No. 1 Cougars punch ticket to nationals

RENO, Nev. — No. 1 BYU women's cross country punched its ticket to nationals Friday afternoon at the Washoe County Golf Course. 

Full Results

The BYU women won the NCAA Mountain Regional with 52 points to top No. 4 Northern Arizona's 65 points and No. 10 New Mexico's 11 points. 

Riley Chamberlain led the charge for the Cougars, finishing in 19:56.54 to place fifth. Chamberlain's time is the second fastest of her career over the 6000-meter distance. Carmen Alder also broke the 20-minute barrier finishing in eighth place with a time of 19:57.8.

Taylor Rohatinsky and Taylor Lovell both finished in the top 10, placing ninth and 10th, respectively. Rohatinsky ran 20:05.6 and Lovell ran a 6k career-best of 20:09.2 Carlee Hansen rounded out BYU's scoring five, clocking 20:15.1 for 20th.

The Cougars have now qualified for 10-consecutive NCAA Cross Country Championships.

*athlete earned All-Mountain Region Honors (top 25)

Next up, the Cougars will travel to Madison, Wisconsin for the NCAA Cross Country Championships Nov. 23 at Zimmer Championship Course.