SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah State's women's cross country team concluded their regular season with a team victory at the Utah Open on Thursday. USU also sent three individual men's runners to the event, each of them earning top-30 finishes.  

Utah State's women's team accumulated 28 points en route to their first-place finish in the 5K race. Junior Elizabeth Phillips paced the Aggies with a time of 19:00.84, good for a third-place finish overall. A trio of runners joined her in the top 10, with sophomore Caroline Moon finishing in sixth place with a time of 19:18.27, sophomore Cameron Moore placing ninth with a time of 19:20.00, and junior Malia Lowe rounding out the top 10 with a time of 19:22.60. Freshman Jane Williams completed the scoring for USU, clocking in at 19:33.03 for an 18th-place finish. The Aggies topped runners from No. 6 Utah and Utah Valley in their victory, the women's fourth victory in eight meets this season.
 
USU also had three runners participate in the men's 8K race. Senior Caleb Armstrong led this trio of Aggies with an eighth-place finish, clocking in at 26:19.36. Sophomore Drew Hogan followed him with a 13th-place finishing time of 26:32.18, and freshman Luke Stockett added a 27th-place finish with a time of 27:15.08. Salt Lake Community College won the team event with a best-possible team score of 15.

Utah State will head to the Mountain West Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Friday, Nov. 1. The No. 19 Utah State men enter the championships as the second-highest ranked squad in the conference behind only No. 6 New Mexico, while the women will look to contend with defending champions Colorado State and No. 8 New Mexico, winners of 15 straight titles from 2008-2022.
  
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UTAH OPEN | October 24, 2024 | Salt Lake City, Utah 
Women's 5K Race Team Results (out of 6) 
1. UTAH STATE – 1, 3, 5, 6, 13, (16), (23) – 28 
2. Utah Valley – 4, 9, 10, 12, 14, (22), (27) – 49 
3. Southern Idaho – 7, 15, 18, 19, 20, (24), (28) – 69 
4. Salt Lake CC – 2, 11, 17, 21, 25, (26), (30) – 76 
5. Adams State – 8, 29, 31, 34, 37, (39) – 139 
  
Women's Top-Five Finishers: 1. Clara Mayfield (Unattached) – 18:22.01; 2. Brianna Rinn (Utah) – 18:37.38; 3. Elizabeth Phillips (USU) – 19:00.84; 4. Addi Bruening (Unattached) – 19:03.31; 5. Angelina Lione (SLCC) – 19:06.61. 
  
Utah State Women's Results: 3. Elizabeth Phillips – 19:00.84; 6. Caroline Moon – 19:18.27; 9. Cameron Moore – 19:20.00; 10. Malia Lowe – 19:22.60; 18. Jane Williams – 19:33.03; 21. Meredith Sanford – 19:37.52; 30. Brooklyn Hill – 19:54.84; 43. Sara Abbott – 20:08.71; 44. Alayna Wardle – 20:12.06; 60. Allie Black – 20:38.58. 

Men's 8K Race Team Results (out of 4) 
1. Salt Lake CC – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, (6), (9) – 15 
2. Utah Valley – 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, (15), (16) – 55 
3. Snow College – 12, 18, 20, 21, 22, (23), (24) – 93
4. Southern Idaho – 8, 17, 19, 25, 26, (27), (28) – 95 
  
Men's Top-Five Finishers: 1. JaQuavious Harris (SLCC) – 25:13.81; 2. Jacob Heslington (Unattached) – 25:39.02; 3. Finn Anspach (SLCC) – 25:58.53; 4. Jayden Holdsworth (SLCC) – 26:02.86; 5. Abdulsalam Farah (Unattached) – 26:07.09. 
  
Utah State Men's Results: 8. Caleb Armstrong – 26:19.36; 13. Drew Hogan – 26:32.18; 27. Luke Stockett – 27:15.08. 
  
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