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
Credit: Plymouth Sports Gazette
Tank Named to Great Britain & Northern Ireland Squad at World Athletics XC Championships
2/1/2023 1:02 PM | Cross Country, Track & Field
Former All-American Poppy Tank selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at World Athletics XC Championships, Feb. 18.
BIRIMINGHAM, England – Former Utah cross country and track & field All-American Poppy Tank was selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, later this month on Wednesday.
"I'm delighted to be given the opportunity to represent my country on the biggest stage that cross country has to offer!" said Tank after being named to the GB & NI senior women's squad. "I can't wait to challenge myself against some of the best athletes in the world."
The Plymouth, England, product will represent her country once again on Saturday, Feb. 18, when she competes against the world's bests cross country athletes in the senior women's 10km championship at Mount Panorama in Bathurst, Australia.
Tank recently placed 13th-overall at the European Cross Country Championships in Turin, Italy, back on Dec. 11, 2022, with a time of 27:44 as GB & NI's third and final scorer to help her country take second. She was also the top European finisher at the World Tour Cross International Juan Mguerza event in Elgoibar, Spain, earlier this year.
"Very proud of Poppy," Utah head coach Kyle Kepler said of the news. "She has put in a lot of work and ran awesome at the British and European Championship meet so it is well deserved!"
The women's senior race is schedule to go off at 5:30 p.m. (GMT +11) local time and 11:30 p.m. (MT) on Friday, Feb. 17, in Salt Lake City.
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
February 18, 2023
Bathurst, Australia
Mount Panorama – 10km
Event Info
Spectator Tickets
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 Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
"I'm delighted to be given the opportunity to represent my country on the biggest stage that cross country has to offer!" said Tank after being named to the GB & NI senior women's squad. "I can't wait to challenge myself against some of the best athletes in the world."
The Plymouth, England, product will represent her country once again on Saturday, Feb. 18, when she competes against the world's bests cross country athletes in the senior women's 10km championship at Mount Panorama in Bathurst, Australia.
Tank recently placed 13th-overall at the European Cross Country Championships in Turin, Italy, back on Dec. 11, 2022, with a time of 27:44 as GB & NI's third and final scorer to help her country take second. She was also the top European finisher at the World Tour Cross International Juan Mguerza event in Elgoibar, Spain, earlier this year.
"Very proud of Poppy," Utah head coach Kyle Kepler said of the news. "She has put in a lot of work and ran awesome at the British and European Championship meet so it is well deserved!"
The women's senior race is schedule to go off at 5:30 p.m. (GMT +11) local time and 11:30 p.m. (MT) on Friday, Feb. 17, in Salt Lake City.
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
February 18, 2023
Bathurst, Australia
Mount Panorama – 10km
Event Info
Spectator Tickets
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 Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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