Natalie Swain | TFRRS Profile
HONORS: Second Team All-Mountain West: Cross Country (2025); Mountain West Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week (9/2/25); Mountain West Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the Week (9/5/23); CSC Academic All-District (2026); Academic All-Mountain West (2023 XC, 2024 T&F, 2024 XC, 2025 T&F, 2025 XC, 2026 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2023 XC, 2024 T&F, 2024 XC, 2025 T&F, 2025 XC, 2026 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025, 2026).
INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks fourth all-time at USU in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:26.97, set in 2026… Ranks ninth all-time at USU in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:33.81, set in 2026.
OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks fourth all-time at USU in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:13.36, set in 2026.
2026 (JR)
Cross Country (2025): Finished runner-up and best among collegiate runners at the Utah State Alumni Challenge, pacing the Aggies with a 5K time of 17:57.9… Took 16th at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run, leading the team with a 6K time of 20:14.8… Placed 40th at the Missouri-hosted 2025 Pre-National Invitational, pacing all Aggie runners with a 6K time of 20:30.0… Finished 13th to earn Second-Team All-Mountain West honors at the MW Championships, leading USU to a fourth-place finish with her 6K time of 20:22.4… Took 29th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, clocking in at 21:14.8 to lead the Utah State contingent… Earned MW Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors on September 2… Named MW Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week on September 5… Received Academic All-MW honors… MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Finished sixth in the 5,000 meters, setting a personal-best time of 16:33.81, and eighth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:33.87 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Ran a personal-best mile of 4:51.86 as she placed 56th overall at the Washington-hosted Husky Classic… Placed 18th in her section of the 3,000 meters at the Washington Invitational with a personal-best time of 9:26.97, which ranks fourth all-time at USU.
Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:26.22 (ninth all-time at USU) and 15th in the 1,500 meters in a personal-best time of 4:28.63 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Set a personal best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:13.36 as she placed 12th in her section at the Azusa Pacific-hosted Bryan Clay Invitational, clocking the fourth-fastest time in school history… CSC Academic All-District… Academic All-MW honoree… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
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… Academic All-MW honoree… MW Scholar-Athlete.
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 season-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 season-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… Earned Academic All-MW honors… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
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 MW Cross Country Women’s Freshman of the Week honors on September 5… Academic All-MW recipient… MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Placed 10th in the 1,500 meters with a season-record time of 4:33.00 and 20th in the 5,000 meters with a season-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… Named to the Academic All-MW team… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
PERSONAL: Majoring in data analytics.
PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
| Event |
Indoor |
Outdoor |
| 800 Meters |
2:19.71 |
|
| 1,500 Meters |
|
4:28.63 |
| Mile |
4:51.86 |
4:56.92 |
| 3,000 Meters |
9:26.97 |
|
| 5,000 Meters |
16:33.81 |
16:13.36 |
| DMR |
11:55.38 |
|
POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS
| Year |
Place |
Time |
| 2025 |
29th |
21:14.8 |
MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year |
Place |
Time |
| 2023 |
59th |
22:23.1 |
| 2024 |
39th |
22:17.6 |
| 2025 |
13th |
20:22.4 |
MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year |
Event |
Place |
Time/Mark |
| 2025 |
Mile |
12th (Prelims) |
4:56.55 |
| 2025 |
3,000 Meters |
17th |
9:49.18 |
| 2026 |
3,000 Meters |
8th |
9:33.87 |
| 2026 |
5,000 Meters |
6th |
16:33.81 |
MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year |
Event |
Place |
Time/Mark |
| 2024 |
1,500 Meters |
10th |
4:33.00 |
| 2024 |
5,000 Meters |
20th |
16:59.32 |
| 2026 |
1,500 Meters |
15th (Prelims) |
4:28.63 |
| 2026 |
5,000 Meters |
9th |
16:26.22 |
