The Hawaiʻi women’s cross country team continues its 2026 postseason on Friday when it travels to Sacramento, Calif., to compete in the NCAA West Regional.
The 6,000-meter postseason championship begins at 7 a.m. HT and will test the Rainbow Wahine against the region’s elite distance programs.
| NCAA WEST REGIONAL | ||||
| Date | Time | Friday, Nov. 13 — 7:00 a.m. HT | |||
| Location | Sacramento, Calif. — Arcade Creek Course | |||
| Live Results | HERE | |||
| Live Stream | None | |||
The Rainbow Wahine head into regional competition carrying significant momentum after an impressive showing at the Mountain West Championship on Oct. 30 in Reno, Nev. In their inaugural appearance at the conference championship, the ‘Bows captured a fifth-place team finish with 139 points, relying on tight pack running to place all five scoring runners within 33 seconds of one another.
Junior Mikaella Martin and freshman Atarah Robinson will look to set the pace at the front of the pack for Hawaiʻi. Martin served as UH’s top finisher at the conference championship, crossing in 27th place with a time of 21:37.80, and also paced the squad at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in Eugene with a mark of 21:34.00.
Robinson, who finished 30th at the Mountain West Championship in 21:46.90, owns the team’s fastest 6k mark of the season after placing 11th overall at the UCR Invitational in 20:37.40, while also owning three Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors. Martin ranks right behind her on the season leaderboard with a 20:43.10 clocking in Riverside.
The Hawai’i scoring pack will also lean heavily on consistent veteran production from graduate student Emily Castles, senior Zola O’Donnell, and sophomore Lucy Becker. Castles placed 34th at the conference meet in 22:00.20 and holds a season-best 6k time of 21:07.30 from Riverside. O’Donnell crossed 38th at Reno in 22:11.00 and posted a 21:09.80 at the UCR Invitational, while Becker placed 37th at the Mountain West meet in 22:08.00 with a seasonal 6k best of 21:31.00.
The Rainbow Wahine bring both depth and prior course experience into Friday’s race. Junior Kira Moe (season-best 21:48.00 6k) and freshman Cecily (Dvdaya) Swimmer (season-best 22:17.30 6k) round out the squad’s championship lineup after placing 48th and 51st, respectively, at the league championship.
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