(Cedar City, Utah - Oct. 7, 2023) - Highlighted by a pair of top 10 finishes by the Utah Tech men's cross country team and one on the women's side, the Trailblazers competed at the Southern Utah Color Country Invitational on Saturday morning.

Leading the way on the men's side was a fifth-place finish from freshman Kyle Neuenschwander, who clocked a 6K time of 19:10.21 for the fourth-fastest time in program history. Fellow freshman Ryan Newton also chalked up a top 10 finish coming in eighth with a time of 19:18.03.

11 more Blazers competed in the field with Quinton Read and Julien Canales adding 17th and 18th place finishes, respectively.

On the women's side, senior Shakayla Morgan was the Trailblazers' top finisher in the 4K with a time of 14:57.42. Freshman Averie Perriton and junior Mariah Skinner also added top 20 finishes.

On the men's side, Utah Tech finished third with 61 points. Southern Utah came in first with 24 points while Idaho State was second with 45 points and rounded out by Utah Valley with 100 points.

On the women's side, the Trailblazers finished fourth with 80 points. Utah Valley, ranked No. 24 in the nation by USTFCCCA, finished first with 27 points followed by Southern Utah with 49 points and Idaho State with 71 points.

The Trailblazers close out the regular season at the UC Riverside Highlander Invitational next Saturday.

Men's 6K Results
5. Kyle Neuenschwander - 19:10.21 - 4th-fastest in program history
8. Ryan Newton - 19:18.03 - 5th-fastest in program history
17. Quinton Read - 19:34.70 - 10th-fastest in program history
18. Julien Canales - 19:42.39
21. Dawson Leffler - 19:53.53
25. Nick Roach - 20:08.65
27. Stoney Cutchen - 20:20.24
29. Trent Holiday - 20:24.22
31. Aiden Hardy - 20:32.35
39. Collin Manning - 21:16.99
40. Keaton Heaps - 21:19.49
41.Luke Howell - 21:53.28
42. Corbin Martin - 22:26.48

Women's 4K Results
8. Shakayla Morgan - 14:57.42 - 6th-fastest in program history
12. Averie Perriton - 15:13.15 - 9th-fastest in program history
18. Mariah Skinner - 15:22.23
23. Lexi Larsen - 15:36.27
27. Alyssa Laspada - 15:42.44
28. Rylee Jacobsen - 15:52.28
31. Charly Murie - 16:04.51
33. Erin McKinnon - 16:14.54
39. Addie Payne - 16:32.66
40. Maci Day - 16:32.70
41. Kinley Spaulding - 16:35.06
42. Nya Black - 16:36.50