Ducks Into Top 15 Ahead of Pac-12s

EUGENE, Ore. – On the heels of a strong showing at the loaded Nuttycombe Invitational, the Oregon cross country teams have moved into the top 15 in Tuesday’s release of the USTFCCCA national poll.
 
The Women of Oregon are tied with Georgetown at No. 12 in the country, a season-high spot for the Ducks. On the men’s side, Oregon checks in at the 15^th-ranked team in the country, another nine-spot improvement in the poll.
 
At the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 14) in Madison, Wis., the UO women ran to an 11^th-place effort while the UO men were 12^th overall, just two points out of a top-10 finish. Izzy Thornton-Bott, in 24^th place individually, led a trio of top-60 finishes along with Emilie Girard and Maddy Elmore in 53^rd and 59^th places, respectively.
 
Aaron Bienenfeld paced the Men of Oregon, also in 24^th place individually. The top five in the lineup all finished inside the top 100 including Abdinasir Hussein, the second UO runner, who was 75^th overall, a 35-spot improvement from his outing at last season’s Nuttycombe.
 
The 2022 postseason starts in 10 days with the Pac-12 Championships (Oct. 28) in Riverside, Calif. The meet will be televised on the Pac-12 Network, beginning at 8:30 a.m. (PT).
 
Pac-12 in the USTFCCCA Top 30
Men
1. Stanford
10. Colorado
15. OREGON
20. Washington
 
Women
9. Stanford
10. Utah
11. Colorado
T12. OREGON
19. Washington
30. Oregon State
 
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