Portland junior Evert Silva took sixth Wednesday in the men's 8-kilometer race at the West Coast Conference Cross Country Championships at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas. Silva covered the course in 23:27.8 in his season opener to help the Pilots place third overall with 62 points, snapping a streak of placing first or second at the conference final every year since 1977. Silva ascended from 13th place at the 2019 final.