Graham Blanks Wins Second Straight NCAA Cross-Country Title

The Harvard senior defended his championship in a close race, while BYU swept both men's and women's team titles for the first time in over 20 years.

Harvard's Graham Blanks finished the 10,000-meter race in 28:37.2, narrowly beating New Mexico's Habtom Samuel by less than two seconds.
Blanks becomes the fourth American male and 13th in NCAA history to win back-to-back Division I cross-country titles.
BYU made history as the first school in over two decades to win both men's and women's team championships, with strong performances across their rosters.
The event in Madison, Wisconsin, also highlighted Alabama's Doris Lemngole, who won the women's individual title after finishing second last year.
Blanks, a senior and Olympic competitor, reflected on the physical toll of the race, expressing mixed emotions about the victory as he looks ahead to his future beyond Harvard.