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No. 12 Utah Cross Country Sets Eyes on NCAA Championships Saturday
11/20/2024 3:18 PM | Cross Country
The 12th-ranked Utah cross country team is set to make its seventh all-time appearance at the NCAA Championships this Saturday on ESPNU.
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 12-ranked Utah cross country team will toe the line against 31 of the nation's best teams on Saturday, Nov. 23, beginning at 8:20 a.m. (MST) / 9:20 a.m. (CST) at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. Saturday's race will once again air uninterrupted on ESPNU.
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE: Saturday, Nov. 23
HOST: University of Wisconsin
WHERE: Verona, WI
WHEN: 8:20 a.m. (MST) / 9:20 a.m. (CST) local
VENUE: Thomas Zimmer Championship Course (Course Map)
TELEVISION: ESPNU
LIVE RESULTS: Live Results
LIVE STREAM: ESPN.com/watch
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: #7 Alabama, #24 Arkansas, #1 BYU, #27 Boston College, #15 Florida, #18 Florida State, #9 Georgetown, #20 Gonzaga, Harvard, #28 Lipscomb, #29 Michigan State, #23 Minnesota, #13 NC State, #10 New Mexico, #21 North Carolina, #3 Northern Arizona, #5 Notre Dame, #16 Oklahoma State, #2 Oregon, #19 Penn State, #11 Providence, #8 Stanford, #25 Syracuse, #22 Tennessee, #30 Texas, #26 Toledo, #12 Utah, #17 Virginia, #6 Washington, #4 West Virginia, #14 Wisconsin
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: McKaylie Caesar, Emily Chaston, Marika Couture, Morgan Jensen, Grace Moroney, Katarzyna Nowakowska, Anna Peters, Lindsey Peters, Erin Vringer
UTAH IN THE RANKINGS
Utah heads into the NCAA Championships ranked No. 12 in the country after finishing fourth at the NCAA Mountain Regional last week in Reno. It is now the third-straight year the Women of Utah have been ranked in the USTFCCCA Coaches Poll the whole season and has now been ranked in the top-25 in 30-consecutive polls dating back to the 2021 season (includes preseason rankings).
THE LINE UP
The Women of Utah will send the same group of runners from the regionals to the NCAA Championships with Marika Couture, Grace Moroney and Lindsey Peters all making their first trip to nationals. Morgan Jensen leads the way with three-consecutive NCAA Championship appearances while McKaylie Caesar (2023), Emily Chaston (2021), Katarzyna Nowakowska (2023), Anna Peters (2023) and Erin Vringer (2022) all making their second-career appearance.
UTAH AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
As a program, this will serve as the fourth-consecutive time that Utah has qualified as a team for the NCAA Championships and seventh time overall (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) – all of which have come under the direction of 20th-year head coach Kyle Kepler.
The 2022 squad recorded the best finish as a program, finishing in 12th-place while the 2023 team was just shy at 13th. The 2019 squad owns the third-best finish at 16th. Utah's 2016 and 2021 groups both finished in 20th-place while the inaugural squad to earn an NCAA Championships berth finished in 26th-place back in 2015.
UTES AT THE ZIMMER CHAMPIOSHIP COURSE
Dating back to 2010, the Women of Utah have competed on the Zimmer Championship Course a total of six times with three top-10 finishes and three top-20 finishes. Their best finish on this Saturday's championship course came this season at the Nuttycombe Invitational where they earned runner-up honors.
For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or stay connected with Utah360, the official mobile app of Utah Athletics through the App Store or Google Play.
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE: Saturday, Nov. 23
HOST: University of Wisconsin
WHERE: Verona, WI
WHEN: 8:20 a.m. (MST) / 9:20 a.m. (CST) local
VENUE: Thomas Zimmer Championship Course (Course Map)
TELEVISION: ESPNU
LIVE RESULTS: Live Results
LIVE STREAM: ESPN.com/watch
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: #7 Alabama, #24 Arkansas, #1 BYU, #27 Boston College, #15 Florida, #18 Florida State, #9 Georgetown, #20 Gonzaga, Harvard, #28 Lipscomb, #29 Michigan State, #23 Minnesota, #13 NC State, #10 New Mexico, #21 North Carolina, #3 Northern Arizona, #5 Notre Dame, #16 Oklahoma State, #2 Oregon, #19 Penn State, #11 Providence, #8 Stanford, #25 Syracuse, #22 Tennessee, #30 Texas, #26 Toledo, #12 Utah, #17 Virginia, #6 Washington, #4 West Virginia, #14 Wisconsin
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: McKaylie Caesar, Emily Chaston, Marika Couture, Morgan Jensen, Grace Moroney, Katarzyna Nowakowska, Anna Peters, Lindsey Peters, Erin Vringer
UTAH IN THE RANKINGS
Utah heads into the NCAA Championships ranked No. 12 in the country after finishing fourth at the NCAA Mountain Regional last week in Reno. It is now the third-straight year the Women of Utah have been ranked in the USTFCCCA Coaches Poll the whole season and has now been ranked in the top-25 in 30-consecutive polls dating back to the 2021 season (includes preseason rankings).
THE LINE UP
The Women of Utah will send the same group of runners from the regionals to the NCAA Championships with Marika Couture, Grace Moroney and Lindsey Peters all making their first trip to nationals. Morgan Jensen leads the way with three-consecutive NCAA Championship appearances while McKaylie Caesar (2023), Emily Chaston (2021), Katarzyna Nowakowska (2023), Anna Peters (2023) and Erin Vringer (2022) all making their second-career appearance.
UTAH AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
As a program, this will serve as the fourth-consecutive time that Utah has qualified as a team for the NCAA Championships and seventh time overall (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) – all of which have come under the direction of 20th-year head coach Kyle Kepler.
The 2022 squad recorded the best finish as a program, finishing in 12th-place while the 2023 team was just shy at 13th. The 2019 squad owns the third-best finish at 16th. Utah's 2016 and 2021 groups both finished in 20th-place while the inaugural squad to earn an NCAA Championships berth finished in 26th-place back in 2015.
| YEAR | TEAM FINISH | BEST INDIVIDUAL FINISH | PLACE | TIME |
| 2023 | 13th | McKaylie Caesar | 26th | 19:56.7 |
| 2022 | 12th | Emily Venters | 12th | 19:54.1 |
| 2021 | 20th | Bella Williams | 50th | 20:07.9 |
| 2019 | 16th | Poppy Tank | 74th | 21:05.8 |
| 2016 | 20th | Grayson Murphy | 54rd | 20:33.3 |
| 2015 | 26th | Hannah McInturff | 104th | 20:51.3 |
UTES AT THE ZIMMER CHAMPIOSHIP COURSE
Dating back to 2010, the Women of Utah have competed on the Zimmer Championship Course a total of six times with three top-10 finishes and three top-20 finishes. Their best finish on this Saturday's championship course came this season at the Nuttycombe Invitational where they earned runner-up honors.
| YEAR | FINISH | MEET |
| 2024 | 2nd | Nuttycombe Invitational |
| 2023 | 15th | Nuttycombe Invitational |
| 2022 | 8th | Nuttycombe Invitational |
| 2019 | 11th | Nuttycombe Invitational |
| 2017 | 16th | Nuttycombe Invitational |
| 2016 | 7th | Nuttycombe Invitational |
For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or stay connected with Utah360, the official mobile app of Utah Athletics through the App Store or Google Play.
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