CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Utah Valley University finished 23rd in its second straight trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning at Panorama Farms.
Morgan Nokes led the team with a 68th-place finish.
The 22nd-ranked Wolverines improved on last year's team finish of 26th overall while making just the second team appearance at the NCAA final in program history. Nokes finished the 6k in 20:28.5 to record the second-best individual finish in program history. Last season,
Everlyn Kemboi finished 19th to become the program's first All-American in cross country.
Abbie Fuhriman was next for UVU, taking spot 123 with a time of 20:49.9.
Ari Trimble landed in 127th (20:51.3), improving on her placing at last year's championship by 71 spots.
Anna Martin crossed the finish line in 20:58.6, putting her 147th overall.
Lydia Beus (172nd, 21:12.0),
Caila Odekirk (213th, 21:42.5), and
Oakley Olson (214th, 21:43.3) rounded out the seven Wolverines competing.
Florida's Parker Valby won the individual title while North Carolina State captured the team championship by just one point over Northern Arizona, 123-124.
