BOISE, IDAHO – Coming off a week of no competition, San Diego State Cross Country will be headed to Boise, Idaho to compete in the Aztec’s first ever Pac-12 championship. SDSU will send eight athletes to compete with seven slated to compete and the eighth serving as an alternate. SDSU will face a familiar field to start the postseason with old Mountain West rivals Utah State, Colorado State, Fresno State and the hosting Broncos of Boise State set to race. They will also compete against Oregon State, Gonzaga, Texas State and Washington State to round out the field. Washington State enters the meet as the highest ranked team currently sitting at 13th in the nation and is the number one team in the West Region according to the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national poll. Gonzaga, Oregon State and Boise State all rank among the top 10 teams in the West Region as well.
Emilia Greenway and Elliana Lomeli are the lone Aztecs from last season who suited up for the team’s final Mountain West Championship meet and will return to postseason racing this year. Lomeli did not finish the race while Greenway ran 21:52.6 across the six-kilometer course on her way to a 58th place finish. The rest of the lineup traveling to the Warm Springs Golf Course will consist of freshmen Ariella Llorens, Skylar Watts and Delaney Johns. They will be joined by sophomore Alexis Wolfinger and seniors Karina Janik and Isabella Frisone.
Last Time Out
- San Diego State last competed on Oct. 17 at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside, California. Five athletes saw action including Llorens and Greenway who will travel to Boise.
- Freshman Ariella Llorens was the top Aztec running 20:21.2 across six kilometers on her way to a fourth-place finish.
- Sophomore Emilia Greenway was the second Aztec finisher running 21:49.3.
- The remaining three SDSU runners consisted of sophomore Emily Russo as well as the freshmen duo of Rickelle Bush and Olivia Camps. All three would run new personal best in the six-kilometer.
Individual Notes
- Llorens’ final time was the fastest six-kilometer time by an Aztec since Jessica Kain’s 19:58.3 performance at the 2023 Highlander Invitational and is the second fastest six-kilometer performance by an Aztec since the women’s races moved to a six-kilometer distance.
- Freshman Skylar Watts and Ariella Llorens finished the regular season tied for most races finished as the Aztec’s top finisher. Watts was the fastest performer at the Bill Dellinger Invitational and Saint Mary’s Invitational while Llorens led the way at the Aztec Coastal Classic and Highlander Invitational.