Women's Cross Country 2023 Season Preview

The BYU women's cross country team announced its 2023 season schedule and roster Friday.

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2023 Season Schedule

PROVO, Utah – The BYU women's cross country team announced its 2023 season schedule and roster Friday. 

2023 Season Schedule 

Date 

Meet 

Host 

Location 

Time 

Friday, Sept. 8 

Autumn Classic 

BYU 

Clarence F. Robison Track and Field Complex // Provo, UT 

TBA 

Friday, Sept. 22 

Bill Dellinger Invitational 

Oregon 

Pine Ridge Golf Club // Springfield, OR 

TBA 

Saturday, Oct. 14 

XC-23 Pre-Nationals 

Virginia 

Panorama Farms // Earlysville, VA 

TBA 

Saturday, Oct. 28 

Big 12 Cross Country Championships 

Iowa State 

Iowa State Cross Country Course // Ames, IA 

TBA 

Friday, Nov. 10 

NCAA Mountain Regional 

Texas Tech 

Chaparral Ridge Cross Country Course // Lubbock, TX 

TBA 

Saturday, Nov.18 

NCAA Championships 

Virginia 

Panorama Farms // Earlysville,VA 

TBA 

*Home meet bolded 

The Cougars will open up their season at home as they host the Autumn Classic, on Sept. 8 at the Clarence F. Robison Track and Field Complex in Provo, Utah.  

Two weeks later, they will travel to Springfield, Oregon for the 2023 Bill Dellinger Invitational. The last time that BYU competed in this meet was in 2019 when alum, Whittni Orton took home a first-place finish 

Closing out the regular season, the team will be introduced to this year's national meet course as they travel to Virginia to compete in the XC-23 Pre-National meet Oct.14.  

October 28, the Cougars will compete at their first-ever Big 12 Cross Country Championship meet. This year's conference championship will take place in Ames, Iowa at the Iowa State University XC Course. 

The team will then head to the NCAA Mountain Regional meet on Nov. 12. The meet will be held at Chaparral Ridge XC Course in Lubbock, TX. At this meet, the Cougars will look to qualify for the NCAA Championships in Earlysville, Virginia on Nov. 18.  

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2023 Women's Cross Country Returners

Name 

Class 

Hometown 

Last School 

Jr.  

Southern Pines, North Carolina 

Pinecrest HS 

So. 

American Fork, Utah 

American Fork HS 

So. 

South Jordan, Utah 

Herriman HS 

Riley Chamberlain 

So. 

Loomis, California 

Del Oro HS 

Jr.  

Flower Mound, Texas 

Lewisville Flower Mound HS 

Jr. 

Eagle, Idaho 

Eagle HS 

Jr.  

Lincoln, California 

Chico State 

So. 

San Diego, California 

Rancho Bernardo HS 

Sr.  

Orem, Utah 

Mountain View HS 

Aubrey Frentheway* 

Sr.  

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne Central HS 

Fr. 

Highland, Utah 

Lone Peak HS 

So. 

Gilbert, Arizona 

Perry HS 

Jr. 

Boise, Idaho 

Mountain View HS 

Fr.

Vancouver, Washington

Prairie HS

Jr. 

Provo, Utah 

Provo HS 

Fr. 

Johnson City, Tennessee 

Science Hill HS 

Fr. 

Gilbert, Arizona 

Highland HS 

Taylor Rohatinsky 

So.  

Highland, Utah 

Lone Peak HS 

So. 

Hamilton, New Zealand 

Sacred Hearts Girls' College 

So. 

Springville, Utah 

Springville HS 

Jr. 

Orem, Utah 

Mountain View HS 

* 2022 All-American 

 
 

 

2023 BYU Women's Cross Country Newcomers 

Name 

Class 

Hometown 

Last School 

Fr. 

Pinehurst, North Carolina 

Stuttgart HS

Fr. 

Oceanside, California
 

El Camino HS 

Jr. 

Bountiful, Utah  

North Carolina

Alona Haymore 

Fr. 

Queen Creek, Arizona 
 

Queen Creek HS 

Fr. 

Clovis, California 
 

Buchanan HS 

Fr. 

Sandy, Utah 

Alta HS 

Fr. 

Lehi, Utah 
 

Skyridge HS 

Fr. 

Orem, Utah  
 

Timpanogos HS 

BYU returns 2022 cross country All-Americans Aubrey Frentheway and Lexy Hallady-Lowry to this year’s squad. With 10 combined All-America honors in cross country and track and field, Frentheway and Halladay-Lowry will look to lead this year’s team as they enter the Big 12.  

The Cougars also return Anastaysia Davis, Alissa Fielding and Carmen Alder, all of which competed for the Cougars at the 2022 NCAA Cross Country National Championships.  

The team welcomes Carlee Hansen from the transfer portal. Hansen competed for the Tar Heels of North Carolina from 2021-23. In North Carolina, she earned ACC First Team honors in the 1500m and indoor mile in both 2022 and 2023. From Bountiful, Utah, the junior will have two years of eligibility competing for the Cougars.  

BYU welcomes former high school standouts in freshmen Alona Haymore (Queen Creek HS), Grace Hutchinson (Buchanan HS), Elyse Jessen (Alta HS), Kylie Olsen (Skyridge HS), Raygan Peterson (Timpanogos HS), Vanessa Alder (Stuttgart HS) and McCall Dame (El Camino HS).  

The Cougars will kick-off the season at home Sept. 8 for the Autumn Classic.