CHEYENNE, Wyo. (September 4, 2021) – The Wyoming cross country teams kicked off the 2021 season at the Little America Golf Course in Cheyenne with the Wyoming Invite. The Cowboys ran to a second-place finish with 51 points while the Cowgirls placed fifth with 146 points. 

"We saw a lot of encouraging things this weekend. The team is putting in good work that points towards later in the and this is a race we can build on in the next few weeks heading into Griak." Said Head Cross Country Coach Scott Dahlberg. "We had some young athletes compete very well and some upperclassmen run significantly faster than they did the last time we were on this course which are all things we are excited about. Seth did an awesome job trusting himself and running tough today." 

Redshirt Sophomore Seth Bruxvoort opened his season strong leading the Cowboys and finishing second overall with a time of 15:00.00. Senior Oisin O'Gailin also finished in the top ten coming in at tenth with a final time of 15:20.3. Senior Jerald Taylor finished just behind O'Gailin in 12^th clocking a time of 15:24.4. Sophomores Gus McIntyre and Trevor Stephen rounded out the top five for the Cowboys finishing 14^th and 21^st respectively.

The Cowgirls were led by the duo of Senior Katelyn Mitchem and Sophomore Abigail Whitman who finished 24^th and 26^th with times of 18:20.2 and 18:25.6 respectively. Senior Addi Iken finished in 34th posting a time of 18:36.9. Sophomore Mady Willlis and Senior Michelle Renner finished within seconds of each other coming in at 42^nd and 43^rd respectively.  

The Wyoming Cross Country Squads will return to action on Friday, Sept. 24^th when they travel to St. Paul, Minnesota for the Griak Invitational

Wyoming Invite
September 3-4, 2021
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Little America Golf Course

.Cowboy Results

Team

1.     Colorado State – 22 points
2.     Wyoming – 51 points
3.     Western Colorado – 58 points
4.     UNA- Western Colorado -118 points 
5.     Northern Colorado – 143 points

Individual Results 

 2. Seth Bruxvoort, 15:00.0
10. Oisin O'Gailin, 15:20.3
12. Jerald Taylor, 15:24.4
14. Gus McIntyre, 15:27.5
21. Stephen Trevor, 15:46.4
22. Mason Norman, 15:49.1
23. Josh Rodgers, 15:49.5

Cowgirls Results 

Team

1.     Colorado State – 32 points
2.     2. Colorado – 24 points
3.     UNA-Colorado - 106 Points
4.     Colorado Mines – 115 points
5.     Wyoming – 146 points
6.     UNA-Wyoming – 154 points
7.     Western Colorado – 199 points
8.     UNA-Western Colorado – 220 points
9.     Northern Colorado – 245 Points

Individual Results 

24. Katelyn Mitchem, 18:20.2
26. Abigail Whitman, 18:25.6
34. Addi Iken, 18:36.9
42. Mady Willis, 19:12.8
43. Michelle Renner, 19:16.3
49. Kaylee Kearse, 19:30.4
51. McKenzi Davison, 19:33.6

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