LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Cross Country readies for the SCIAC Championships on Saturday, November 2. This starts a string of important races for the Tigers with the NCAA DIII West Regionals in two weeks and the NCAA Championships the following weekend.
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Here's everything you need to know about the meet.
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When and Where?
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The meet begins with the women's 6k race 9 a.m. They're followed by the men's 8k at 9:45 a.m.
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Runners will navigate the course at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea.
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Tigers to Watch
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Standout on the women's side,
Jenna LeNay, looks to improve upon her fourth-place finish in the 2023 SCIAC Championship. In her last race at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite, she finished in fourth place out of the field with five SCIAC schools in attendance.
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Megan Cover and
Jillian Rosset both finished in the top 30 of their last race – setting PR's in the process. Both juniors have thrived in their third seasons.
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Jack Elfenbaum has paced the Tigers in each of the last three meets. He's finished in the top third of the field every time he's competed in 2024. He's coming off a 24
th place finish at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite.
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Joshua Lo and
William Stark, the two seniors on the squad, will race in their final SCIAC Championship meet. Lo had the Tigers second-fastest finish at the Highlander Invitational back in September.
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Implications and What's Next?
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The results of the race determine the All-SCIAC first and second teams. The top 10 finishers all earn First Team All-SCIAC nominations, while runners 10 through 20 are dubbed Second Team All-SCIAC. LeNay looks to repeat as a first teamer.
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On November 16, men's and women's cross country travel to Portland, Ore. for the NCAA DIII West Regionals. The top-seven individuals from non-qualifying teams are selected to compete at the NCAA Championships on November 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.
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