Utah Cross Country Places Fifth at Big 12 Championships

Saturday, October 31

Stillwater, OK / Greiner Family Cross Country Course

9:00 AM

University of Utah

Big 12 Championships

Photo Credit: Kat Ramirez

10/31/2026 11:00 AM | Cross Country

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The Women of Utah finish fifth-overall at the Big 12 Championships led by senior Erin Vringer.

SALT LAKE CITY – The 16th-ranked Utah cross country team placed fifth-overall at the 2026 Big 12 Championships on a brisk Saturday morning at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course.

Erin Vringer and Annastasia Peters went back-and-forth early on to lead the Utes before Vringer jumped ahead of Peters in the final 2k to finish 14th-overall with a time of 20:00.5. Peters was the second Ute to cross the finish line, posting a mark of 20:28.3 for 22nd-overall.

Vringer's 14th-place finish also earned her All-Big 12 honors – the second of her career and third-overall for Utah since joining the league in 2024. The Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, product garnered All-Big 12 Honors back in 2024 when she placed eight-overall.

Millie Wilcox, who was celebrating her birthday, was Utah's next finisher with a run of 20:47.4 – which was good for 32nd-overall. Josie Fale was right on Wilcox's tails with a time of 20:48.5 for 34th-overall while Tayla Gunton rounded out the top-five scorers for Utah with a 37th-place finish (20:55.5).

Bri Rinn was only a few strides behind Gunton, posting a time of 20:58.1 for 39th-place. Marika Couture was the next Ute to check in with a run of 21:07.4 (42nd-overall) while Rebecca O'Keefe came in 47th-place (21:20.0). Mackenzie Rogers (21:36.6) and Piper Simpson wrapped things up for the Women of Utah at the championships, finishing in 54th and 66th-place, respectively.

UP NEXT
The Women of Utah will get a couple weeks to recover and prepare for the NCAA Mountain Regionals, which is arguably the toughest region in the country. This year's race is hosted by the University of New Mexico at the UNM North Golf Course. Gun is slated to go off at 11 a.m. (MT) with the top-two teams earning an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21, in Terra Haute, Ind., at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.

BIG 12 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Stillwater, OK • Greiner Family Cross Country Course
5th / 16 • 132 Points

PL	NAME	FINISH
14th	Erin Vringer	20:00.5
22nd	Annastasia Peters	20:28.3
32nd	Millie Wilcox	20:47.4
34th	Josie Fale	20:48.5
37th	Tayla Gunton	20:55.5
39th	Bri Rinn	20:58.1
42nd	Marika Couture	21:07.4
47th	Rebecca O'Keefe	21:20.0
54th	Mackenzie Rogers	21:36.6
66th	Piper Simpson	21:58.8

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