The Cougars enter the final meet of the 2024 season with five wins and one second-place finish. Most notably, the program won its second-consecutive Big 12 championship. Five women placed in the top 15 to earn All-Big 12 honors.
This week, the women will return to Zimmer Championship Course where they won the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals last month with 105 points. Lexy Halladay-Lowry led the charge for the Cougars as she placed ninth overall in 19:33.4. The 6,000-meter grass course will remain the same as BYU seeks to benefit from its prior experience on the course.
The NCAA has selected a 31-team field to compete at the national championship meet. No. 1 BYU, No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Northern Arizona, No. 4 West Virginia and No. 5 Notre Dame round out the top five teams. The Big 12 will be represented by the top-ranked Cougars, No. 4 Mountaineers, No. 12 Utah and No. 16 Oklahoma State.
Full Rankings
The BYU women have now advanced to the national championship race for the ninth-straight season under head coach Diljeet Taylor.
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BYU at NCAA Cross Country Nationals
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Season
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Place
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2024
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TBD
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2023
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14th
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2022
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8th
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2021
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2nd
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2020-21
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1st
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2019
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2nd
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2018
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10th
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2017
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7th
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2016
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10th
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Notes
- BYU has won five national championships (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2020-21)
- Individual national champions: Whittni Orton (2021)
- Diljeet Taylor has coached seven athletes to 16 All-America honors during her time at BYU
