Completed Event: Cross Country at George Kyte Classic on August 30, 2025 , , M: 3rd out of 13 | W: 6th out of 10
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at George Kyte Classic
M: 3rd out of 13 | W: 6th out of 10
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, November 1
Orem, Utah / Lakeside Sports Park
W - 9 a.m. | M - 9:45 a.m.
Grand Canyon
vs
WAC Championships
Photo by: Nathan Peters
Men picked 4th heading into WAC Championships
10/31/2024 11:40:00 AM | Cross Country
Lopes take on conference field Friday at Orem's Lakeside Park
OREM, Utah — The Grand Canyon men's and women's cross country teams are geared up for WAC Championships taking place at Lakeside Park in Orem, Utah, on Friday morning.
In the conference's pre-championships polling, the Lopes' men were picked by coaches for a fourth-place finish. California Baptist, Utah Valley and Southern Utah were the top three choices in the men's poll. On the women's side, Utah Valley, California Baptist, Southern Utah, UT Arlington and Seattle U were the poll's top five choices.
The women's 6k run will start at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time) and the men's 8k will follow at 9:45 a.m. (Phoenix time).
A pair of newcomers have been the top finishers on the men's and women's sides for the Lopes. Sophomore Ethan Smith led GCU's runners in the Sept. 28 Dave Murray Invitational and the Oct. 19 Bronco Invitational. Similarly, senior Shoshanah Stukas led the women in both competitions.
The GCU men are coming off their best performance of the season by placing fourth in a 17-team field at the Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, California. After Smith crossed first for the Lopes, a tight Lopes grouping of junior Greyson Akers, graduate Emmanuel Corral and junior Alex Rafferty finished 27th, 29th and 30th among point scorers. It was GCU's best-ever finish at the Bronco Invitational.
The Lopes are looking to improve on placing fifth (women's) and seventh (men's) at the 2023 WAC Championships. GCU's program-best finishes were third-place showings in 2021 (men) and 2019 (women).
In the conference's pre-championships polling, the Lopes' men were picked by coaches for a fourth-place finish. California Baptist, Utah Valley and Southern Utah were the top three choices in the men's poll. On the women's side, Utah Valley, California Baptist, Southern Utah, UT Arlington and Seattle U were the poll's top five choices.
The women's 6k run will start at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time) and the men's 8k will follow at 9:45 a.m. (Phoenix time).
A pair of newcomers have been the top finishers on the men's and women's sides for the Lopes. Sophomore Ethan Smith led GCU's runners in the Sept. 28 Dave Murray Invitational and the Oct. 19 Bronco Invitational. Similarly, senior Shoshanah Stukas led the women in both competitions.
The GCU men are coming off their best performance of the season by placing fourth in a 17-team field at the Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, California. After Smith crossed first for the Lopes, a tight Lopes grouping of junior Greyson Akers, graduate Emmanuel Corral and junior Alex Rafferty finished 27th, 29th and 30th among point scorers. It was GCU's best-ever finish at the Bronco Invitational.
The Lopes are looking to improve on placing fifth (women's) and seventh (men's) at the 2023 WAC Championships. GCU's program-best finishes were third-place showings in 2021 (men) and 2019 (women).
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