15 Lobos Named to MW 25th Season XC Lists
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – As part of the Mountain West’s celebration of its 25th Season of excellence on and off the field of play, the conference recognized its Men’s and Women’s Cross Country 25th Season Teams, with nine UNM women’s runners and six Lobo men named to the lists.
UNM’s nine honorees on the women’s side include Natalie Gray, Emma Heckel, Weini Kelati, Ednah Kurgat, Gracelyn Larkin, Amelia Mazza-Downie, Lacey Oeding, Ruth Senior and Alice Wright. On the men’s side, Shadrack Biwott, Luke Caldwell, Matt Gonzales, Jeremy Johnson, Jacob Kirwa and Ross Millington were selected.
Cross country has been one of the most elite sports in the Mountain West since its inception in 1999. Entering the 25th Mountain West Men’s Cross Country Championship, six different institutions have claimed team titles and nine different institutions have celebrated individual winners. On the women’s side, three different institutions have won team titles, including the current active streak of 15 in a row for New Mexico. Five institutions have garnered individual crowns.
Women’s Cross Country
- Mahala Norris, Air Force
- Emma Bates, Boise State
- Marisa Howard, Boise State
- Allie Ostrander, Boise State
- Brenna Peloquin, Boise State
- Elizabeth Jackson, BYU
- Lindsey Thomsen, BYU
- Tara Northcutt, BYU
- Kassi Andersen, BYU
- Michaela Mannova, BYU
- Laura Turner, BYU
- Heidi Magill, BYU
- Cecily Lemmon Lew, BYU
- April Thomas, Colorado State
- Natalie Gray, New Mexico
- Ruth Senior, New Mexico
- Lacey Oeding, New Mexico
- Alice Wright, New Mexico
- Ednah Kurgat, New Mexico
- Weini Kelati, New Mexico
- Gracelyn Larkin, New Mexico
- Emma Heckel, New Mexico
- Amelia Mazza-Downie, New Mexico
- Alyssa Snyder, Utah State
- Holly Page, Wyoming
Men’s Cross Country
- Sam Gilman, Air Force
- Sean Maison, Air Force
- Isaiah Bragg, Air Force
- Ryan Johnson, Air Force
- Dario De Caro, Boise State
- David Elliott, Boise State
- Miler Haller, Boise State
- Yusuke Uchikoshi, Boise State
- Kip Kangogo, BYU
- Josh Rohatinsky, BYU
- Miles Batty, BYU
- Bryan Berryhill, Colorado State
- Jerrell Mock, Colorado State
- Shadrack Biwott, New Mexico
- Jeremy Johnson, New Mexico
- Jacob Kirwa, New Mexico
- Ross Millington, New Mexico
- Luke Caldwell, New Mexico
- Matt Gonzales, New Mexico
- Teren Jameson, Utah
- Dillon Maggard, Utah State
- Dallin Farnsworth, Utah State
- Caleb Garnica, Utah State
- Paul Roberts, Wyoming
- Mark Korir, Wyoming