Western Oregon hosts the GNAC Cross Country Championships at Ash Creek Preserve, looking to challenge four-time defending champion Western Washington. The Wolves’ men have won both home meets this season, while senior Kyla Potratz leads a women’s team aiming to improve on last year’s seventh-place finish.

By the Numbers
  • Western Washington has won the last 4 GNAC men’s and women’s team titles.
  • WOU’s men won 2 home meets this season; the women finished 7th at the 2025 championships.
  • The men’s race is an 8K starting at 10 a.m.; the women’s 6K begins at 10:45 a.m.
Yes, But

WOU’s home success offers reason for optimism, but Western Washington beat the Wolves at the Lewis Crossover, where WOU placed eighth. The Vikings also boast Jared Alderfer, who finished fourth there, just one second ahead of WOU’s Matthew Resnik.

State of Play
  • Resnik won the Ash Creek Collegiate, and Ethan Bothwell won the Mike Johnson Classic.
  • Potratz was second and Adele Beckstead third at Ash Creek; Potratz also placed 11th at Lewis.
  • WOU’s men finished fourth at the 2025 GNAC championships; the program last won the meet in 2017.
Bottom Line

Hosting gives WOU a familiar course and a chance to disrupt Western Washington’s run of titles, but the Wolves will need their home form to hold up against the conference’s top teams.