No. 6 Cougars win the Bill Dellinger Invitational

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Springfield, Ore. — No. 6 BYU women's cross country won the Bill Dellinger Invitational Friday afternoon.

Full Results

The Cougars finished the race with 42 points in a showdown against No. 7 Oregon's 78 points. BYU led the team score at every kilometer from the gun to the finish line.

Lexy Halladay-Lowry was the first to cross the line for BYU finishing in fourth with a time of 20:01.5 for 6,000-meters. Aubrey Frentheway was four seconds behind Lowry in fifth place. Autumn Classic champion, Jenna Hutchins was the third Cougar to cross the line in eighth. Jacey Harkins-Farmer and Anastaysia Davis rounded out BYU's scoring five finishing in 12th and 13th. 

BYU Top 10
Athlete Place Time
Lexy Halladay-Lowry 4th 20:01.5
Aubrey Frentheway 5th 20:05.6
Jenna Hutchins 8th 20:18.5
Jacey Harkins-Farmer 12th 20:37.7
Anastaysia Davis 13th 20:37.9
Sadie Sargent 14th 20:38.3
Destiny Everett 15th 20:38.3
Grace Hutchison 21st 20:43.1
Riley Chamberlain 31st 21:03.9
Vanessa Alder 36th 21:16.3

Notes

  • Three Cougars placed in the top 10 with seven in the top 15
  • Four Cougars ran personal-best 6,000-meter times: Jenna Hutchins, Jacey Harkins-Farmer, Lizzie Dildine and Julie Sumsion
  • The race was a 6,000-meter course debut for Destiny Everett, Allie Warner, Raygan Peterson, Vanessa Alder and Grace Hutchison
  • The Cougars win the Bill Dellinger Invitational for the second time since 2019

BYU returns to action Oct. 14 as they head to Virginia for the XC-23 Pre-Nationals Invitational.