Emerald City Open has been going on for 20 years, and we're proud to keep this meet alive. The past decade has been filled with strong showings from the Seattle University men’s and women’s cross country teams. The men have finished in first place eight out of the past 10 years, while the women have come away with first-place finishes twice in the same number of years.
Season | Men's Finish | Women's Finish 2006-'07 | 3rd | 3rd 2007-'08 | 1st | 2nd 2008-'09 | 1st | 1st 2009-'10 | 1st | 2nd 2010-'11 | 1st | 3rd 2011-'12 | 1st | 1st 2012-'13 | 1st | 3rd 2013-'14 | 2nd | 2nd 2014-'15 | 1st | 2nd 2015-'16 | 1st | 3rdIn 2015, the Seattle U men took first-place overall, with Gus Arroyo placing fourth in that meet as the first Redhawk to cross the finish line. For the women, Lila Rice of Seattle U took second-place to help the women to a third-place finish overall.