USTFCCCA News and Notes
By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA
September 30, 2022  
Editor’s Note: We will continue to update this post throughout the weekend.
How is October here!?
But we are not complaining.
From the USTFCCCA InfoZoneMeet this weekend | USTFCCCA scoreboard
That means the college cross country season is heating up.
Here are the highlights of this weekend’s meetings.
Joe Pian’s invitation to Notre Dame
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The Women’s Blue 5000m lived up to their encouraging pre-race results.
Four top-10 programs squared off and as the dust settled on the Burke Golf Course in Notre Dame, Indiana, top-ranked NC State stood tall, holding off strong challenges from No. 3 New Mexico and No. 10 Alabama to win. Group title. Led by Katelyn Tuoy’s individual title, the Wolfpack put three runners in the top-six — four inside 15 — to power a 55-68 win over the Lady Lobos and a 15-point cushion over the Crimson. Storm (55-70).
Tuoi paced the field in 12:49.9 with Alabama’s Mercy Chelangat (12:50.9) and Oregon State’s Kaylee Mitchell (12:51.9). Then Tuohy kicks another gear and leaves them in the dust. Tuohy finished 1K by 12.1 seconds to finish runner-up Chelangat.
NC State had its work cut out for itself on Friday morning as Alabama and New Mexico did not go. The Crimson Tide cut the Wolfpack’s lead to just five points at the 4k mark, but NC State’s depth proved to be below par. The Wolfpack saw Tuohy, Samantha Bush (fifth, 16:11.7) and Sydney Seymour (sixth, 16:11.9) all finish in the top-6, not far behind Marlee Starliper (12th, 16:21.9). Alabama had the perfect 1-2 punch of Chelangat and Hilda Olemomoi winning the 2-3 (Olemomoi crossed the finish line in 16:04.9). The Lady Lobos moved through the field as a pack and eventually put the overall scoring lineup in the top 20.
Notre Dame maintained home turf in the men’s blue 5 mile, taking home the team title with a concerted team effort. The 14th-ranked Irish went 10-13-14-18-26 for 81 points, beating No. 25 Tennessee (104), No. 25 Alabama (126) and No. 22 Montana State (144).
Victor Kiprop took the individual title in 23:16.5, ahead of Charlotte’s Nicholas Scudder (23:18.0). Kiprop’s teammate Eliud Kipsang finished third in 23:19.9, while Tennessee’s Yasin Abdellah (23:24.4) and Florida State’s Fergal Curtin (23:24.7) were fourth and fifth.
Other memorial meetings
Exciting competition happened across the country!
Paul short run
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Men’s College Gold 8K
You are only as strong as your fifth runner. No. 13 North Carolina, led by 1-2 finishes in Parker Wolfe (23:02.4) and Patrick Anderson (23:04.4), beat the other three teams in the most recent national coaches poll (No. 17 Georgetown). , No. 21 Villanova, RV Utah State). The Tar Heels were the only program to place athletes in the top 25 with all five scores. The Wildcats took a 28-40 lead with four runners on Friday, but didn’t see the fifth cross the finish line until the 72nd inning.
RPI won the men’s college gold in the 8k, becoming the most NCAA DIII program of the three top-10 programs to enter. The Tenth Engineers in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, scored 744 points, 33 fewer than No. 6 Johns Hopkins and 76 fewer than John Carroll’s 76. Alex Phillips led the Blue Strokes as the top NCAA DIII individual in seventh place (23:14.7).
Women’s College Gold 6K
Summary coming soon!
Men’s College Gold 8K
Carnegie Mellon won the team title in a tournament that featured at least four other top-35 programs in the most recent NCAA DIII national coaches poll: No. 21 Emory (second), No. 19 Haverford (third), No. 9 Claremont-Mude-Scripps (fourth). and No. 14 Lynchburg (sixth). The Tartans accumulated 114 points and were the only team with five athletes in the top-40. Frank Csorba led the Hornets as the top NCAA DIII individual in fourth place (23:56.0).
