SACRAMENTO, Calif.---Anna Pataki, Laura Pellicoro, and Veerle Bakker each garnered All-West Region honors and the receiving-votes Pilots women's cross country team ran into fifth-place as a program at the NCAA West Regional meet at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex on Friday morning. The team finish ties Portland's best result at the meet, as the Pilots women placed fifth at both the 2016 and 2018 regional competitions.
Pataki and Pellicoro jumped into the front pack at the start of the 6K event, and kept pace with the group for the majority of the course. Pataki managed to get as far ahead as fourth-place at the 2.