{"id":508822,"date":"2026-10-26T22:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/508822\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T22:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:22:09","slug":"2026-wcc-cross-country-championships-set-for-san-diego-friday-oct-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/508822\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 WCC Cross Country Championships Set for San Diego Friday, Oct. 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SAN BRUNO, Calif. –\u00a0The 2026 West Coast Conference Cross Country Championships are set for Tecolote Shores North in San Diego\u2019s Mission Bay Park this Friday, Oct. 30.<\/p>\n

This marks the second time the Championships will be held at Tecolote Shores and hosted by the University of San Diego. In 2016, Portland (Women\u2019s – 42 points) and BYU (Men\u2019s – 24 points) captured the team titles, while the Pilots\u2019 Lauren LaRocco (20:27) and San Francisco\u2019s Alex Short (24:40) claimed the individual races.<\/p>\n

The Championships will begin at 10:00 a.m. PT, with both races and the awards ceremony streaming live on ESPN+<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2026 WEST COAST CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
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\nWOMEN\u2019S PREVIEW
\nSan Francisco leads all WCC programs at No. 8 in the latest USTFCCCA West Region rankings<\/a>, followed by No. 12 Portland.<\/p>\n

Portland (2016, 2023) and USF (2017) are the only current members to have won a WCC title in the past decade; stretch that over the 41-year history of the women’s Championship and only Portland (21 times), USF (6 times), Santa Clara (2001), and Saint Mary\u2019s (1990) have hoisted the hardware.<\/p>\n

Santa Clara\u2019s Milaina Almonte (sixth) is the highest returning finisher from the 2025 Championship, followed by Portland\u2019s Megan Crum (11th) and San Francisco\u2019s Faustine Chaboche (15th).<\/p>\n

2026 West Coast Conference Women\u2019s Cross Country Runners of\u00a0the\u00a0Week\u00a0

\nSeptember 8:\u00a0Lizzy Crawford, Pepperdine

\nSeptember 22:\u00a0Lizzy Crawford, Pepperdine

\nSeptember 29:\u00a0Milaina Almonte, Santa Clara

\nOctober 6:\u00a0Latham West, Portland

\nOctober 20:\u00a0Faustine Chaboche, San Francisco<\/p>\n

MEN\u2019S PREVIEW

\nOn paper, the chase for the men\u2019s team crown is Portland\u2019s to lose – the Pilots have won a whopping 35 titles in the event\u2019s 51 stagings, though only one (2024) inside the past decade. No other current league member has won a conference title.<\/p>\n

The Pilots enter as the top WCC team in the latest USTFCCCA West Region rankings<\/a> at No. 9, followed closely by San Francisco at No. 11.<\/p>\n

USF\u2019s Herbie Johnson (12th) is the top returning finisher from 2025, followed by Portland\u2019s Anthony Giesch (19th) and the Dons\u2019 Daniel Abramowicz (21st).<\/p>\n

2026 West Coast Conference Men\u2019s Cross Country Runners of\u00a0the\u00a0Week\u00a0

\nSeptember 8:\u00a0Adam Lippe, Portland

\nSeptember 22:\u00a0Dominic Silhol, Pepperdine

\nSeptember 29:\u00a0Jacob Crisman, Seattle U

\nOctober 6:\u00a0Herbie Johnson, San Francisco

\nOctober 13:\u00a0Nolan Turgeon, Portland

\nOctober 20:\u00a0Daniel Abramowicz, San Francisco
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