COLUMBIA, Mo. – BYU Men’s Cross Country took fifth at the 2025 Gans Creek Classic with 199 points Friday morning.
Senior Davin Thompson led the way for the Cougars finishing 20th in a time of 23:02.9. Thompson came in just 10 milliseconds ahead of the next finisher in what was a tight finish.
Noah Jenkins finished 28th in a time of 23:06.1, Tayvon Kitchen came in 34th, Garrett Stanford finished 45th overall, and Max Davis rounded out BYU’s top five finishing 61st in a time of 23:29.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 20th | Davin Thompson | 23:02.9 |
| 28th | Noah Jenkins | 23:06.1 |
| 34th | Tayvon Kitchen | 23:11.2 |
| 56th | Garrett Stanford | 23:26.4 |
| 61st | Max Davis | 23:29.0 |
| 109th | Dalton Mortensen | 23:53.4 |
| 130th | Luke Grundvig | 24:03.6 |
| 131st | Jacob Stanford | 24:03.7 |
Three Cougars ran in the B race finishing 29th, 55th and 93rd respectively.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 29th | Hunter Kitchen | 24:10.1 |
| 55th | Caleb Johnson | 24:27.2 |
| 93rd | Brayden Packard | 24:46.1 |
No. 4 BYU scored 199 points to take fifth overall just six points behind fourth-place Alabama.
Up Next
The Cougars travel to Madison, Wisconsin to race in the Nuttycombe Invitational on the Thomas Zimmer Championship course on October 17.