Bears Register Top-15 Finishes At NCAA West Regionals - California Golden Bears Athletics

The California men's and women's cross country teams competed at the NCAA West Regional Championships on Friday, with the women finishing 13th and the men placing 15th.

Sophie Tau led the women's team for the fifth time this season, recording a top-15 finish with a personal-best time of 19:52.9 to place 13th. Sabine Kim finished 56th with a personal-best time of 20:46.0.

On the men's side, Zac Gibson led the Bears with a personal-best time of 30:44.7 to finish 67th. Hayden Beauchemin followed in 78th place with a time of 30:59.5.

"It was a solid conclusion to the cross country season," head coach Ryan Hill said. "Down the line, we had a lot of people make improvements this year, and we saw new people step up and emerge who will help us this track season and in future cross country seasons.

"Sophie Tau ran a very strong race that I think was a national-level performance. Our region just had many strong individuals, and only two teams advanced."

CAL RESULTS

Men's 10K

67. Zac Gibson - 30:44.7 (PB)

78. Hayden Beauchemin - 30:59.5

88. Sam Franco - 31:13.4

90. Kiefer Willcox - 31:15. 9

106. Kyler McNatt - 31:29.7

155. Alex Lodewick - 32:15.2

172. Gabriel Rodriguez - 32:42.9

Women's 6K

13. Sophie Tau - 19:52.9 (PB)

56. Sabine Kim - 20:46.0 (PB)