No. 22 Utah Cross Country Will get First First Huge Check at Gans Creek Classic

SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 22 Utah cross nation staff heads to Columbia, Mo., for its first large take a look at of the season because it competes within the Gans Creek Classic on Friday, Sept. 26. The race in its entirety on the Gans Creek Cross Country Course, web site of this yr’s NCAA Championships, will air on SEC Network+ and concurrently streamed on-line in addition to on the ESPN App.

GANS CREEK CLASSIC
MEET CENTRAL: View Meet Central
HOST: University of Missouri
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 26
TIME: Gold Race: 8am (MDT) / Black Race: 9:30am (MDT)
LOCATION: Columbia, MO
VENUE: Gans Creek Cross Country Course (Course Map)
RESULTS: View Results
TV INFO: SEC Network+
LIVE STREAM: View Live Stream
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Marika Couture, Josie Fale, Madi Hulsey, Emily Junginger, Sona Kourilova, Kyla Martin, Rebecca O’Keefe, Annastasia Peters, Lindsey Peters, Bri Rinn, Erin Vringer, Millie Wilcox
TEAMS PARTICIPATING: Air Force, #6 Alabama, #26 Colorado, Duke, #12 Florida, Furman, #27 Iowa State, #24 Lipscomb, Michigan, #16 Michigan State, Missouri, Montana State, Nebraska, #8 Northern Arizona, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, #2 Oregon, Oregon State, Princeton, #5 Stanford, Syracuse, Tennessee, Tulane, UCLA, #22 Utah, Vanderbilt, #18 Virginia, Wake Forest, Washington State, Weber State

FROM THE STARTERS BOX
The Women of Utah will ship 12 runners to the Gans Creek Classic with eight competing within the gold race and 4 within the open race. Of the 12, Emily Junginger can be making her collegiate debut whereas switch Rebecca O’Keefe competes for the primary time as a Ute. Madi Hulsey, who transferred to Utah final season on the semester, can even be making her Ute debut in cross nation.

Additionally, Kyla Martin can be working her first cross nation race since 2023 after redshirting final cross nation season. Meanwhile, Millie Wilcox can be racing in her first 5k race this Friday after making her cross nation debut in a 3-mile race on the UVU Invitational.

STACKED HOUSE

The Utes will get a championship race really feel on Friday, Sept. 26, once they toe the road 31 different groups on the Gans Creek Classic. Of the 31 groups taking part, 11 of these groups are ranked within the USTFCCCA Top-30.

 

SNEAK PEEK

Utah will get its first alternative to run on the NCAA Championships course this Friday, Sept. 26, when it competes on the Gans Creek Classic with Missouri enjoying host for this yr’s championships on the Gans Creek Cross Country Course.

 

NCAA REGIONALS RETURN TO SLC

The NCAA Mountain Regionals, which is taken into account the hardest area within the nation returns to Salt Lake City this yr and hosted by the University of Utah on the Regional Athletic Complex. The meet is scheduled to happen on Friday, Nov. 14. The final time Utah hosted the mountain regionals was again in 2019 when it was hosted at Rose Park Golf Course. More particulars to return.

 

UP NEXT

Utah will get a number of weeks of relaxation earlier than its subsequent large meet on the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday, Oct. 17. The Utes completed second final season as a staff and was led by Erin Vringer, who recorded a sixth-place end in 20:14.2.

 

For the most recent information and data on the Utah cross nation and monitor & area applications, followers can keep related on-line at www.UtahUtes.com, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or keep related with Utah360 app.

 

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