By Chris Chavez
September 28, 2024
Some of the top schools in the country got their first glimpse at Thomas Zimmer Championship Course this season at the 2024 Nuttycombe Invitational. The historic and challenging course will play host to the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships in November.
Here’s what you need to know:
– The women’s race saw a breakout performance by Villanova junior Sadie Sigfstead, who notched the biggest cross country win of her career with a 19:55.7 for the 6K course. She was 71st at last year’s NCAA Cross Country Championships but won the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. On the track, she boasts personal bests of 15:44.11 for 5000m and 32:45.56 for 10,000 meters. She pulled away from Penn State junior Florence Caron (2nd in 20:03.2) and Gonzaga senior Rosina Machu (3rd in 20:06.2) after the 4K mark.
– The Washington women, who are ranked No. 5 in the latest USTFCCCA coaches poll, took the victory with 110 points. They were led by junior Maeve Stiles, who finished eighth overall in 20:17.9.
– North Carolina’s Parker Wolfe, the NCAA Outdoor 5000m champion and U.S. Olympic Trials 5000m final third place finisher, opened up his year with a 23:04.0 victory. It beat the previous course record of 23:09.9 set by Stanford’s Ky Robinson in 2022. He led the Tarheels to a fourth place team finish. His teammate Ethan Strand took seventh in 23:25.4.
– The BYU men’s cross country team took the win in the Championship A Race by putting four men in the top 10. (Casey Clinger, 4th; Joey Nokes 6th; Creed Thompson, 8th and Aidan Troutner, 9th) They finished the day with 44 points – 106 ahead of runner-up Iowa State. Wake Forest took third with 150 points.
– Many teams will return to Madison for Pre-Nationals on Oct. 19th.
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Here are the women’s team results:
1. Washington – 110 (8, 12, 27, 29, 34)
2. Utah – 139 (6, 21, 25, 33, 54)
3. Georgetown – 145 (7, 14, 32, 44, 48)
4. Providence – 180 (5, 13, 19, 58, 85)
5. Wisconsin – 182 (30, 31, 36, 38, 47)
6. Furman – 209 (9, 24, 41, 46, 89)
7. North Carolina – 235 (10, 15, 49, 71, 90)
8. Gonzaga – 260 (3, 43, 56, 57, 101)
9. Oregon – 264 (18, 35, 62, 68, 81)
10. Penn State – 273 (2, 37, 59, 63, 112)
11. Virginia – 304 (20, 26, 82, 84, 92)
12. Syracuse – 315 (22, 60, 66, 69, 98)
13. Villanova – 323 (1, 11, 73, 110, 128)
14. Boston College – 349 (52, 53, 64, 72, 108)
15. Lipscomb – 378 (42, 50, 51, 106, 129)
16. Florida State – 409 (17, 39, 102, 105, 146)
17. Wake Forest – 416 (40, 78, 80, 99, 119)
18. Northwestern – 422 (61, 70, 83, 87, 121)
19. Michigan – 458 (55, 76, 91, 116, 120)
20. Iowa State – 471 (16, 94, 95, 118, 148)
21. Oregon State – 479 (28, 88, 115, 117, 131)
22. Portland – 493 (23, 65, 109, 145, 151)
23. Illinois – 602 (45, 75, 149, 166, 167)
24. Texas A&M – 650 (96, 127, 136, 144, 147)
25. Columbia – 659 (4, 159, 163, 165, 168)
Here are the women’s top 20 finishers:
1. Sadie Sigfstead (Villanova) – 19:55.7
2. Florence Caron (Penn State) – 20:03.2
3. Rosina Machu (Gonzaga) – 20:06.2
4. Phoebe Anderson (Columbia) – 20:11.4
5. Kimberley May (Providence) – 20:12.4
6. Erin Vringer (Utah) – 20:14.2
7. Melissa Riggins (Georgetown) – 20:16.1
8. Maeve Stiles (Washington) – 20:17.9
9. Carly Wilkes (Furman) – 20:18.4
10. Brynn Brown (North Carolina) – 20:23.0
11. Nicole Vanasse (Villanova) – 20:23.3
12. Julia David-Smith (Washington) – 20:24.8
13. Shannon Flockhart (Providence) – 20:25.8
14. Lucy Jenks (Georgetown) – 20:26.7
15. Fatima Alanis (North Carolina) – 20:29.8
16. Maelle Porcher (Iowa State) – 20:30.0
17. Bieke Schipperen (Florida State) – 20:30.2
18. Mia Barnett (Oregon) – 20:30.7
19. Alex Millard (Providence) – 20:31.1
20. Jenny Schilling (Virginia) – 20:33.4
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Here are the men’s team results:
1. BYU – 44 (4, 6, 8, 9, 17)
2. Iowa State – 108 (5, 19, 22, 29, 33)
3. Wake Forest – 150 (2, 10, 31, 36, 71)
4. North Carolina – 196 (1, 7, 24, 72, 92)
5. Washington – 246 (13, 27, 28, 45, 67)
6. Michigan – 262 (20, 42, 57, 59, 84)
7. Eastern Kentucky – 264 (13, 49, 51, 73, 78)
8. Colorado – 274 (23, 30, 55, 58, 65)
9. Princeton – 275 (26, 43, 50, 53, 103)
10. Villanova – 312 (3, 12, 64, 114, 119)
11. Virginia – 313 (15, 18, 87, 95, 98)
12. Syracuse – 325 (34, 47, 60, 75, 109)
13. Georgetown – 342 (23, 35, 41, 116, 127)
14. Portland – 349 (11, 40, 56, 117, 125)
15. Florida State – 356 (16, 37, 86, 99, 118)
16. Air Force – 372 (14, 32, 48, 135, 143)
17. Gonzaga – 389 (54, 69, 76, 93, 97)
18. Montana State – 397 (38, 46, 68, 104, 141)
19. Tulsa – 412 (70, 74, 82, 85, 101)
20. Iona – 419 (25, 77, 83, 113, 121)
21. Furman – 455 (39, 80, 100, 106, 130)
22. Illinois – 562 (63, 105, 110, 140, 144)
23. Texas A&M – 616 (3, 88, 96, 136, 145)
24. Providence – 654 (7, 62, 123, 154, 156)
Here are the men’s top 20 finishers:
1. Parker Wolfe (North Carolina) – 23:04.0
2. Rocky Hansen (Wake Forest) – 23:06.9
3. Liam Murphy (Villanova) – 23:08.6
4. Casey Clinger (BYU) – 23:10.4
5. Robin Kwemoi Bera (Iowa State) – 23:18.2
6. Joey Nokes (BYU) – 23:21.4
7. Ethan Strand (North Carolina) – 23:25.4
8. Creed Thompson (BYU) – 23:28.4
9. Aidan Troutner (BYU) – 23:29.6
10. Luke Tewalt (Wake Forest) – 23:32.3
11. Matt Strangio (Portland) – 23:35.2
12. Marco Langon (Villanova) – 23:39.0
13. Justine Kipkoech (Eastern Kentucky) – 23:40.6
14. Max Sannes (Air Force) – 23:43.4
15. Will Anthony (Virginia) – 23:45.7
16. Kidus Misgina (Florida State) – 23:45.9
17. James Corrigan (BYU) – 23:48.8
18. Gary Martin (Virginia) – 23:49.8
19. Said Mechaal (Iowa State) – 23:53.5
20. Caleb Jarema (Michigan) – 23:54.2
Full results from the meet can be found here.
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Chris Chavez
Chris Chavez launched CITIUS MAG in 2016 as a passion project while working full-time for Sports Illustrated. He covered the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and grew his humble blog into a multi-pronged media company. He completed all six World Marathon Majors and is an aspiring sub-five-minute miler.
