Completed Event: Cross Country versus NCAA Championships on November 22, 2025 , , 17th / 32
Final Score
Cross Country
17th / 32
vs NCAA Championships
The University of Utah Athletics
Ute Runner Heads To NCAA Championships
11/19/2002 12:00 AM | Cross Country
Nov. 19, 2002
This Week: University of Utah cross country runner Delfino Arevalo is set to compete at the NCAA Championships Monday, Nov. 25 in Terra Haute, Ind. Arevalo earned the berth by finishing ninth overall, and as the fourth finisher on a non-qualifying team at the Mountain Region Championships on Nov. 16.
Last Week: The men's and women's teams nabbed ninth-place finishes at the Mountain Region Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. Arevalo guided the men with a ninth-place finish (out of 114 runners) of his own in 30:36 minutes. It was the Utes' first 10K race of the year. On the women's side, Charity Vernon continued her strong running by placing 30th (22:14).
Arevalo On The Run: Delfino Arevalo has proven to be the Utes' strongest runner on the men's side most of the season, finishing first in the last four races.
The Livingston, Calif., native shoots for his best performance this weekend at the NCAA Championships in hopes of garnering All-America honors. The race, which is only the second 10K of the season, plays to the advantage of Arevalo who is stronger in the longer distance versus the 8K. Ranked between the top 35-40 runners in the country, Arevalo will need to keep his pace to earn honors. All-America honors are awarded to the top 25 American finishers. Over the past couple seasons, those Americans have needed to earn a top-40 overall finish.
Quoting Head Coach Brian Appell: "Delfino has a good chance to be an All-American. He has the advantage of running back-to-back 10K's in a short period of time. We've been training for that all year. At the Pre-National race, Delfino finished 20th but was sneaking up on the top runners. The extra 2K will give him an advantage and more time to gain on the lead pack."
Quoting Arevalo: "I prefer the 10K over the 8K because I am more of an endurance runner than a speed runner. I don't have a lot of speed and need to improve that. I am trying to take 10 seconds off of my time since the race is at sea level. The good thing is that I ran this course earlier in the year so I am familiar with it. I have really enjoyed this year. I thought I might be last on the team because I had a hard time adjusting to the elevation at first. My coach at Modesto told me I needed to compete at a Division I school to challenge myself with tougher competition. The elevation and competition have made me better. My goal is to be an All-American. I feel I can do that if I run a steady race and not come out to slow or too fast."
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