MADISON, Wis. – Utah State women's and men's cross country teams took 32nd and 33rd, respectively, Friday at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on the Zimmer Championship Course. 

Camren Todd was the top Aggie finisher, placing 56th with a time of 24:09.7 in the Men's 8K Championship Race. The grad senior was Utah State's top finisher at last year's Nuttycombe, as well, crossing the finish line in 25th place (23:31.0). 

No. 2 Northern Arizona won the Women's 6K Championship Race with 52 points. The Aggie women finished 32nd with a total of 833 points, just behind Mountain West-foe Air Force, which finished 31st with 827 points, but handily defeating 33rd-place Texas (893 points). 

Junior Emma Thornley led the women's team by placing 127th with a time of 21:21.4. Thornley finished strong as she climbed nine spots during the final 2,000 meters. Grad senior Abby Jensen followed Thornley's lead and climbed 10 spots in the final leg to take 157th place with a time of 21:36.9. 

Freshman Shelby Jensen took 173rd place with a time of 21:45.4. Finishing the scoring for USU was junior Mimi Miyazawa and freshman Brie Smith, who came in together placing 194th and 195th with times of 22:02.2 and 22:02.3, respectively. 

In the Women's 6K B Race, freshman Megumi Ludlow placed 30th with a time of 22:18.1 to lead the five Aggie competitors. 

In the Men's 8K Championship Race, No. 1 Northern Arizona scored 76 points to record the first-place finish. The Aggies score 710 points to claim the 33rd spot, besting Providence (34th, 755 points), Ole Miss (35th, 848 points) and conference-foe Colorado State (36th, 964 points).  

Following Todd, fellow grad senior Spencer Nelson took 102nd place with a time of 24:22.2. Junior Brennan Benson placed 166th with a time of 14:48.9. Rounding out the scoring for the Aggies were senior Max Wehrli and grad senior Bridger Altice, taking the 200th and 205th spots with times of 25:03.1 and 25:05.1, respectively.  

In the Men's 8K B Race, Logan Garnica was the top Aggie finisher as the sophomore placed 13th with a time of 25:24.1. 

UP NEXT: Utah State will compete at the Utah Open on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m., at Sunnyside Park in Salt Lake City. 

For more information on the Utah State track & field/cross country programs, follow the Aggies on Twitter at @USUTF_XC, on Facebook at USUTrack and on Instagram at USUTF_XC. 

NUTTYCOMBE WISCONSIN INVITATIONAL | October 13, 2023 | Madison, Wisconsin 
Women's 6K Championship Results: 
1. No. 2 Northern Arizona – 4, 8, 10, 12, 18, (24), (44) – 52 
2. No. 1 North Carolina State – 2, 3, 14, 26, 50, (90), (108) – 95 
3. No. 11 Georgetown – 7, 15, 53, 60, 73, (184), (188) – 208 
4. No. 5 Stanford – 13, 43, 46, 54, 71, (109), (141) – 227 
5. No. 9 Florida – 1, 16, 30, 38, 177 (186) – 262 
32. UTAH STATE – 126, 156, 170, 190, 191, (198), 211) – 833 

Women's Top-Five Finishers: 1. Parker Valby (UF) – 19:17.2; 2. Katelyn Tuohy (NCSU) – 19:29.5; 3. Kelsey Chmiel (NCSU) – 19:52.9; 4. Elise Stearns (NAU) – 19:54.6; 5. Kaylee Mitchell (OSU) – 19:56.6. 
  
Utah State Women's Championship Results: 127. Emma Thornley – 21:21.4; 157. Abby Jensen – 21:36.9; 173. Shelby Jensen – 21:45.4; 194. Mimi Miyazawa – 22:02.2; 195. Brie Smith – 22:02.3; 202. Sarah Ellis – 22:06.0; Bailey Brinkerhoff-Todd – 22:22.0; Natalie Swain – 22:38.1. 

Women's 6K B Race Results: 
1. Northern Arizona – 1, 2, 3, 20, 36, (49), (68) – 62 
2. Michigan State – 5, 7, 8, 19, 27, (34), (41) – 66 
3. Stanford – 6, 15, 18, 23, 32, (40), (53) – 94 
4. Tulsa – 11, 12, 22, 24, 57, (69) – 126 
5. Iowa State – 16, 21, 28, 37, 38, (43), (60) – 140 
9. UTAH STATE – 26, 35, 54, 55, 67 – 237 

Utah State Women's 6K B Race Results: 30. Megumi Ludlow – 22:18.1; 43. Sammi Lee – 22:31.8; 73. Morgan Nygren – 22:56.7; 75. Sara Abbott – 22:59.3; 98. Malia Lowe – 23:21.6. 

Men's Championship 8K Results: 
1. No. 1 Northern Arizona – 2, 8, 12, 25, 29, (33), (43) – 76 
2. No. 3 BYU – 10, 13, 31, 44, 64, (84), (91) – 162 
3. No. 6 Syracuse – 19, 20, 34, 73, 105, (139), (179) – 251 
4. No. 14 Cal Baptist – 23, 48, 57, 69, 75, (180), (194) – 272 
5. No. 11 Texas – 17, 46, 50, 67, 106, (156), (167) – 286 
33. UTAH STATE – 56, 101, 164, 192, 197, (215), (227) – 710  

Men's Top-Five Finishers: 1. Graham Blanks (Harvard) – 23:23.4; 2. Nico Young (NAU) – 23:26.1; 3. Habtom Samuel (UNM) – 23:26.2; 4. Ky Robinson (Stanford) – 23:26.2; 5. Jackson Sharp (Wisc.) – 23:26.4. 

Utah State Men's Championship Results: 56. Camren Todd – 24:09.7; 102. Spencer Nelson – 24:22.2; 166. Brennan Benson – 24:48.9; 200. Max Wehrli – 25:03.1; 205. Bridger Altice – 25:05.1; 223. LJ Floyd – 25:12.0; 241. Wyatt Evans – 25:28.6; 257. Yonas Mogos – 25:54.2. 

Men's 8K B Race Results: 
1. Boise State – 4, 10, 13, 14, 21, (38), (56) – 62 
2. Michigan – 3, 12, 22, 25, 29, (50), (57) – 91 
3. Penn State – 1, 5, 23, 30, 39, (44), (53) – 98 
4. Notre Dame – 7, 11, 16, 28, 42 – 104 
5. Northern Arizona – 2, 17, 26, 32, 33, (48), (61) – 110 
7. UTAH STATE – 8, 20, 35, 45, 51 – 159 

Utah State Men's B Race 8K Results: 13. Logan Garnica – 25:24.1; 31. Caleb Armstrong – 25:41.9; Grady Mylander – 26:02.4; 75. Eli Gregory – 26:11.0; 85. Eric Nelson – 26:22.6.