Women's Cross Country Places 4th, Men 6th At NWC Championships

10/31/2026 2:02:00 PM

SALEM, Ore. – The Whitman College women's cross country team finished fourth at the Northwest Conference Championship on Saturday at Oak Knoll Golf Course. It was the program's best league finish since 2019. The Whitman men placed sixth, and 14 Blues runners set personal bests.

The women scored 155 points and finished 14 points ahead of fifth-place Pacific (169). Pacific Lutheran was sixth with 170. George Fox won the team title with 30 points, followed by Whitworth (40) and Puget Sound (80).

Freshman Lilly Audette led Whitman by placing 20th in the 6-kilometer race with a personal-best time of 23 minutes, 5.7 seconds. Junior Emme Rousseau was 36th in a season-best 23:59.8, and sophomore Lily Kamila was close behind in 38th with a personal-best 24:01.0.

Freshman Grace Berkhausen (24:13.8) and sophomore Lucy Luepker (24:15.2) finished 42nd and 44th to round out Whitman's top five. Both ran personal bests. Senior Brenna Mack (24:49.1) and sophomore Lucia Shiffler (25:10.3) completed the top seven in 52nd and 55th.

On the men's side, Whitman scored 136 points to place sixth in the nine-team field. George Fox won with 46 points, ahead of Whitworth (68), Lewis & Clark (77), Puget Sound (103) and Willamette (104).

Junior Quinny Stuart paced the Blues in the 8-kilometer race, placing 16th in a personal-best 25:20.8. Sophomore Alex Yee was 22nd, also with a personal best, in 25:37.7. Senior Jack Rousseau was 33rd in 25:59.0.

Sophomore Theo Lydgate (26:06.5) and freshman Austin McCroan (26:11.5) finished 37th and 38th, both in personal bests, to complete Whitman's scoring five. Sophomore Sam Emert (26:18.1) and freshman Roman Everett (26:30.5) also ran personal bests, placing 43rd and 44th to round out the top seven.

Next up for the Blues is the NCAA West Regional Championship on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Spokane, Wash.

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