Hull Races to Win at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals

Saturday, October 13

Madison, WI

TBD

University of Oregon

Pre-Nationals Invitational

Photo by: Tom Lynn

10/13/18 | Cross Country

By: Zach Lawson

EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Jessica Hull pulled away from the field to win the Cardinal race and pace the Women of Oregon to a runner-up finish Saturday morning at the Pre-Nationals meet in Madison, Wis. On the men's side, the Ducks crossed in fourth place behind top-25 individual finishes from James West and Charlie Hunter.

In her second race of the season, Hull posted a winning time of 20:03.2 at the Zimmer Championship Course. The reigning NCAA 1,500-meter champion cleared the field by more than six second in the win. The first four Ducks across the finish line all placed within the top 20 including Hull, Weronika Pyzik (12^th), Phily Bowden (17^th) and Carmela Cardama Baez (19^th). Oregon's scoring was capped by Isabelle Brauer who finished in 22th overall.

Women's Cardinal Race | Results
2. Oregon – 71 points
               1. Jessica Hull – 20:03.2
               12. Weronika Pyzik – 20:29.4
               17. Phily Bowden – 20:39.5
               19. Carmela Cardama Baez – 20:40.9
               22. Isabelle Brauer – 20:43.4
               49. Amanda Gehrich – 21:12.4
               61. Susan Ejore – 21:18.4

The Men of Oregon out-ran two teams ranked ahead of them—Colorado State and host Wisconsin—on their way to a top-four finish in Madison. For a second time this season, West was the first Duck across the line with time of 24:14.7 which was good for 17^th place. He was joined in top 25 by teammate Charlie Hunter. The trio of Cooper Teare, Blake Haney and Jackson Mestler all crossed within one second of each other to help secure fourth place in the team race.

Men's Cardinal Race | Results
4. Oregon – 152 points
               17. James West – 24:14.7
               24. Charlie Hunter – 24:25.4
               37. Cooper Teare – 24:33.4
               38. Blake Haney – 24:33.9
               39. Jackson Mestler – 24:34.1
               61. Jack Yearian – 24:43.4
               138. Reed Brown – 25:24.5

Gray Race Results
Women: 34. Taylor Chiotti (22:17.5); 41. Rennie Kendrick (22:24.4)
Men: 32. Austin Tamagno (25:50.4); 70. Seth Berdahl (27:01.0)

Up Next
Saturday's race served as Oregon's final tune-up for the postseason which begins Friday, Oct. 26 at the Pac-12 Championships hosted by Stanford. The conference meet will be followed by the NCAA West Regional (Nov. 9) in Sacramento and the NCAA Championships (Nov. 17) back in Madison.