ROCKLIN, California – Hawai'i Hilo Women's Cross Country placed sixth at the Pacific West Conference Championships (6K) on Sunday morning at the Jessup Cross Country Course.

Kathleen Raab led Hawai'i Hilo, crossing at 16th in 22:53.1, to mark top-21 finishes at back-to-back conference championship meets. Raab was one of eight returning runners to repeat a top-21 finish, after placing No. 14 (22:23.7) last year on O'ahu.

With the top-21 finish, Raab earned All-PacWest Second Team honors.

Sequoia Gonzales followed at 38th (24:07.5) and Sam Morinaga in 50th (24:37.4). The Vulcans finished with 199 points, just one point ahead of Jessup.

Biola won the team title, with Concordia, Vanguard, Point Loma and Westmont rounding out the top five. HPU (eighth), Dominican (ninth) and Chaminade (10th) finished behind the Vulcans.

The sixth-place finish earned Hawai'i Hilo three points in the cross country portion of the PacWest Hawai'i Challenge, ahead of HPU (two points) and Chaminade (one point).

Biola freshman Alyssa Lopez won the individual title in 21:53.0.

UP NEXT

• Saturday, Nov. 21 at NCAA West Regional Championships (Sacramento, California)

PACWEST HAWAI'I CHALLENGE

Hawai'i Hilo secured first place in the cross country portion of the 2026-27 PacWest Hawai'i Challenge, earning three points for its sixth-place finish ahead of HPU (No. 8) and Chaminade (No. 10). With the end of the fall season, the Vulcans lead with 11 points — three in women's volleyball, three in women's soccer and two in men's soccer.

The year-long multi-sport leaderboard tracks head-to-head results (men's soccer, women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball, baseball) and conference event results (women's cross country, women's tennis, men's golf) in equally sponsored sports between Hawai'i's three NCAA Division II schools (Chaminade and HPU). The Vulcans captured the 2025-26 competition for a third consecutive year. Full breakdown available at HiloAthletics.com/PWCHI.