Men and women’s cross country place Top 10 in West Region Championships

The Eagles head to Oregon to compete in the NCAA Division II West Region Championships.

Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor • November 6, 2021

Men and women’s cross country place Top 10 in West Region Championships

Photo courtesy of Courtesy of Biola Athletics (file)

On Nov. 6, men and women’s cross country headed to Monmouth, Oregon to compete in the NCAA Division II West Region Championships. Both teams finished strong as the women’s squad earned a fifth place finish and the men earned a seventh place finish.

TOP 10 FINISH

The men were led by redshirt sophomore Ronald Kigen who came in 10th place with a finishing time of 31:10.1. The men finished at 2:38:58 in seventh place earning 155 points, just 10 seconds behind California State University of San Marcos. The men averaged a running time of 31:48.

The women’s squad finished fifth and earned 175 points. The Eagles had a finishing time of 1:53:01, averaging a running time of 22:37. Biola was led by freshman Lynette Ruiz who came in 21st place, finishing at 22:06.0. The women beat Cal State San Marcos by one second.

NCAA Division II championship selections will be revealed on Monday Nov. 8. Stats from today’s race are located on the Biola Athletics website.

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Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor

Natalie Hernandez is a junior journalism major who loves cooking with her boyfriend, enjoys photo adventures, and new experiences. [email protected] I was born and raised in California, but I have always moved around. Although I have always lived here I have never missed the opportunity to get out of LA. My father is an immigrant and my mother is first-generation Mexican. I am the first in my family to attend college and I am proud of that. School does not come easy to me and I am glad I have pushed myself. I went to college in Seattle, WA but moved back due to my mother getting sick. When I got back to LA, I hit the ground running. I enrolled in community college and started working. I didn't really know what I wanted to do. I took one photography class and I knew this is what I want to do. My love for journalism, photography, and sports started on the sidelines of my high school football field. Every single game junior-senior year you could find me on the sidelines taking photos or getting a quote from a coach. I have never been athletic but I enjoy watching and learning about all different sports. I love telling stories. This is just my first year at Biola as a transfer student and first semester at The Chimes but I can’t wait to see what the future holds.