HILLSBORO, Ore. - The postseason began today for the Whitman College men's and women's cross country teams who competed at the Northwest Conference Championships on Saturday morning at the Killarney West Golf Course.

Both teams featured several season and personal best performances ahead of the NCAA West Region Championships in two weeks' time. Reilly McVay led the men's squad with a 27th overall finish, running the 8K in 25:43.50 with a split time of 1:41.1. Trailing McVay was Gabe Wasserman whose split time of 1:58.4 helped him to a 26:00.8 time and a 34th place finish.

The women's squad saw three runners crack the top 30 in Ally Kim (26th), Jade Greenburg (27th) and Dori Buttleman (30th). Kim ran the 6K in 23:23.4 with a split time of 1:50.2, and Greenburg finished in 23:37.00 and with a split time of 2:03.8. Buttleman finished with a time of 23:45.8 and a split time of 2:12.6.

In the overall standings, the men's team placed ninth and the women's team placed sixth.

The Blues will hope to be at full strength when they travel to Spokane, Wash. for the NCAA Regional held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12.