Cougars Take First at Utah State Alumni Challenge

The BYU men's cross country program bested the field for the overall team win at the  Utah State Alumni Challenge on the Steve and Dona Reeder Cross Country Course Saturday morning.

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LOGAN, UT - The BYU men's cross country program bested the field for the overall team win at the  Utah State Alumni Challenge on the Steve and Dona Reeder Cross Country Course Saturday morning.  

Full Results

The Cougars aqquired 20 points in the meet, besting Weber State, Utah State and Westminster. 

Davin Thompson led BYU across the line, finishing second overall. Thompson finished the 7k course in 20:52. It's the first race in uniform for the distance runner from Lehi, Utah since the 2022 Boston University Season Opener in December of 2022. 

BYU swept the next four spots to get the top-five Cougars all within the first six places overall. Caleb Johnson crossed at 21:00. Luke Grundvig, Jacob Stanford and Garrett Stanford all finished within four seconds of Johnson. 

Up Next

BYU will host the program's annual Autumn Classic on Friday Sept. 13 on a new course at the Lakeside Sports Complex in Orem, UT. The start of the women's race is set for 9:00 a.m. MDT and with the men's at 9:45 a.m. MDT. Admission is free. See more details on the Home Information tab.