
Both UW cross country teams land top-30 finishes in Pre-Nationals
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The University of Wyoming Cross Country Teams were back in action Friday morning as they went up against numerous nationally ranked teams at the Pre-Nationals hosted by Florida State.
For the second race in a row senior Oisin O’Gailin was the top finisher for the Cowboys clocking a time of 24:11.6 which helped him to finish 90th and finish as the only Cowboy in the top 100. Sophomore Mason Norman was the second-best runner for the Pokes finishing 138th with a time of 24:32.9. The sophomore duo of Seth Bruxvoort and Gus McIntyre finished 170th and 176th respectively. Junior Albert Steiner rounded out the top five finishers for the Cowboys coming in at 204th.

In the team standings, the Cowboys finished with a score of 756 points to finish 28th in the 40-team field that included 12 nationally ranked teams. The Pokes finished ahead notable schools like Florida and Arizona State, while Northern Arizona claimed the team title with a score of 64 points.
Katelyn Mitchem continued her strong season for the Cowgirls once again coming in as the top finisher for the Brown and Gold. Mitchem clocked a time of 21:10.8 to finish 100th in the very competitive field. Freshman Leah Christians was the second Cowgirl to cross the finish line coming in at 114th with a time of 21.22.5. Fellow freshman Kylie Simshauser finished in 133rd place with a time of 21:36.6. Junior Kaylee Kearse and senior Addi Iken rounded out the top five for the Cowgirls finishing 161st and 181st respectively.
As a team, the Cowgirls finished with 667 points and came in 24 the out of the 33 teams competing. Wyoming finished four spots ahead of regional foe Montana State, who was ranked one spot ahead of the Cowgirls in the region coming into Friday. Colorado won the race on the women’s side with a final score of 54 points.
Wyoming had four athletes compete in the open races which featured individuals as well as teams for the NCAA, NAIA and Junior College levels. Connor Zydek and Asefa Wetzel competed in the men’s open ace finishing 56th and 74th respectively. In the women’s open race, Michelle Renner and Mady Willis finished 122nd and 133rd respectively.
Up next the Cowboy and Cowgirl Cross Country Squads will turn their attention to the Mountain West Championships on Oct. 29 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Cowboy Results
Team
- Northern Arizona – 64 points
- Colorado – 128 points
- Arkansas – 128 points
- BYU – 131 points
- Notre Dame – 203 points
- Texas – 233 points
- Princeton – 271 points
- Florida State – 281 points
- Alabama – 325 points
- Georgetown – 331 points
- Ole Miss – 348 points
- Montana State – 364 points
- Duke – 367 points
- CBU – 376 points
- Wake Forest – 401 points
- Weber State – 454 points
- Charlotte – 496 points
- Kentucky – 551 points
- Utah Valley – 584 points
- Liberty – 595 points
- North Florida – 604 points
- Santa Clara – 652 points
- Cincinnati – 655 points
- Charleston Southern – 665 points
- Tennessee – 667 points
- Bradley – 731 points
- UCLA – 746 points
- Wyoming – 756 points
- Northeastern – 816 points
- Florida – 840 points
- Arizona State – 850 points
- Miami (OH) – 855 points
- Ohio State – 878 points
- Georgia – 889 points
- Rice – 898 points
- Auburn – 930 points
- Illinois – 1019 points
- South Alabama – 1050 points
- Bucknell – 1093 points
- Central Arkansas - 1279 points
Individual Results
90. Oisin O'Gailin, 24:11.6
138.Mason Norman, 24:32.9
170.Seth Bruxvoort, 24:45.3
176.Gus McIntyre, 24:48.1
204.Albert Steiner, 24:59.7
221.Trevor Stephen, 25:10.6
222.Jerald Taylor, 25:10.8
Cowgirls Results
Team
- Colorado – 54 points
- Utah – 149 points
- Florida State – 163 points
- Ole Miss – 165 points
- North Carolina – 184 points
- Arkansas – 243 points
- Northern Arizona – 279 points
- Liberty – 279 points
- Illinois – 302 points
- Georgetown – 317 points
- Toledo – 335 points
- Kentucky – 342 points
- Weber State – 365 points
- Ohio State – 370 points
- Duke – 379 points
- Florida – 397 points
- Wake Forest – 474 points
- Boston College – 482 points
- CBU – 492 points
- UC Davis – 496 points
- Utah Valley – 531 points
- Miami (OH) – 567 points
- Elon – 576 Points
- Wyoming – 667 points
- UCLA – 679 points
- Kansas – 709 points
- Kansas State – 730 points
- Montana State – 736 points
- Auburn – 762 points
- Arizona – 814 points
- Arkansas State – 814 points
- Central Arkansas – 969 points
- UCF – 1000 points
Individual Results
100. Katelyn Mitchem, 21:10.8
114. Leah Christians, 21:22.5
133. Kylie Simshauser, 21:36.6
161. Kaylee Kearse, 22:10.4
181. Addi Iken, 22:20.2
188. Abigail Whitman, 22:38.3
205. Libby McGrath, 22:38.3
* UW press release
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