Highlights: USF at WCC Championships | Complete Results
 
AT A GLANCE
 
OAKLAND, Calif. – The University of San Francisco men's cross country team raced to their second consecutive third-place finish at the West Coast Conference Championships at Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland, Calif. on Friday afternoon.
 
Senior Mohamed Aziz, who finished the race in eighth, led the 29th-ranked USF team, earning a spot on the All-WCC First-Team. Finishing the race next for the Dons was Jack Rowe, who placed 12th with a time of 24:03.5 and earning honorable mention honors.
 
Another pair of Dons finished in the Top 20, with Hugh Nicklason (24:23.7) and Jacob Allen (24:24.9) coming in at 18th and 19th, respectively. Alex Howard clocked in at a time of 24:34 to finish in 24th, while Scott Halsted finished in 25:00.8. Rounding out the scoring for the Dons was freshman Isaias DeLeon with a time of 25:30.3 in 45th. Leo Donlea (47th – 25:33.9) and Caleb McClain (55th – 26:04.2) closed out the USF contingent competing at the championships.
 
BYU completed the three-peat, by finishing the race in the first through fifth spots to earn a perfect score of 15. Portland's score of 58-points was just ahead of USF's 75-points to earn them second-place.
 
QUOTES
USF head coach Helen Lehman-Winters
 
On Mohamed's race
 
"We seem to have a lot of interchangeable pieces on the men's side, Mo [Aziz] had a great race. He had to sit out Wisconsin, so he hasn't raced in a month, and I was really happy with how he stuck his nose into that top group. He ended finishing all-conference, and that's a huge accomplishment for him."
 
On the men's performance
 
"We got a little bit strung out and would have liked to execute a little better together. But for the most part we seem to get better every meet, so we're excited to have a shot at the regional meet and try to advance to the national meet."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
 
The Dons will travel to Seattle's Jefferson Golf Course for the NCAA West Regionals on Nov. 10. The Regionals will be pivotal for the Dons as the look to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, which will take place on Nov. 18, in Louisville, Ky.
 
USF Results – 3rd  place (75 points)
8. Mohamed Aziz – 23:34.2*
12. Jack Rowe – 24:03.5**
18. Hugh Nicklason – 24:23.7
19. Jacob Allen – 24:24.9
24. Alex Howard – 24:34
35. Scott Halsted – 25:00.8
45. Isaias DeLeon – 25:30.9
47. Leo Donlea – 25:33.9
55. Caleb McClain – 26:04.2
 
*All-WCC First Team; ** Honorable Mention