 20:25.3
72. Jenni Bissell 21:00.2
Men's Team Scoring
1. Southern Utah 35
2. Northern Arizona 38
3. Weber State 67
4. Montana State 93
5. Portland State 161
6. Idaho State 171
7. Idaho 209
8. Montana 213
9. Sacramento State 272
10. Eastern Washington 297
11. Northern Colorado 343
EWU Men's Finishers (8,000 Meters)
38. Carter Ledwith 25:55.7
63. Alec Kness 27:22.9
69. Jamie Christner 27:49.3
71. Jacob Stirpe 28:00.0
72. Lucas Robert 28:25.4
73. Danny Maxwell 28:27.3
74. Drew Whited 29:06.8
-- Ethan Green (DNF)
More Comments from Head Coach Sam Read
On Meet: "In these last few weeks that we spent preparing, we were looking great and training really well. We had high hopes going into the meet, but overall it wasn't our day. As a team we fell short of our goals and we know that we could have done better. We are a bit disappointed with today."
Going forward: "These next few weeks we will focus on getting healthy and ready for an outdoor season where we can show our true colors."
