The Boise State women's cross country team tied with Stanford for second at the NCAA West Regionals in Stanford, California, and with a tiebreaker, earned the automatic qualifying bid for the NCAA National Championships. It is a first in program history.
Emma Bates was second individually while Marisa Howard took fifth and Emma Hyyppa 28th. The Lady Broncos came into the loaded regionals ranked fifth in the region behind Oregon, Stanford, Washington, and Arizona State. The Broncos, however, will be one of just 18 teams at the National championships.
Bates, the defending West Region champion, was second in the 6-kilometer course in 19:34.2, less than three seconds behind individual champion Shelby Houlihan of Arizona State (19:31.6). Howard finished with a time of 20:04.9. Both Bates and Howard earned All-Region honors.
The Boise State men finished their 10-k course in eighth place. Andrew Rafla finished 11th and David Elliott was 19th.
| Boise State | Stanford | |||
| 2nd | Emma Bates | W | 3rd | Elise Cranny |
| 5th | Marisa Howard | W | 10th | Molly McNamara |
| 28th | Emma Hyyppä | L | 16th | Sophie Chase |
| 30th | Tessa Murray | L | 21st | Emma Fisher |
| 38th | Sarah Hastings | W | 53rd | Abbie McNulty |
The NCAA Cross Country Championships are set for November 22 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Women’s Team Results
1. No. 3 Oregon, 88
2. No. 25 Boise State, 103 (W tiebreaker)
2. No. 10 Stanford, 103 (L tiebreaker)
4. No. 15 Washington, 131
5. No. 27 UCLA, 176
2. No. 25 Boise State, 103 (W tiebreaker)
2. No. 10 Stanford, 103 (L tiebreaker)
4. No. 15 Washington, 131
5. No. 27 UCLA, 176
Men’s Team Results
1. No. 2 Oregon, 60
2. No. 8 Portland, 71
3. No. 9 Stanford, 97
4. No. 17 UCLA, 104
5. Washington, 139
2. No. 8 Portland, 71
3. No. 9 Stanford, 97
4. No. 17 UCLA, 104
5. Washington, 139
Boise State's All-Region Honorees
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