LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's women's cross country team claimed the team title, while the men's team placed fourth, at the USU-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational at Steve and Dona Reeder Cross Country Course on Friday. Sophomore Alayna Wardle led the USU women to victory in the 5K race with a seventh-place finish and junior Drew Hogan paced the Aggie men with his eighth-place finish in the 7K race.
 
The USU women topped the team standings in the 5K race with a total of 41 points. Wardle, senior Liz Phillips and junior Cameron Moore led a balanced Aggie effort, placing seventh through ninth with respective times of 19:04, 19:08 and 19:11. Freshman Taylor Palmer earned a career-best finish as she took 17th with a time of 19:30. Sophomore Cailey Bracken rounded out the Utah State scorers, finishing in 20th place to secure a narrow home victory. Unattached runner Saga Hagelin, a former Weber State student-athlete, won the individual title with a time of 17:55.
 
The Aggie men started off the home meet with a fourth-place team finish in the 7K race, earning 84 points. Hogan and sophomore John Simmons finished eighth and ninth, pacing USU with respective times of 21:38 and 21:39. Freshman Ethan Peterson placed 28th with his time of 22:15, while sophomores Luke Stockett and Michael Moffat finished 42nd and 58th with times of 22:40 and 23:14, respectively. BYU's Hunter Kitchen finished first overall with a time of 21:11, leading No. 6 BYU to the team title.
 
Utah State will split its squad next week for its final regular season meets, the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, Oct. 17, and the Missouri-hosted 2025 Pre-National Invitational in Columbia, Missouri, on Saturday, Oct. 18.
 
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STEVE T. REEDER MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL | October 10, 2025 | Logan, Utah
Men's 7K Race Team Results
1. No. 6 BYU – 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, (15) – 24
2. Weber State – 9, 10, 12, 16, 20, (23) – 67
3. Snow College – 3, 13, 18, 21, 26, (27), (30) – 81
4. UTAH STATE – 4, 5, 17, 24, 34 – 84
5. Utah Valley – 14, 19, 22, 25, 29, (36), (38) – 109
6. College of Southern Idaho – 11, 28, 31, 32, 33, (35), (37) – 135
7. Colorado Northwestern College – 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 – 185

Men's Top-Five Finishers: 1. Hunter Kitchen (BYU) – 21:11; 2. Jackson Henstrom (BYU) – 21:19; 3. Land Lambert (Unattached) – 21:21; 4. Jefferson Mcmullin (Unattached) – 21:22; 5. Mark Boyle (Unattached) – 21:25.
 
Utah State Men's Results: 8. Drew Hogan – 21:38; 9. John Simmons – 21:39; 28. Ethan Peterson – 22:15. 42. Luke Stockett – 22:40; 58. Michael Moffat – 23:14.
 
Women's 5K Race Team Results
1. UTAH STATE – 3, 4, 5, 13, 16, (23), (29) – 41
2. Weber State – 1, 8, 9, 11, 14, (17), (21) – 43
3. College of Southern Idaho – 6, 7, 18, 19, 22, (24), (27) – 72
4. Utah Valley – 12, 15, 20, 25, 28, (38) – 100
5. Salt Lake Community College – 10, 15, 30, 36, 37 – 118
6. Snow College – 2, 26, 31, 32, 33, (34), (35) – 124

Women's Top-Five Finishers: 1. Saga Hagelin (Unattached) – 17:55; 2. Hailey Low (Weber State) – 18:09; 3. Reagan Doman (Unattached) – 18:17; 4. Helena Gutierrez (Unattached) – 18:42; 5. Reese Moss (Snow College) – 18:56.
 
Utah State Women's Results: 7. Alayna Wardle – 19:04; 8. Liz Phillips – 19:08; 9. Cameron Moore – 19:11; 17. Taylor Palmer – 19:30; 20. Cailey Bracken – 19:36; 28. Charlotte Felt – 19:59; 37. Chelsea Shakespear – 20:19.
 
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