Gonzaga University
Pac-12 Championship
10/29/2026 8:43:00 AM | Cross Country
BOISE, Idaho- Gonzaga Cross Country will race in the Pac-12 Championship for the first time in program history when they run on Friday.
Gonzaga women's cross country enters the conference championship as the fifth ranked team in the West Region in the most recent USTFCCCA regional poll. The Zags will be taking on a Washington State team that is ranked first in the West, while Oregon State and Boise State teams that were ranked sixth and seventh in the most recent poll.
The GU women finished immediately ahead of both Oregon State and Boise State three weeks ago at Nuttycombe. The Zags are led by two freshman, with Audrey Orme running the fifth fastest time in program history with a 19:48.0 time at the Lakefront Invite. She was joined by Sloan Dickson who ran the seventh fastest time in program history with a 19:56.9 finish at the same meet.
The Gonzaga men's cross country team is the tenth ranked team in the West region, taking on a Washington State team that is ranked fifth regionally and an eighth ranked Boise State team. Utah State will also field a team that ranks seventh in the Mountain Region.
The Bulldog men's season so far has seen Logan Law set a new program record in the 8k at the Lakefront Invite, running a time of 22:54.8 while being the first Zag to ever run under 23 minutes while Ryan Mitchell, Dylan Rowell and Logan Schwartz ran the fifth, six and seventh fastest 8ks in program history in the same meet. Rowell is also a potential contender for Pac-12 freshman of the year after being named a High School All-American after a high school senior year where he broke a 4 minute mile to win the Brooks PR championship in track season. Â
The Pac-12 Cross Country Championship will take place at the Warm Springs Golf Course in Boise, Idaho. The women's 6k will take place at 9:30 a.m. pacific time, with the men's 8k following at 10:30 a.m. pacific time. The meet is free to stream on the Pac-12's Youtube, with live results available on GoZags.com.
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