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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – On the heels of its runner-up regional finish, the No. 9 Oregon women's cross country team lines up Saturday morning at the 2023 NCAA Championships in Charlottesville, Va. Junior Elliott Cook qualified individually and will represent the UO men at the national meet. The meet will be televised on ESPNU and streamed through the ESPN app.

The broadcast begins at 6:30 a.m. (PT) with the women's 6,000-meter championship race going off at 7:20 a.m. followed by the men's 10K at 8:10 a.m.

How to Follow
2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships – Saturday, Nov. 18
Panorama Farms (hosted by the University of Virginia)
Women's 6K – 7:20 a.m. | Men's 10K – 8:10 a.m. (both times Pacific)
TV: ESPNU | Watch | Live Results

The Women of Oregon are making their 34^th appearance at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on the strength of their second-place showing at the NCAA West Regional (Nov. 10) in Sacramento. Maddy Elmore led a quartet of all-region performers with her fifth-place finish. She was joined by UO standouts Izzy Thornton-Bott (10^th), Anika Thompson (12^th) and Katie Clute (24^th).

Thornton-Bott is a returning All-American from a season ago.

Cook was 10^th at the NCAA West Regional, crossing the line as the Ducks' top runner for the third time in four races. Saturday will mark the Powell, Ohio, native's debut at the national meet. Cook had a previous regional-best finish of 45^th place in 2021.

2023 Oregon Cross Country Results

On the Biggest Stage
The Men and Women of Oregon have combined for 10 NCAA cross country team titles and the UO men have won eight individual titles with two three-time national champions in Steve Prefontaine (1970-71, '73) and Edward Cheserek (2013-15). The UO women have an individual high-place of second at NCAAs, a feat accomplished by Leann Warren in 1981.

Top-Five National Finishes
Men of Oregon (23 in 45 appearance)
Champions (6): 1971, '73, '74, '77, 2007, '08
Runner-Up (8): 1963, '64, '70, 76, '78, '79, '89, 2009
Third (4): 1969, '72, '83, '96
Fourth (2): 1986, 2015
Fifth (5): 1990, '98, 2002, '06, '13

Women of Oregon (18 in 33 appearances)
Champions (4): 1983, '87, 2012, '16
Runner-Up (4): 1981, '88, 2007, '08
Third (3): 1982, 2015, '19
Fourth (2): 1984, '86
Fifth (5): 1990, '91, '95, 2011, '17

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