McKenna's Top 10 Finish Highlights USU Cross Country At NCAA Mountain Region Championships Saturday
Nov. 12, 2011
PROVO, Utah -
Utah State men's cross country senior captain Brian McKenna placed 10th with a time of 30:43.3 at the 2011 NCAA Mountain Region Championships Saturday in Provo, Utah, leading the men to a seventh-place finish. USU's women finished in 18th-place.
Men's Results
Women's Results
McKenna earned all-Region honors and will wait for an invitation as an at-large runner to compete at the NCAA National Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Monday, Nov. 21. They will announce the field on Monday. If invited, it will mark the second time McKenna has went to nationals for cross country after going in 2009.
Redshirt junior captain Ruth Hilton was the top finisher for the USU women, as she came in 56th-place with a time of 22:43.5. Juniors Kaylee Campbell and Stephanie Burt placed 90th (23:36.5) and 104th (23:55.3), respectively, while freshman Brittany Bushman finished at 97th (23:43.6). Sophomores Brittany Fisher and Hannah Williams ended the day in 98th (23:44.3) and 108th (24:08.8).
Other finishers for the Aggie men included seniors Daniel Howell (32nd, 31:25.9), Hunter Nelson (52nd, 32:04.0) and Eric Larson (60th, 32:52.2). Sophomores Kyle McKenna and Devin Lang finished 37th (31:36.0) and 82nd (32:58.9), respectively, while freshman Austin Neuner crossed the finish line in 69th place with a time of 32:39.1.
Utah State's men's cross country celebrated their sixth Western Athletic Conference title in the last seven years on Oct. 29 in Honolulu, while the women placed third.
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UTAH STATE RESULTS
NCAA MOUNTAIN REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Nov. 12, 2011
PROVO, UTAH
MEN:
USU Individual Results:
10. Brian McKenna, 30:43.3
32. Daniel Howell, 31:25.9
37. Kyle McKenna, 31:36.0
52. Hunter Nelson, 32:04.0
60. Eric Larson, 32:25.2
69. Austin Neuner, 32:39.1
82. Devin Lang, 32:58.9
Team:
1. BYU 49
2. Colorado 55
3. Northern Arizona 69
4. New Mexico 178
5. Southern Utah 187
6. Weber State 190
7. Utah State 191
8. Air Force 199
9. Wyoming 218
10. Colorado State 227
11. Texas El Paso 232
12. New Mexico State 296
13. Montana State 345
14. Utah Valley 401
15. Idaho State 419
16. Montana 457
17. Texas Tech 493
WOMEN:
USU Individual Results:
56. Ruth Hilton, 22:43.5
90. Kaylee Campbell, 23:36.5
97. Brittany Bushman, 23:43.6
98. Brittany Fisher, 23:44.3
104. Stephanie Burt, 23:55.3
108. Hannah Williams, 24:08.8
117. Jessie Chugg, 24:32.4
Team:
1. New Mexico 84
1. Colorado 84
3. Weber State 135
4. Brigham Young 140
5. Colorado State 154
6. Texas Tech 191
7. Northern Arizona 204
8. Utah 221
9. Idaho State 242
10. New Mexico State 278
11. Southern Utah 299
12. Wyoming 317
13. Air Force 320
14. Texas El Paso 367
15. Montana State 377
16. Montana 412
17. Utah Valley 438
18. Utah State 445
19. Nevada 516
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