Cal Cross Country Looks to Sacramento After Tough ACC Championships
Cal’s men and women each finished 16th at the ACC Cross Country Championships in Blacksburg, Virginia. Both Cal Athletics and The Daily Californian reported strong individual performances within a difficult team meet.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
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Cal’s men and women each finished 16th at the ACC Cross Country Championships in Blacksburg, Virginia. Both Cal Athletics and The Daily Californian reported strong individual performances within a difficult team meet.
Sophie Tau finished 30th in the women’s 6K with a personal-best 19:56.3. Freshman Kiefer Willcox ran a personal-best 24:07.7 in the men’s 8K for 78th. Coach Ryan Hill described a course with roots, tight turns and uneven footing.
The Bears’ next postseason opportunity is the NCAA West Regional Championships in Sacramento on Nov. 13. Hill praised Tau’s race and said the weekend underlined the strength of the ACC field.
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