In the men’s 10,000-meter race, BYU’s Conner Mantz became the first American man since 2008 to win the individual cross-country title when he crossed the line first in 29:26. No. 2 Northern Arizona won the team championship with 60 points, claiming the program’s fourth victory in five years. 2019 NCAA champions BYU finished seventh overall.
No. 9 Notre Dame had a breakthrough performance, putting all five scorers in the top 23 finishers for an 87-point total, which locked them up as the runners-up. Oklahoma State, with home course advantage, placed third with 142 points.
The championship, which is usually scheduled for the fall, was postponed as a safety precaution amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Northern Arizona remained steady.
New Mexico solidified its spot as the No. 3 claiming the team title at the Mountain West Championships, 29-52 over Boise State. The Lady Lobos had all five scoring runners place in the top-10, finishing 2-4-6-7-10.
Adva Cohen was the top runner with a runner-up finish in 20:02.3.
Amelia Mazza-Downie finished in fourth in her first Mountain West Championships.
Jumping back to Stanford, the Cardinal earned the nod to be the No. 4 team in the final National Coaches’ Poll. Stanford won their second consecutive Pac-12 title, beating Colorado by 20 points, 30-50. The Cardinal placed three runners in the top-5, with all five scoring runners finishing in the top-12. The trio of