Men's Cross Country | 8/30/2024 4:00:00 PM

(Orem, Utah - Aug. 30, 2024) - The Trailblazer cross country teams got the 2024 season underway on Friday morning at the Utah Valley Cross Country Invitational hosted at Scera Park.

Highlighted by a program record time of 14:34.8 in the 5K on the men's side by sophomore Kyle Neuenschwander, the men came in fifth as a team while the women, led by junior Lexi Larsen, finished seventh.

The Trailblazer women got the action started with the the Blazers' top four runners coming in the top 60 led by Larsen with a 42nd place finish at 18:11.4. Larsen was followed by Averie Perriton in 44th, Adri Bird in 45th and freshman Kambrie Wilkinson in 60th.

Flipping to the men's side, Neuenschwander posted a top 10 finish placing ninth overall. Sophomore newcomer Ryan Hatch was the Trailblazers' second finisher coming in 29th with the second-fastest 5K time in program history (14:59.2).

In total, 12 Trailblazer women and 11 Trailblazer men saw action in the meet with four newcomers on both sides making their Utah Tech debuts.

Utah Valley won the men's race registering 23 points followed by Southern Utah (48), Idaho State (74), Salt Lake CC (105), Utah Tech (134), Snow College (177), Southern Idaho (199) and Oregon (241).

The host Wolverines also won the women's race with 26 points followed by Weber State (65), Utah (84), Southern Utah (113), Idaho State (116), Salt Lake CC (172), Utah Tech (174), Southern Idaho (187) and Snow College (290).

The Trailblazers return to action in a few weeks at the UC Riverside Invitational on Sept. 21 in Riverside, Calif.

Women's 5K Results
42. Lexi Larsen - 18:11.4 - 3rd in program history
44. Averie Perriton - 18:12.8 - 4th in program history
45. Adri Bird - 18:13.7
60. Kambrie Wilkinson - 18:30.6
63. Charly Murie - 18:38.3
79. Erin McKinnon - 18:55.9
93. Isabela Coffman - 19:12.7
95. Maren Leffler - 19:15.4
100. Addie Payne - 19:27.3
103. Savannah Eatough - 19:33.9
105. Kinley Spaulding - 19:35.0
111. Addi Wyatt - 19:57.4

Men's 5K Results
9. Kyle Neuenschwander - 14:34.8 - 5K PROGRAM RECORD
29. Ryan Hatch - 14:59.2 - 2nd in program history
45. Dawson Leffler - 15:26.4
56. Collin Manning - 15:38.1
57. Noah Orton - 15:38.9
68. Aiden Hardy - 15:48.1
86. Trent Holiday - 16:03.4
89. Mason Eardley - 16:04.9
90. Luke Howell - 16:05.2
97. Dennis Speaks - 16:14.0
105. Tyler Mullins - 16:22.8