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Utah Cross Country Heads to Reno for Nevada Chase Race
9/20/2016 3:04 PM | Cross Country
The Utes are coming off a first place victory.
SALT LAKE CITY – The 26th-ranked Utah women's cross country team heads to Reno, Nev., to compete in the Nevada Chase Race this Friday, Sept. 23. The six-kilometer race is scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. and will be held at the Sierra Sage Golf Course.
CHASE RACE FORMAT
The race will be a dual meet between Nevada and Utah. Runners will begin the race in 20-second intervals.
"It is a great format," head coach Kyle Kepler said. "We don't get to do it that often but we have done it a little bit in the past. It is a lot of fun for the kids and it is something different. It really keeps them engaged and forces them to just race and look up to the next person."
Results and the recap of the Nevada Chase Race will be posted Friday night on UtahUtes.com.
IN THE POLLS
After winning the Montana State Invitational, the Utes are ranked No. 26 in the latest USTFCCA National Coaches Poll. Utah is also ranked No. 4 in the Mountain Region, moving up one position ahead of Weber State, after finishing ahead of the Wildcats at last week's MSU Invitational.
"The ranking means a lot. It is just the beginning of validation for what we did a year ago and hopefully we are on our way to repeating that and maybe even moving up in the standings. We have a long ways to go and by no means are we satisfied," Kepler said.
RACING FOR THE UTES
Competing for the first time this season for Utah will include foreigners Anna Busatto and Poppy Tank. Freshmen Busatto, who comes to Utah from Italy, and Tank, who is originally from England, will showcase their talent this Friday in their first collegiate race.
Also running for Utah will be sophomore Caitlin Faust, freshman Jade Mulvey, freshman Nicole Griffiths, and sophomore Megan Spehar.
LAST TIME OUT
Last week, the Utes competed in the Montana State Invitational where they won their second-straight team titles. Utah finished in first place followed by Weber State in second place and Wyoming finishing in third place.
The Utes had four runners finish in the top 10, finishing the three–mile race in places fifth through eighth. Junior Hannah McInturff led the Utes in sixth place, followed by senior Giselle Slotboom in sixth place, junior Grayson Murphy in seventh place, and freshman Amanda Gehrich in eighth place. Freshman Ashley Licata rounded out Utah's team score placing 25th.
CHASE RACE FORMAT
The race will be a dual meet between Nevada and Utah. Runners will begin the race in 20-second intervals.
"It is a great format," head coach Kyle Kepler said. "We don't get to do it that often but we have done it a little bit in the past. It is a lot of fun for the kids and it is something different. It really keeps them engaged and forces them to just race and look up to the next person."
Results and the recap of the Nevada Chase Race will be posted Friday night on UtahUtes.com.
IN THE POLLS
After winning the Montana State Invitational, the Utes are ranked No. 26 in the latest USTFCCA National Coaches Poll. Utah is also ranked No. 4 in the Mountain Region, moving up one position ahead of Weber State, after finishing ahead of the Wildcats at last week's MSU Invitational.
"The ranking means a lot. It is just the beginning of validation for what we did a year ago and hopefully we are on our way to repeating that and maybe even moving up in the standings. We have a long ways to go and by no means are we satisfied," Kepler said.
RACING FOR THE UTES
Competing for the first time this season for Utah will include foreigners Anna Busatto and Poppy Tank. Freshmen Busatto, who comes to Utah from Italy, and Tank, who is originally from England, will showcase their talent this Friday in their first collegiate race.
Also running for Utah will be sophomore Caitlin Faust, freshman Jade Mulvey, freshman Nicole Griffiths, and sophomore Megan Spehar.
LAST TIME OUT
Last week, the Utes competed in the Montana State Invitational where they won their second-straight team titles. Utah finished in first place followed by Weber State in second place and Wyoming finishing in third place.
The Utes had four runners finish in the top 10, finishing the three–mile race in places fifth through eighth. Junior Hannah McInturff led the Utes in sixth place, followed by senior Giselle Slotboom in sixth place, junior Grayson Murphy in seventh place, and freshman Amanda Gehrich in eighth place. Freshman Ashley Licata rounded out Utah's team score placing 25th.
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