Courtesy: Stanford Athletics
STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford placed six runners on the Pac-12 All-Century teams for cross country, the conference announced Monday night.
The Cardinal women, who have won five NCAA titles and 15 Pac-10/Pac-12 championships, had five selections to the 12-runner list: Sara Bei '05, Alicia Craig '05, Lauren Fleshman '03, Regina Jacobs '86, and Arianna Lambie '07.
The Cardinal men, who have won four NCAA titles and 12 Pac-10/Pac-12 championships, had one – Ryan Hall '05 -- among 12 selections. Chris Derrick '12, a three-time U.S. champ and among six in NCAA cross-country history with four top-10 national finishes, was not on the list.
Oregon legend Steve Prefontaine -- who had a memorable duel with Washington State's Gerry Lindgren at the 1969 Pac-8 Championship at Stanford Golf Course -- and Arizona's Amy Skieresz, a four-time Pac-10 champ, were named Pac-12 Runners of the Century. Colorado's Mark Wetmore was named Coach of the Century.
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Pac-12 All-Century Team
Sara Bei • 2001-04
Third at the 2003 NCAA Championships.
All-America in 2003
Two-time Pac-10 champ (2002-03)
Won 2012 U.S. championship
No. 1 runner on 2003 NCAA title team
Member of four Pac-10 championship teams
Ran for U.S. at the 2006 and 2015 World XC Championships
Alicia Craig • 2001-04
Earned 10 All-America honors in cross country and track
Four-time All-America
Member of four Pac-10 championship teams
Won an NCAA team title in 2003.
Third at 2002 NCAA Championships and sixth in 2003
Three-time NCAA West Region champ (2002-04)
Stanford's No. 2 runner on 2003 NCAA title team
Lauren Fleshman • 1999-2002
Four-time All-America
Three-time top-five NCAA placer
Placed third at the 2001 NCAA's, fourth in 2002, fifth in 1999.
Captured the 2001 Pac-10 individual title.
Member of four Pac-10 championship teams.
Regina Jacobs • 1982-85
Her second at the 1985 NCAA Championships remains Stanford's highest individual finish
Fourth at NCAA's in 1984 and ninth in 1983
Three-time conference XC champion, (WCAA, 1983-84; Pac-West, 1985).
Four-time cross country All-America
Seven-time All-America overall
24-time U.S. national champion in cross country and track
Won two U.S. short-course cross country titles
Three-time track and field Olympian
Arianna Lambie • 2003, 2005-07
Four-time All-America
Three-time NCAA top-10 finisher
Fourth in the NCAA in 2006, eighth in 2005, and ninth in 2007
Two-time NCAA West Regional champion (2005-06)
Three-time Pac-10 champion (2005-07)
Member of four NCAA championship teams
No. 1 runner on 2005, 2006, and 2007 NCAA championship teams
Member of four Pac-10 championship teams
Ryan Hall • 2001-04
Second at the 2003 NCAA Championships, tying for Stanford's best-ever individual finish
Led Stanford to one of the greatest team performances of all-time, scoring just 24 points to win the 2003 NCAA title
Three-time All-America
Member of two NCAA championship teams
2004 NCAA West Regional champ
Member of four Pac-10 title teams
2006 U.S. national champion
Two-time Olympic marathoner