Already a reliable part of one of the nation’s top cross country teams, Alexis Fuller is shifting into a higher gear.
The senior from Union High School ran her fastest 6,000-meter cross country time yet on Friday. In doing so, she helped Boise State place second at the 33-team Nuttycombe Invitational at the University of Wisconsin. The No. 5-ranked Broncos were behind only No. 2 Colorado.
Fuller already has a long list of accomplishments at Boise State, especially in track and field. She was an honorable mention All-American last spring, setting a school record in the 1,500 meters and placing 17th at the NCAA Championships. She was also a Mountain West Conference indoor champion in the mile and helped set a conference record in the distance medley relay.
Friday’s result shows Fuller is poised to have a big senior year. Her time of 20 minutes, 17 seconds was a 6,000-meter personal best by 19 seconds. It placed her 26th out of 230 runners, 40 places higher than last year at the same meet.
Fuller was the fourth-fastest Boise State runner. Allie Ostrander (5th), Emily Venters (9th) and Clare O’Brien (10th) have the Broncos set to compete for an NCAA title.
Also in Wisconsin, Emma Jenkins, a freshman from Camas, was the fastest Washington State runner. She finished 95th, covering the 6,000 meter course in 21:10.
Cross Country
• Silas Griffith, a sophomore from Ridgefield, finished fourth at the Willamette Invitational on Saturday in Salem, Ore. He covered the 8,000 meter course in 24:33, helping Lipscomb University place third.
• Said Guermali, a junior from Camas, helped Portland place second at the Willamette Invitational. He finished 14th in 24:53.
• Dustin Zimmerly, a junior from Camas, helped Eastern Oregon place second in the small-college race at the Willamette Invitational. He finished eighth in 25:29.
• Yacine Guermali, a redshirt freshman from Camas, helped Gonzaga win the Montana Invitational on Friday in Missoula. He placed fourth overall, covering the 8,000 meter course in 25:24.
• Ashley Arreola, a sophomore from Skyview, placed 47th at the Montana Invitational, covering the 6,000 meter course in 20:06. She was the third-fastest runner for Eastern Washington, which placed seventh.
Women’s Soccer
• Ellie Johnson, a Pacific Lutheran sophomore from La Center, was named the Northwest Conference offensive player of the week. She scored two goals in PLU’s 2-0 win over Lewis and Clark on Friday. She then scored two more in a 3-1 win over Pacific on Saturday.
• Taryn Ries, a sophomore from Ridgefield, scored a hat trick as Portland opened West Coast Conference play with a 4-1 win at San Diego on Thursday. She has a team-high eight goals.
• Grace Eversaul, a sophomore from Skyview, scored her third goal of the season in Western Washington’s 3-0 win over Western Oregon. The No. 17 Vikings (8-2-0) have won four in a row.
Men’s Soccer
• Levan Zhividze, a freshman from Evergreen, scored an overtime goal in Corban’s 1-0 win over Oregon Tech on Saturday.
• Grant Alcorn, a senior from Union, had a career-high 13 saves in Concordia’s 1-0 loss to Simon Fraser on Thursday.
• Ben Stevenson, a senior from Prairie, had his fifth shutout in eight matches this season in The Evergreen State College’s 2-0 win over Northwest University on Saturday.
Volleyball
• Olivia Coale, a senior from Skyview, had 22 digs in Washington State’s two wins last weekend against Utah and Colorado.
• Brooke Van Sickle, a redshirt sophomore from Battle Ground, had 9 kills and 14 digs in Oregon’s five-set loss to Arizona on Friday.
• Zoe McBride, a freshman from Prairie, had a combined 25 kills and 17 digs in Morgan State’s matches against Howard and Norfolk State last weekend.
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• Page Heller, a junior from Columbia River, had a combined 26 digs in Colorado State-Pueblo’s matches against Adams State and Fort Lewis last weekend.
• Madelynn Culp, a freshman from Camas, had 26 assists and a season-high 22 digs in Western New Mexico’s five-set win over Texas Woman’s University on Friday.
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