SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 21 Utah cross country team will host its annual Utah Open meet this Thursday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. (MT) ahead of the championships season at Sunnyside Park. Admission is FREE for all spectators.
UTAH OPEN
DATE: Thursday, Oct. 19
WHERE: Sunnyside Park (
Course Map)
WHEN: Women's Race: 1 p.m. (MT) –
Men's Race: 1:40 p.m. (MT)
LIVE RESULTS: https://www.runnercard.com/e/runner.Main?meet=1004880
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: Salt Lake CC, #21 Utah, Utah State, #27 Utah Valley
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Vero Boire,
Chloe Kockler,
Brooke Manson,
Bri Rinn,
Claire Rusovick
IN THE RANKINGS
The Women of Utah check in at No. 21 in the latest (Week #4) USTFCCCA National Polls after finishing 15th as a team at the Nuttycombe Invitational. This marks the 20th-consecutive week (includes preseason rankings) the Utes have been ranked in the national poll dating back to week No. 3 in 2021 when Utah cracked the top-25 at No. 11 after winning the Dellinger Invitational.
The Conference of Champions leads the country with six teams ranked in the top-30 in #5 Stanford, #9 Oregon State, #14 Oregon, #19 Washington, #20 Colorado and #21 Utah.
AT THE LINE
The Utes will have a small contingent compete at this week's Utah Open in
Vero Boire,
Chloe Kockler,
Brooke Manson,
Bri Rinn and
Claire Rusovick. Of the five,
Vero Boire would be making her Utah debut after sitting out last season due to injury. The other four have competed in at least one race this year for the Utes.
FOR LAUREN
The 2nd annual Lauren McCluskey Race for Campus Safety will take place at 8 a.m. (MT) this Saturday, Oct. 21, on campus with the start and finish taking place at the McCarthey Family Track & Field Complex. Fans can register for the race and/or donate to the Lauren McCluskey Foundation by clicking
here.
UP NEXT
The championships season begins the following week for the Women of Utah with the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships on deck first on Friday, Oct. 27, at Chambers Bay Golf Course. Gun is slated to go off for the women's race at 12:10 p.m. (MT) and will air on Pac-12 Networks.
For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at
www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following on
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