Men's Cross Country | 10/3/2026 11:45:00 AM
(Cedar City, Utah - Oct. 3, 2026) - The Trailblazers posted a pair of top three team finishes on Saturday morning at the Southern Utah Color Country Invitational hosted at Cedar Ridge Golf Course.
The men got the morning started with five Trailblazers notching top 20 performances in the 7K.
Led by sophomore
Brett Bailey, the Salem, Utah native clocked a time of 22:38.73 to finish 11th and was followed by junior
Brady Eager in 12th (22:42.09), junior
Carter Day in 14th (22:43.09), senior
Aiden Hardy in 16th (22:53.17) and sophomore
Mordechai Yadegar in 19th (23:04.24).
Four more Trailblazers also competed in the race led by freshman
Benjamin Fernandez placing 21st (23:06.55) as Utah Tech came in third as a team with 72 points.
On the women's side, senior
Averie Perriton raced to a fourth-place finish in the 5K clocking the seventh-fastest time in program history with a time of 18:29.36.
Five more Trailblazers finished in the top 20 with junior
Makayla Boulton finished 16th (19:18.85), freshman
Maya Parker in 17th (19:23.93), senior
Adri Bird in 18th (19:24.35), sophomore
Natalie Roberts in 19th (19:25.38) & freshman
Talia Anderson in 20th (19:26.22).
Six more Blazers competed in the race with the Trailblazers coming in second as a team with 66 points.
The Trailblazers close out the regular season at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational hosted by Indiana State at the LaVern Gibson Championship XC Course on Oct. 16.
Men's 7K Results
11.Â
Brett Bailey - 22:38.73
12.Â
Brady Eager - 22:42.09
14.Â
Carter Day - 22:43.03
16.Â
Aiden Hardy - 22:53.17
19.
Mordechai Yadegar - 23:04.24
21.Â
Benjamin Fernandez - 23:06.55
25.
Connor Singer - 23:28.46
31.
Carter Frost - 23:36.0
44.
Collin Manning - 24:24.45
Team Scores
1. Utah Valley - 16 pts.
2. Southern Utah - 42 pts.
3. Utah Tech - 72 pts.
4. Salt Lake CC - 127 pts.
5. Snow College - 129 pts.
6. Colorado Northwestern CC - 190 pts.
Women's 5K Results
4. Averie Perriton - 18:29.36 - 7th in program history
16.Â
Makayla Boulton - 19:18.85
17.
Maya Parker - 19:23.93
18.
Adri Bird - 19:24.35
19.Â
Natalie Roberts - 19:25.38
20.Â
Talia Anderson - 19:26.22
22.Â
Hailee Phillips - 19:28.63
24.Â
Ashlynn Lainhart - 19:37.90
26.Â
Kambrie Wilkinson - 19:48.16
36.
Lucy Melzer - 20:22.88
38.
Reese Moss - 20:26.48
49.Â
Erin McKinnon - 21:11.82
Team Scores
1. Utah Valley - 19 pts.
2. Utah Tech - 66 pts.
3. Fort Lewis College - 91 pts.
4. Southern Utah - 95 pts.
5. Snow College - 140 pts.
6. Salt Lake CC - 143 pts.
