FRESNO, Calif. – Utah State's men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, at Woodward Park in Fresno, California.

MEET INFORMATION
Mountain West Cross Country Championships
Date: Oct. 31, 2025
Start: Men's 8K @ 10 a.m.; Women's 6K @ 10:45 a.m. (MT)
Site: Fresno, California
Venue: Woodward Park
Live Results: Record Timing
Live Streaming: Mountain West Network
Course Map: 6K and 8K Course Maps
More Information: Championships Central

DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ARTIE GULDEN
"Both teams are excited for the conference championships, which should go without saying. It's a great opportunity for us and we will focus on executing the races we talk about and competing like crazy. At the end of the day, it's not complicated; we just need to compete our best."

AGGIES AT THE MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
Utah State's men's cross country team will be looking to win its second-ever Mountain West championship. The Aggies won the team title in 2019, running on their home course. Two Aggie men have won individual titles, with Dallin Farnsworth taking home the crown in 2019 and Caleb Garnica winning the title in 2020. The Aggie women's highest team finish came in 2021, placing second behind New Mexico, while their highest-ever individual finish belongs to senior Emma Thornley, who finished in fourth place in 2023.  

POLLING NUMBERS
The men and women were each ranked fifth in the 2025 Mountain West Cross Country Pre-Championship Polls. The Aggie women earned 85 poll points, ranking behind New Mexico (120), Boise State (110), Colorado State (97) and Air Force (90). The men's team picked up 51 poll points, with New Mexico (81), Boise State (69), Air Force (64) and Wyoming (53) ranking ahead of them.

The Utah State men were ranked sixth in the Week 4 NCAA DI Cross Country Mountain Regional Rankings, while the women were ranked seventh. The Aggie women's team has been featured in every regional ranking since 2012, while the men have been ranked in every regional poll since 2016.

AWARDS SEASON
Juniors Natalie Swain and Shelby Jensen have each claimed MW Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors in 2025. Swain earned the accolades, the second conference award of her career, on September 2, while Jensen claimed her first career MW weekly award on September 9.

ON THE STARTING LINE
USU's 24 runners entered to compete at the 2025 MW Cross Country Championships have combined for 27 postseason appearances and 13 MW weekly awards in their Aggie cross country careers. Graduate Logan Garnica earned second-team All-MW honors at the 2024 championships as he placed 13th in the men's 8K race.

LAST MEET
Utah State's women's team finished 17th out of 38 teams with an overall score of 452 points at the Missouri-hosted 2025 Pre-National Invitational, while the men topped two ranked opponents en route to finishing 22nd with 567 points at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational. Junior Natalie Swain led the Aggie women in the 6K race with a 40th-place time of 20:30.0 and sophomore Joshua McKee finished in 73rd place in the men's 8K race with a time of 24:10.2.

FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can follow the Utah State cross country programs on X at USUTF_XC, on Facebook at USUTrack and on Instagram at USUTF_XC. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on X at USUAthletics or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.

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