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Büttner Earns All-West Region Honors at NCAA West Regional Championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco men's and women's cross country programs concluded the 2025 season at the NCAA West Regional Championship Saturday morning at Arcade Creek Cross Country Course.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED:
  • In the women's 6k, San Francisco placed 11th out of 39 competing programs. The Dons' near top-10 finish marks the best result by the program at the NCAA West Regional Championship since 2022.
  • Anna Büttner paced the Dons throughout the event, earning an 11th-place individual finish out of 263 competitors with a personal-best time of 20:04.2. She was also named to the All-West Region Team following her performance.
  • Faustine Chaboche and Jessica Spilsbury followed, placing 33rd and 67th, respectively. Chaboche improved on her time from the West Coast Conference Championship on Saturday, Nov. 1, trimming nearly 20 seconds off to finish at 20:30.4.
  • Reese Tucker (96th – 21:42.3) and Poppy Martin (110th – 21:52.4) concluded the scoring for the green and gold.
  • On the men's side, San Francisco earned 14th overall out of 30 teams. Ethan O'Shea led the way with his first-career sub-31-minute 10k, finishing in 43rd place out of 203 with a time of 30:21.1.
  • Luca Minale and Daniel Abramowicz finished side-by-side in 63rd and 64th, with times of 30:43.1 and 30:43.8, respectively.
  • Rounding out the scoring for the Dons were Herbie Johnson (107th – 31:34.5) and Cole Fiegener (157th – 32:29.9).
TOP FINISHERS:

Men:
43. Ethan O'Shea – 30:21.1
63. Luca Minale – 30:43.1
64. Daniel Abramowicz – 30:43.8
107. Herbie Johnson – 31:34.5
157. Cole Fiegener – 32:29.9

Women:
14. Anna Büttner – 20:04.2
33. Faustine Chaboche – 20:30.4
67. Jessica Spilsbury – 21:08.3
96. Reese Tucker – 21:42.3
110. Poppy Martin – 21:52.4
 
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The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor – Provident Credit Union – for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.
 
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Players Mentioned

Daniel Abramowicz

Daniel Abramowicz

6' 1"
Senior
Poppy Martin

Poppy Martin

5' 5"
Junior
Ethan O

Ethan O'Shea

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Reese Tucker

Reese Tucker

5' 5"
Sophomore
Jessica Spilsbury

Jessica Spilsbury

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Faustine Chaboche

Faustine Chaboche

5' 6"
Junior
Cole Fiegener

Cole Fiegener

6' 0"
Freshman
Herbie Johnson

Herbie Johnson

5' 9"
Freshman
Luca Minale

Luca Minale

6' 1"
Junior
Anna Büttner

Anna Büttner

5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Daniel Abramowicz

Daniel Abramowicz

6' 1"
Senior
Poppy Martin

Poppy Martin

5' 5"
Junior
Ethan O

Ethan O'Shea

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Reese Tucker

Reese Tucker

5' 5"
Sophomore
Jessica Spilsbury

Jessica Spilsbury

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Faustine Chaboche

Faustine Chaboche

5' 6"
Junior
Cole Fiegener

Cole Fiegener

6' 0"
Freshman
Herbie Johnson

Herbie Johnson

5' 9"
Freshman
Luca Minale

Luca Minale

6' 1"
Junior
Anna Büttner

Anna Büttner

5' 6"
Junior