BYU cross country teams take first and second at WCC Championships

Published by Taylor Brown/BYU SID on October 28th, 2016

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The BYU men's team took first place with 24 points in the men's 8k race and the women's team placed second with 44 points in the women's 6k race at the 2016 West Coast Conference Championships in San Diego on Friday.

The No. 4 men were led to victory by second-place Jonathon Harper and BYU's top four runners finishing in the top 10 of the race. BYU was just nine points short of a perfect score. Head coach Ed Eyestone had high praises for his team’s win.

"The team really ran great today. We moved exceptionally well the last mile and a quarter and turned a close race into a runaway success. We made it a point to have our top five runners in the top seven overall. I was particularly happy with Jon Harper's strong run," said Eyestone.