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2025 Cross Country Roster

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  • Junior
    Class
  • South Jordan, Utah
    Hometown
  • Bingham HS
    High School
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Swain, Natalie
Natalie Swain
Junior
Class
South Jordan, Utah
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Mountain West Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the Week (09/05/23); Academic All-Mountain West (2023 XC, 2024 T&F, 2024 XC, 2025 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2023 XC, 2024 T&F, 2024 XC, 2025 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025).

2025 (SO)
Cross Country (2024): Took fifth at the Utah State Alumni Challenge with a 5K time of 18:11.50, helping the Aggies to sweep the top five places and the team title… Placed 80th at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run with a 6K time of 21:14.7… Finished 57th at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, leading all Aggie runners with a 6K time of 21:37.6… Took 39th at the Mountain West Championships with a 6K time of 22:17.6, helping Utah State finish sixth.
Indoor: Finished 12th in the mile prelims and 17th in the 3,000 meters at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with times of 4:56.55 and a personal-best 9:49.18, respectively… Set a personal best in the DMR with a time of 11:55.38 as USU placed second at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain States Games… Ran a personal-best mile of 4:53.49 at the Washington Invitational, placing 57th… Part of USU’s winning DMR team at the Weber State Invitational, finishing in 12:52.49.
Outdoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Utah Tech Invitational but did not finish.

2024 (FR)
Cross Country (2023): Began her collegiate career by placing second with a 5K time of 18:33 at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational as the top Aggie finisher, helping USU take the team title… Finished 138th with a 5K time of 18:01.5 at the Virginia Invitational… Took 235th with a 6K time of 22:38.1 at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational… Placed 59th with a 6K time of 22:23.1 at the Mountain West Championships… Earned Mountain West Cross Country Women’s Freshman of the Week honors on September 5.
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Placed 10th in the 1,500 meters with a personal record time of 4:33.00 and 20th in the 5,000 meters with a personal best time of 16:59.32 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Set a personal best in the mile with a time of 4:56.92 as she placed third at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational… Following her freshman campaign, won medals in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:37.92 (fifth) and 5,000 meters with a time of 16:42.05 (sixth) at the USATF U20 Championships.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
Event Indoor Outdoor
800 Meters 2:19.71  
1,500 Meters   4:33.00
Mile 4:53.49 4:56.92
3,000 Meters 9:49.18  
5,000 Meters   16:59.32
DMR 11:55.38  

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Place Time
2023 59th 22:23.1
2024 39th 22:17.6

MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Event Place Time/Mark
2025 Mile 12th (Prelims) 4:56.55
2025 3,000 Meters 17th 9:49.18

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Event Place Time/Mark
2024 1,500 Meters 10th 4:33.00
2024 5,000 Meters 20th 16:59.32
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