University of San Francisco
NCAA Championships
Short to Run at Nationals on Saturday
11/19/2015 1:45:00 PM | Cross Country
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Saturday, Nov. 21 | 10:00 a.m. PT
Tom Sawyer State Park | Louisville, Kent.
SAN FRANCISCO –– Alex Short will represent the USF men's cross country team at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Kent. on Saturday morning. The 10K race, held at Tom Sawyer State Park, is set to begin at 10:00 a.m. PT.
Short qualified for the NCAA Championships via an individual at-large bid after placing 15th at the NCAA West Regionals last weekend. This season, the graduate student from Bicknacre, England has posted four, top 20 performances this season and earned All-West Coast Conference and All-West Region honors as well.
This will be the third year in a row that USF has sent an individual at-large qualifier to the NCAA Championships - Eric Causey (2013) and Jose Madera (2014) have represented the Green and Gold the past two years, finishing 11th and 215th, respectively.
"The fact that we have been represented by three different men over the past three years is really phenomenal," said head cross country coach Helen Lehman-Winters. "Although this is Alex's first trip to the NCAA Championships, he is equipped to be extremely effective in this field."
In total, 31 teams will compete on Saturday, with 38 additional individual qualifiers also set to take the starting line. Four individual qualifiers were selected from the West Region - Matthew Crichlow (Gonzaga), Bryan Guijarro (UCSB) and Anthony Ortolan (UCSB) all received at-large bids in addition to Short.
Short's Success
In his first year on the Hilltop, Short has become USF's top runner, leading the Dons in every meet he has raced in this season. The Brit burst onto the scene, taking first place in a dual meet against Boise State on Sept. 11. Short then placed 5th at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational before earning 31st overall at the Pre-Nationals. At the West Coast Conference Championships and the NCAA West Regionals, Short paced the Dons in both meets, taking 4th and 15th, respectively.
Follow Along
To watch the Dons on Saturday, click here to watch the live stream and here for a live results page. Also be sure to follow @DonsXCTF and @DonsAthletics on Twitter for all updates on your Dons in Louisville.
Men's Automatic Qualifying Teams
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida State
Georgetown
Iona
Louisville
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Oklahoma State
Ole Miss
Penn
Stanford
Syracuse
Texas
UTEP
Virginia
Washington
Men's At-Large Teams
Boise State
BYU
California
Eastern Kentucky
Furman
North Carolina State
Oklahoma
Oregon
Southern Utah
Tulsa
UCLA
Virginia Tech
Washington State
Men's Individual Qualifiers
Great Lakes:
Erik Peterson, Butler
Nicholas Raymond, Eastern Michigan
John Mascari, Indiana State
Joseph Stewart, Miami (Ohio)
Michael Clevenger, Notre Dame
Matt McClintock, Purdue
South
Antibahs Kosgei, Alabama
Jimmy Clark, Florida
Eddie Garcia, Florida
Arse'ne Guillorel, Samford
Mid-Atlantic
Hassan Omar, UMBC
Patrick Tiernan, Villanova
Robert Denault, Villanova
Jordan Williamsz, Villanova
South Central
Issac Laland, Arkansas-Little Rock
Brian Barraza, Houston
Illiass Aouani, Lamar
Charles Mathenge, Stephen F. Austin
Midwest
Dylan Lafond, Illinois
Evan Landes, Kansas
Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State
Joel Reichow, South Dakota State
Southeast
Lawrence Kipkoech, Campbell
Shaun Thompson, Duke
Jacob Thompson, Kentucky
Stephen Mulherin, North Carolina
Mountain
Kyle Eller, Air Force
Patrick Corona, Air Force
Jefferson Abbey, Colorado State
Jerrell Mock, Colorado State
West
Matthew Crichlow, Gonzaga
Alex Short, San Francisco
Bryan Guijarro, UC Santa Barbara
Anthony Ortolan, UC Santa Barbara
Northeast
Tait Rutherford, Columbia
Ben Rainero, Cornell
Brian Eimstad, Cornell
Kevin Dooney, Yale
