Jenessa Mann | Posted: 7 Sep 2017 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

No. 6 BYU chosen to win WCC Championship

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SAN BRUNO, Calif. – WCC coaches picked BYU men's cross country to win its third consecutive West Coast Conference championship and fifth since 2011. The Cougars, ranked No. 6 in this year's USTFCCCA Preseason Poll, finished seventh nationally and third in the Mountain Region last year. 

BYU tallied 64 points including eight first place votes, while No. 14 Portland captured 57 points and one first place vote. Gonzaga earned 47 points for third place, narrowly beating out San Francisco (45 points). They were followed by Loyola Marymount, Saint Mary's, Santa Clara, Pepperdine and San Diego in that order. 

BYU led the way with six runners placed on the All-WCC Preseason Team. These runners included seniors Spencer Hanson and Jonathan Harper, juniors Daniel CarneyRory Linkletter and Clayton Young, and sophomore Brayden McLelland

The 2017 WCC Championship race will be held Friday, October 27, at the Metropolitan Links Golf Course in Oakland, California.

The Cougars open their season with the BYU Autumn Classic Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 16, at the East Bay Golf Course in Provo. The schedule for the race can be found here.

 

2017 All-WCC Men's Cross Country Preseason Team

Name

Institution

Yr.

Brayden McLelland

BYU

Soph.

Clayton Young

BYU

Jr.

Daniel Carney

BYU

Jr.

Dillon Quintana

Gonzaga

Sr.

Gabe Arias-Sheridan

Saint Mary’s

Sr.

Jeff Thies

Portland

Sr.

Jonathan Harper

BYU

Sr.

Nick Hauger

Portland

Jr.

Rory Linkletter

BYU

Jr.

Spencer Hanson

BYU

Sr.

 

2017 WCC Men’s Cross Country Coaches Poll

Team (First Place)

Pts.

1. BYU (8)

64

2. Portland (1)

57

3. Gonzaga

47

4. San Francisco

45

5. Loyola Marymount

33

6. Saint Mary’s

30

7. Santa Clara

25

8. Pepperdine

13

9. San Diego

10

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