The Idaho cross-country squad made the short trip to Colfax Sept. 14 to compete in the Cougar Classic, with the women finish- ing third overall and the men fourth.
Washington State hosted the meet at the Colfax Golf Club, the future home of the NCAA West Regional.
The Vandal women took third with 53 points. Washington State took home first with 44 points, followed by Portland State with 34. The men grabbed fourth with 100, behind Gonzaga (21), Pepperdine (78), and Washington State (78).
Senior Andrea Condie led the women, taking third overall with a time of 21:02 in the 6k course. Junior Kara Story took fifth with a 21:20.
Sophomores Malaina Thacker and Faith Dilmore finished in 12th and 13th, respectively, both with a time of 22:02. Junior Maizy Brewer finished in 20th with a time of 22:19 to round out the women’s scorers.
Washington State’s freshman Emma Jenkins finished in first with a time of 20:53 in the women’s 6K.
On the men’s side, junior Fabian Carde- nas led the Idaho pack with a 14th place finish in 24:49 in the 8K. Senior Skylar Ovnicek finished close behind in 15th with a time of 24:53.
Sophomore Michael McCausland took 19th with a 25:08, followed by junior Dwain Stucker in 31st with a 25:33.
Junior Drew Shultz capped off the Idaho men’s scorers in 46th with a time of 26:08.
Freshman James Mwaura of Gonzaga took home the title in the men’s 8K with a time of 23:55. Gonzaga closed the meet with six of the 10 top finishers.
Idaho takes a week off before hitting the road for the Montana Invitational Sept. 28 in Missoula, Montana.
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