Washington State’s Abby Regan won the Stanford Invitational cross country race on Saturday in 20:31, overtaking Camas’ Alexa Efraimson, who led most of the way in the 6,000-meter race.
Efraimson was competing for the first time since signing a professional contract with Nike.
Stanford’s website (gostanford.com) reported that Efraimson had a substantial lead down the homestretch until her legs began to buckle. She collapsed with 80 yards to go and was passed by Regan.
Efraimson regained her feet, but labored to the finish, losing one more spot, and barely holding on for third before her legs gave out again as she crossed the line, in 20:46.
Also of note, the Washington State men won the team title by one point over UC Santa Barbara.
