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Trailblazer XC Closes Out Season at NCAA West Regional Championships

The Trailblazer women finished 20th and the men came in 24th.

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Men's Cross Country | 11/14/2025 12:00:00 PM

(Sacramento, Calif. - Nov. 14, 2025) - The Trailblazer cross country teams wrapped up the season on Friday morning at the NCAA West Regional Championships hosted at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex.

The women got the morning started with the 6K with a pair of Trailblazers finishing in the top 100 led by redshirt junior Makayla Pitcher posting a time of 21:43.9 to finish 98th overall.

Junior Averie Perriton and sophomore Hailee Phillips were right behind Pitcher coming in 100th (21:44.6) and 101st (21:46.9), respectively.

Rounding out the finishers on the women's side were Adri Bird (137th, 22:10.5), Kambrie Wilkinson (186th, 22:38.9) and Makayla Boulton (194th, 22:54.7).

The women finished 20th overall as a team scoring 622 points.

For a second straight year, Stanford and Oregon earned the automatic berths to the NCAA Championships with the Cardinal winning the race with 66 points and the Ducks posting 75 points.

On the men's side, junior Ryan Hatch notched the second-fastest 10K time program history clocking a time of 31:10.7 to finish 86th overall. Hatch previously set the 10K program mark at last year's NCAA West Regional Championships.

Freshman Mordechai Yadegar and junior Dawson Leffler also notched top 10 marks in program history in the 10K finishing 114th (31:41.9) and 152nd (32:26.1), respectively.

The final three finishers for the Trailblazers were Collin Manning (154th, 32:27.3), Grayson Peterson (168th, 32:58.4) and Rex Martin (189th, 33:55.3).

The men came in 24th overall as a team scoring 657 points. Oregon won the title with 55 points and California Baptist (95 pts.) earned the second automatic berth on the men's side.

Women's 6K Results - 20th - 622 points
98. Makayla Pitcher - 21:43.9
100. Averie Perriton - 21:44.6
101. Hailee Phillips - 21:46.9
137. Adri Bird - 22:10.5
186. Kambrie Wilkinson - 22:38.9
194. Makayla Boulton - 22:54.7

Team Scores
1. Stanford - 66 points
2. Oregon - 75 points
3. Boise State - 114
4. Washington State - 120
5. Washington - 124
6. California Baptist - 133
7. Gonzaga - 137
8. Cal Poly - 284
9. Oregon State - 303
10. Cal - 310
20. Utah Tech - 622

Men's 10K Results - 24th - 657 points
86. Ryan Hatch - 31:10.7 - 2nd in program history
114. Mordechai Yadegar - 31:41.9 - 5th in program history

152. Dawson Leffler - 32:26.1 - 10th in program history
154. Collin Manning - 32:27.3
168. Grayson Peterson - 32:58.4
189. Rex Martin - 33:55.3

Team Scores
1. Oregon - 55 points
2. California Baptist - 95 
3. Washington State - 98
4. Boise State - 117
5. Portland - 150
6. Stanford - 153
7. Washington - 154
8. Stanford - 216
9. UCLA - 225
10. UC Davis - 281 
24. Utah Tech - 657
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Players Mentioned

Rex Martin

Rex Martin

6' 0"
Freshman
Dawson Leffler

Dawson Leffler

Sophomore
Adri Bird

Adri Bird

5' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Averie Perriton

Averie Perriton

5' 8"
Sophomore
Ryan Hatch

Ryan Hatch

5' 9"
Sophomore
Dawson Leffler

Dawson Leffler

Junior
Collin Manning

Collin Manning

5' 8"
Junior
Grayson Peterson

Grayson Peterson

6' 0"
Freshman
Mordechai Yadegar

Mordechai Yadegar

Freshman
Adri Bird

Adri Bird

5' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Rex Martin

Rex Martin

6' 0"
Freshman
Dawson Leffler

Dawson Leffler

Sophomore
Adri Bird

Adri Bird

5' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Averie Perriton

Averie Perriton

5' 8"
Sophomore
Ryan Hatch

Ryan Hatch

5' 9"
Sophomore
Dawson Leffler

Dawson Leffler

Junior
Collin Manning

Collin Manning

5' 8"
Junior
Grayson Peterson

Grayson Peterson

6' 0"
Freshman
Mordechai Yadegar

Mordechai Yadegar

Freshman
Adri Bird

Adri Bird

5' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore