Cougars take 11th at NCAA National Championship

Tayvon Kitchen tabbed All-American in his NCAA Championship debut Saturday Morning.

Author Ethan Tanner
Cougars take 11th at NCAA National ChampionshipCougars take 11th at NCAA National Championship

Columbia, MO – Led by Freshman Tayvon Kitchen the Cougars finished 11th with 336 points Saturday morning.

In their 28th straight NCAA National Championship appearance, the Cougars entered the race ranked No. 8 in the latest USTFCCCA poll, trailing Big 12 rivals Oklahoma State (1), Iowa State (2), and Colorado (7).

Finishing just behind Colorado the Cougars took 11th overall with 336 points.

"How about Tayvon Kitchen!" head coach Ed Eyestone said, "leading the pack through the first 5k. I think he got some valuable experience."

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Placement

Team

Point Total

Scoring Five

1.

Oklahoma State

57

4, 5, 6, 12, 30

2.

New Mexico

82

1, 8, 13, 18, 42

3.

Iowa State

158

14, 20, 21, 31, 72

4.

Syracuse

212

27, 32, 39, 54, 60

5.

Oregon

239

9, 22, 29, 55, 124

6.

Alabama

253

11, 23, 45, 76, 98

7.

Virginia

303

7, 51, 67, 87, 91

8.

Northern Arizona

303

15, 53, 71, 79, 85

9.

Eastern Kentucky

316

19, 26, 65, 74, 132

10.

Colorado

318

49, 58, 61, 73, 77

11.

BYU

336

28, 35, 78, 82, 113

Placement

Name

Time

32

Tayvon Kitchen

29:01.5

43

Noah Jenkins

29:08.5

94

James Corrigan

29:33.2

99

Davin Thompson

29:34.2

141

Max Davis

29:53.8

179

Jacob Stanford

30:16.4

188

Luke Grundvig

30:23.2

Freshman Tayvon Kitchen finished 32nd overall earning him All-American status in his first collegiate championship race. He crossed the line in 29:01.5 after leading the race through the 5,000-meter mark posting a 14:25.3 split halfway through the race. 

Noah Jenkins finished 43rd just seven seconds behind Kitchen at 29:08.5. James Corrigan came in at 29:33.2 at 94th with Davin Thompson right behind him at 99th in a time of 29:34.2. Max Davis rounded out the top five for the Cougars coming in at 141th with a time of 29:53.8.

Jacob Stanford and Luke Grundvig also raced coming in 179th and 188th respectively in times of 30:16.4 and 30:23.2.

"I was hoping our younger guys could get some experience and our older guys could hold their heads high and give it their best shot." Eyestone said, "We finished 11th, just a few spots off of where we were ranked but I'm proud of the way our guys went out. Shout out to Tayvon on earning his All-American honors and Noah for finishing just a few spots off of All-American."