Oregon got what it was looking for Friday morning, and it looked pretty good doing it.
The Ducks won both the men’s and women’s NCAA West Region Cross Country team title Nov. 13 on the Arcade Creek Course at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif., to secure automatic qualifiers into next week’s NCAA Cross Country Championships.
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Diana Cherotich won the women’s race to lead a 38-point tally for Oregon, and the men had four finishers in the top 10 on their way to a 51-point score.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Runners take off at the start of the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Runners take off at the start of the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
(Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard)
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A Ducks double. Oregon dominates Big Ten Cross Country Championships
Oregon’s Simeon Birnbaum, left, and Connor Burns lead the pack during the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Runners compete during the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Aiden Smith, right, and Simeon Birnbaum lead the pack during the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Runners are silhouetted during the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Connor McCormick, center, competes during the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Michael Mireles runs during the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Simeon Birnbaum wins the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
(Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard)
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Simeon Birnbaum runs at the front of the race during the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon men’s cross country coach Jerry Schumacher greets runners after their race during the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon runners huddle at the start of the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Runners take off at the start of the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
(Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard)
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Diana Cherotich, right, leads at the start during the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
A pack of Oregon runners compete during the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Sofia Thogersen runs during the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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Oregon’s Ella Thorsett competes during the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Diana Cherotich wins the women’s women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Juliet Cherubet leads the pack during the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Runners compete during the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Juliet Cherubet, right, and Diana Cherotich lead the pack during the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Diana Cherotich wins the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
(Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard)
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See photos as Oregon cross country runners compete at The Dellinger
Oregon’s Diana Cherotich, right, and Juliet Cherubet celebrate first- and second-place finishes, respectively, during the women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
(Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard)
The Ducks dominated the women’s 6,000-meter race as Cherotich, Juliet Cherubet and Dalia Frias led the way with a 1-3-4 finish. All five Oregon scorers placed in the top 16.
Cherotich, who in October won her second straight Big Ten title, crossed first in the field of 258 with her finish in 18 minutes, 55.6 seconds to become the first Duck to win an NCAA cross country regional since Jordan Hasay won three straight from 2010-12.
Cherotich was followed by Arizona’s Mercy Chepkemoi (18:59.0), Cherubet (19:04.5) and Frias (19:28.0).
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Oregon’s Sofia Thogersen was 14th in 19:54.0 and Ella Thorsett was 16th in 19:54.8.
Also competing for the Ducks were Ava Parekh, 59th in 20:49.1, and Kendall Martin, 71st in 21:04.0.
Oregon was unchallenged for the team title as Washington State was second with 109 points.
Oregon’s Diana Cherotich wins the women’s women’s 6,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
There were 37 teams in the women’s field, including Oregon State, which finished eighth with 250 points. The Beavers’ top runner was Sage Brooks, who was 23rd in 20:03.4.
Myles Hogan, a transfer from Princeton making his Oregon debut, closed out the men’s 10,000-meter race in 29:18.7 to lead four straight Ducks across the finish line. Aiden Smith was eighth in 29:18.8, Tayson Echohawk was ninth in 29:18.8 and Big Ten champ Simeon Birnbaum was 10th in 29:19.0.
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Also scoring for the Ducks was Benjamin Balazs, 17th in 29:31.1. Oregon’s other two runners were Xavier Perras-Phaneuf, who was 21st in 29:39.4, and Connor Burns, who was 31st in 29:54.3.
It was the first 10,000-meter race of the season for the men, who won their second straight regional title.
Washington State’s Solomon Kipchoge won the 212-man race in 28:37.6, and Washington was second among 30 teams with 110 points.
The NCAA championship meet will take place Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Ind.
Runners take off at the start of the men’s 8,000 meters at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Oct. 9, 2026, at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Springfield, Oregon.
Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@registerguard.com.
