Thompson takes first at Autumn Classic

OREM, Utah — Senior Davin Thompson took first overall in the BYU Autumn Classic 7,000-meter race Friday morning at the Lakeside Sports Complex.

Top-10 Overall

Place	Name	Time	School
1	Davin Thompson	19:49.82	BYU
2	Noah Jenkins	19:55.17	BYU
3	Dalton Mortenson	19:55.54	Unattached
4	Christian Allen	20:06.52	Unattached
5	Max Davis	20:11.60	Unattached
6	Jacob Stanford	20:13.40	BYU
7	Garrett Stanford	20:14.08	BYU
8	Mark Boyle	20:15.50	Unattached
9	Tayvon Kitchen	20:17.92	BYU
10	Luke Grundvig	20:25.56	BYU

Full Results

Thompson crossed in 19:49.82 with teammate Noah Jenkins finishing second just six seconds later in 19:55.17. This marks Thompson’s first collegiate cross country individual victory having previously finished second overall in the Utah State Alumni Challenge last year.

“I love the leadership of Davin Thompson,” said BYU men’s cross country head coach Ed Eyestone. “He was our first guy in and then Noah Jensen.” 

Identical twin brothers Jacob and Garrett Stanford finished within one second of each other, placing sixth and seventh respectively. Tayvon Kitchen rounded out BYU's scoring, placing 9th overall in his first collegaite race. 

BYU won the meet in a sweep by scoring 15 points. This marks the Cougars 8th straight victory dating back to their third place finish at the 2023 NCAA National Championship.

Up Next
The Cougars travel to Columbia, Missouri to compete in the Gans Creek Classic on September 26. The men’s race is set to start at 8:15 a.m. CT with results to be posted on www.pttiming.com