ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of Wyoming Cross Country teams were in action Friday competing in the NCAA Mountain Regional meet hosted by New Mexico. Both the Cowboys and Cowgirls had solid showings on the day with each team earning a top 10 finish.
Katelyn Mitchem led the way for the Cowgirls putting together an impressive race finishing 14th with a time of 20:30.8.
Kylie Simshauser was the second Cowgirl to cross the finish line finishing 35th with a time of 20:56.1. The duo of Madelyn Blazo and Leah Christians crossed the line together finishing in 41st and 42nd respectively. Eowyn Dalbec rounded out the top for the Cowgirls finishing in 73rd.
As a team, the Cowgirls finished 10th with 204 points coming in just three points behind ninth place Air Force. New Mexico captured the Mountain Regional title posting a team score of 56 finishing as the only team with less than 100 points.
On the men's side, Jacob White paced the Cowboys finishing 29th with a time of 28:36.9 coming in just ahead of Mason Norman who finished 35th with a time of 28:43.5. Albert Steiner was the third Cowboy to cross the line finishing 44th with a time of 29:11.6. The duo of Gus McIntyre and Ryker Holtzen rounded out the top five for Wyoming finishing in 57th and 61st respectively.
The Cowboys were ranked tenth in the region heading into Friday, but they outperformed that ranking finishing eighth with a total score of 226 just one point ahead of New Mexico. Northern Arizona took home the team title with 43 points while BYU finished in second with 54 points.
The Cowboys and Cowgirls will now be waiting to see who is qualified for the 2022 NCAA Cross Country National Championships.
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