Nolan Turgeon Leads Portland Pilots to Fourth at NCAA West Regional

The University of Portland Athletics reported that the Portland Pilots men’s cross country team finished fourth as a team at the NCAA Division I West Regional in Sacramento, California, with Nolan Turgeon leading the pack at fifth place overall.

Oregon took first place with 51 team points and Washington finished second with 110 team points, with both teams securing automatic qualifying bids for the NCAA Championships. The Portland Pilots secured fourth place with 141 team points. Arizona finished fifth behind Portland with 141 team points as well, but the Pilots claimed the fourth-place position over the Wildcats by recording a faster team time by four seconds.

Turgeon and Weston Day finished inside the top 25 runners to earn All-Region honors, while six Pilots set personal records in the 10K. Nolan Turgeon finished first for the Pilots and fifth overall with a personal record of 29:11.8. Weston Day came in second for Portland and 23rd overall with a personal record of 29:41.2.

Cameron Stein finished third for the team, taking 29th place overall with a personal record time of 29:52.1. Anothony Giesch placed fourth for the Pilots and 32nd overall with a personal record of 29:54.7, while Bodie Alderson finished fifth for Portland and 52nd overall with a personal record of 30:24.7. Adam Lippe finished 71st with a personal record of 30:53.6, and Jude DeVries finished 72nd with a personal record of 30:54.3.

The NCAA Selection Show is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 on NCAA.com. The NCAA Championships are set to take place on Nov. 21 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana.