Overview
- Alabama’s Doris Lemngole won the women’s 6K in a course-record 18:25.4, pulling away late to finish about 13 seconds ahead of BYU freshman Jane Hedengren.
- BYU’s women placed second with 130 points, while NC State secured the team title with 114 for its fourth championship in five years.
- Riley Chamberlain added a fourth-place finish for BYU, underscoring the depth that propelled the defending champions to the runner-up spot.
- Hedengren led early and traded strides with Lemngole for much of the race before the defending champion’s decisive kick in the final stretch.
- On the men’s side, Oklahoma State claimed the team crown and New Mexico’s Habtom Samuel won individually, with BYU finishing 11th overall.