MADISON, Wis. (November 23, 2024) – The University of Wyoming men's cross country program finished 30th as a team with 707 points at the NCAA Cross Country Championships at Zimmer Championship Course, Saturday morning.

The Cowboys were led by junior Jacob White throughout the whole race. White finished 119th with a time of 30:00.4. Following a theme of Cowboys finishing together throughout the season, senior Ryker Holtzen finished right by White in 120th, improving his placement at each 1k interval since the 7k mark, with a time of 30:01.3.

To close out his collegiate cross country career, senior Gus McIntyre came in 184th crossing the line at 30:34.9. In his first year in Wyoming, senior Dylan van der Hock finished with a time of 30:58.8 for 211th after improving his standing by nine places in the last kilometer. To close out the scoring five, senior Mason Norman grabbed 214th with a time of 31:00.8.

Two more Cowboys, and Wyoming natives, started the 10k in seniors Trevor Stephen and Asefa Wetzel. Stephen finished in a time of 31:24.4 for 233rd overall. Wetzel remained in 251st place at the 5k and 6k mark before having to step out.

As a team, the Cowboys averaged a 30:31.2 10k with individual finishes of 119-120-184-211-214 and point totals of 99-100-153-176-179.

BYU of the mountain region took first as a team with 124 points while Blanks from Harvard won the individual title with a time of 28:37.2. Full standings can be found here.

This concludes the 2024 cross country season, but there is little time to rest with the 2024-25 track and field season kicking off next month.

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