Haskell Cross Country hosted the CAC Cross Country Championship and dominated the Women’s and Men’s sides. With both teams winning their sides of the conference tournament, Haskell is headed to the NAIA Cross Country National Championship.
Kateri Dalby on being able to win the CAC in front of the home crowd, “I know my family was here, and a lot of ours team’s family was here, which gave us a lot of confidence because we thought because, our family was here, we have to do good; we have to show out it’s our; meet so we, have to be the best.”
Haskell Women’s Cross Country were the first to run and the first four to finish, with Kaydence Platero placing first in 24:34.81, a course record for the Women’s 6k run. Kiara Iron Heart, Dalby, and Merisha Long placed second through fourth.
Dalby on what this meet meant to her, “It feels really empowering. I feel like women’s sports aren’t talked about enough, so for us to do that, it gives little girls the mindset they can too.” She continued on what their motivation was, “We really wanted it, so we got it, and so going into nationals with that mindset is going to be powerful for us, and give us that kick that we need.”
The men’s team somehow produced a more dominant outing, placing first through fifth and the four-peat, with Brandon Levi first 25:04.56.
Seth Lynch on where their confidence is at, “We have that certain level of confidence, we’re better than we’ve ever been, ranked, and had an amazing season this year and last, we do have a high confidence we can get it done.”
Second through fifth were Dyami Berridge, Ben Miera, Burton Miner III, and Preston Ironheart, all managing to finish before the 26- minute mark.
Lynch on getting the four-peat, “It’s an amazing feeling, running in the top five and scoring in the top seven, showing to all the native american people that we can do this, and do it dominantly it; means everything to me and our team”, he continued on what it felt like to do it in front of the home crowd, “Amazing, everyone here, it means everything to me and our team.”
Haskell Cross Country will be in Fort Vancouver, Washington on, Nov 20th ,with the opportunity to win the NAIA XC National Championship.
| Placement | Athlete | Finish |
| 1 | Kaydence Platero (Sr) | 24:34.81 (Course Record) |
| 2 | Kiara Iron Heart | 25:16.42 |
| 3 | Kateri Dalby | 26:03.08 |
| 4 | Merisha Long | 26:04.11 |
| 6 | Dayvany Whiteman | 27:15.58 |
| 9 | Destiny Rich | 27:44.37 |
| 11 | Mariah Gordy | 28:19.91 |
| 12 | Kye Ruff | 28:29.53 |
| 13 | Maddie Wildcat | 28:41.34 |
| Placement | Athlete | Finish |
| 1 | Brandon Levi | 25:04.56 |
| 2 | Dyami Berridge (Sr) | 25:15.81 |
| 3 | Ben Miera | 25:18.47 |
| 4 | Burton Miner III (Sr) | 25:19.36 |
| 5 | Preston Ironheart | 25:38.51 |
| 7 | Seth Lynch | 26:05.44 |
| 10 | River Racine | 26:59.29 |
| 11 | Jerdan Crawford | 27:09.56 |
| 14 | Matthew Valencia | 27:27.42 |
| 16 | Jayden Taken Alive | 27:39.78 |
| 24 | Colton SunRhodes | 30:15.61 |
