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No. 6 Cross Country Heads to Waco for Big 12 Championships
10/30/2024 10:20 AM | Cross Country
The sixth-ranked Utah cross country team competes in its first Big 12 Championships on Friday, Nov. 1.
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 6 Utah cross country team is headed to the Heart of Texas for the Big 12 Championships this Friday, Nov. 1, at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course hosted by Baylor. The race in its entirety can be seen on ESPN+.
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE: Friday, Nov. 1
HOST: Baylor University
WHERE: Waco, TX
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. (MDT) / 10:00 a.m. (CDT) local
VENUE: Cottonwood Creek Golf Course (Course Map)
LIVE RESULTS: Live Results
LIVE STREAM: ESPN+
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, #1 BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, #18 Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, #6 Utah, #4 West Virginia
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: McKaylie Caesar, Emily Chaston, Marika Couture, Morgan Jensen, Sona Kourilova, Grace Moroney, Katarzyna Nowakowska, Anna Peters, Lindsey Peters, Erin Vringer
LAUREN'S LAP
The Lauren McCluskey Foundation will host a dinner and auction inside the Ken Garff University Club at Rice-Eccles Stadium after Lauren's Lap on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 6-10 p.m.
This year's race in honor of slain Utah track & field student-athlete Lauren McCluskey will begin at 9 a.m. and run until about 1 p.m. on Nov. 2 with the foundation hosting a 1K, 5K and 10K – which will start and finish at the McCarthey Family Track & Field Complex (S Wasatch Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84112).
For more information or to register for Lauren's Lap, click here.
To register for the Safety at Sunset dinner and auction, click here.
To volunteer for this year's Lauren's Lap, click here.
IN THE RANKINGS
Utah remained at No. 6 in the latest USTFCCCA Coaches Poll after an idle week the association announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The No. 6 ranking marks the third-straight week it has been ranked in the top-10 – all at the No. 6 position.
The Big 12 Conference Championships will feature four ranked teams according to the latest USTFCCCA Poll with No. 1 BYU, No. 4 West Virginia, No. 6 Utah and No. 18 Oklahoma State on hand in Waco.
FROM THE STARTERS BOX
The Women of Utah will send their same 10 from its last race to Waco this weekend for their first Big 12 Championships. Of the 10, only Marika Couture (freshman) and Sona Kourilova (junior) will be competing in their first collegiate conference championships meet.
LAST FIRST TIMES
The last time Utah competed in its first conference championships meet as a new member of a conference it finished eighth in 2011 in its first year in the Pac-12. Former All-American and recently minted Utah Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Amanda Mergaert paced the Utes with a 10th-place finish.
Back in 1999, the Utes finished sixth as a team in its first season as members of the Mountain West behind Johanna Nielsen's seventh-place finish in the 5k race.
DOUBLE IT UP
Erin Vringer finished the regular-season with two Big 12 Runner of the Week honors – both after a top-10 and a top-3 finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational and Dellinger Invitational, respectively. Her two awards this season tied her with Arizona State's Judy Chepkoech and also ties them with 24 other athletes all-time in the Big 12 Conference for most weekly awards in a single-season.
UP NEXT
Utah will now get a few weeks to recover and prepare for the NCAA Mountain Regionals – which is arguably the toughest regional year in and year out. This year's regional is set to take place on Friday, Nov. 15, at Washoe County Golf Course in Reno, Nev., and hosted by the Nevada Wolfpack.
For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or stay connected with Utah360, the official mobile app of Utah Athletics through the App Store or Google Play.
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE: Friday, Nov. 1
HOST: Baylor University
WHERE: Waco, TX
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. (MDT) / 10:00 a.m. (CDT) local
VENUE: Cottonwood Creek Golf Course (Course Map)
LIVE RESULTS: Live Results
LIVE STREAM: ESPN+
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, #1 BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, #18 Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, #6 Utah, #4 West Virginia
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: McKaylie Caesar, Emily Chaston, Marika Couture, Morgan Jensen, Sona Kourilova, Grace Moroney, Katarzyna Nowakowska, Anna Peters, Lindsey Peters, Erin Vringer
LAUREN'S LAP
The Lauren McCluskey Foundation will host a dinner and auction inside the Ken Garff University Club at Rice-Eccles Stadium after Lauren's Lap on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 6-10 p.m.
This year's race in honor of slain Utah track & field student-athlete Lauren McCluskey will begin at 9 a.m. and run until about 1 p.m. on Nov. 2 with the foundation hosting a 1K, 5K and 10K – which will start and finish at the McCarthey Family Track & Field Complex (S Wasatch Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84112).
For more information or to register for Lauren's Lap, click here.
To register for the Safety at Sunset dinner and auction, click here.
To volunteer for this year's Lauren's Lap, click here.
IN THE RANKINGS
Utah remained at No. 6 in the latest USTFCCCA Coaches Poll after an idle week the association announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The No. 6 ranking marks the third-straight week it has been ranked in the top-10 – all at the No. 6 position.
The Big 12 Conference Championships will feature four ranked teams according to the latest USTFCCCA Poll with No. 1 BYU, No. 4 West Virginia, No. 6 Utah and No. 18 Oklahoma State on hand in Waco.
FROM THE STARTERS BOX
The Women of Utah will send their same 10 from its last race to Waco this weekend for their first Big 12 Championships. Of the 10, only Marika Couture (freshman) and Sona Kourilova (junior) will be competing in their first collegiate conference championships meet.
LAST FIRST TIMES
The last time Utah competed in its first conference championships meet as a new member of a conference it finished eighth in 2011 in its first year in the Pac-12. Former All-American and recently minted Utah Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Amanda Mergaert paced the Utes with a 10th-place finish.
Back in 1999, the Utes finished sixth as a team in its first season as members of the Mountain West behind Johanna Nielsen's seventh-place finish in the 5k race.
DOUBLE IT UP
Erin Vringer finished the regular-season with two Big 12 Runner of the Week honors – both after a top-10 and a top-3 finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational and Dellinger Invitational, respectively. Her two awards this season tied her with Arizona State's Judy Chepkoech and also ties them with 24 other athletes all-time in the Big 12 Conference for most weekly awards in a single-season.
UP NEXT
Utah will now get a few weeks to recover and prepare for the NCAA Mountain Regionals – which is arguably the toughest regional year in and year out. This year's regional is set to take place on Friday, Nov. 15, at Washoe County Golf Course in Reno, Nev., and hosted by the Nevada Wolfpack.
For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or stay connected with Utah360, the official mobile app of Utah Athletics through the App Store or Google Play.
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