LOGAN, Utah – Utah State men's cross country jumped eight spots in the latest NCAA DI Cross Country National Coaches' Poll, climbing to No. 21, while the women's cross country team broke into the poll for the first time this season, appearing at No. 28. The Week 5 poll was released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The Aggie men garnered 114 points and are one of seven teams from the Mountain Region appearing in the poll, and one of four teams from the Mountain West. The women cracked the poll with 42 points and was one of seven teams from the Mountain Region and one of only three teams from the Mountain West among the top 30.

In the latest Mountain Region rankings, which were released Monday by the USTFCCCA, the Aggie men and women were both in the top-10 as each side was ranked No. 6.

The Aggies are coming off an appearance at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational, where the men finished 11th out of 32 teams with 322 points, placing ahead of six teams ranked higher than them in last week's national poll. USU defeated No. 13 Washington, No. 14 Iona, No. 16 Butler, No. 21 Southern Utah, No. 26 Portland and No. 27 Syracuse. Camren Todd led the way for the Aggies as he finished ninth in the 8K championship race with a time of 23:36.2, en route to earning MW Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors.

On the women's side, Utah State placed 12th with 421 points, led by a 33rd-place finish by senior Katie Haviland in the 6K championship race. In the process, Utah State defeated seven ranked opponents in No. 7 Washington, No. 9 Stanford, No. 18 Portland, No. 20 Villanova, No. 26 Connecticut, No. 28 Furman and No. 30 Oregon State.

Select runners for Utah State will compete this week at the Utah Open on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Sunnyside Park in Salt Lake City. The Mountain West Championships will be held at the UNM North Golf Course on Friday, Oct. 29, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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