MOSCOW, Idaho - The Idaho Cross Country teams are set for the 2023 Big Sky Championship hosted by the University of Montana this Friday, Oct. 27th.
The women's 5K gets underway at 10 a.m. PT and the men's 8K follows at 11 a.m. PT at the University of Montana Golf Course in Missoula, Montana. All of the action will be streamed via ESPN+.
Last time out, the Idaho women captured their first team victory of the 2023 season with 26 points at the LC State Invitational on Oct. 14th. Three of the top-five finishers in the 5K were Vandals, as
Katja Pattis took second at 17:01,
Leah Holmgren right behind at 17:12 for third and a new personal best, and freshman
McKenna Kozeluh finished fifth (17:23). Freshman
Constanze Paoli followed close behind with a seventh-place finish at 17:32 and
Abigail Thomas crossed the tape in 13th with a time of 17:48.
The Idaho men finished third in the 8K at the LC State Invitational with 94 points.
Sam Fulbright led the squad in seventh place at a 24:30 mark.
Shea Mattson finished at 24:57 for 25th place.
Cruz Flores and
Miles Ferguson paced each other, both finishing at 24:59 for 28th and 29th, respectively.
HISTORY
The Vandal women took second at last year's Big Sky Championships hosted by the Eastern Washington Eagles in Cheney, Wash.
Maya Kobylanski led the women with a third-place finish at 16:37.4. Former Vandal
Kelsey Swenson followed in fifth at 16:41.1.
Katja Pattis was next in 15th (17:09.3) while
Nathalia Campos came in 19th at 17:19.3.
The Idaho men finished fifth at the 2022 Big Sky Championships.
Lorenz Herrmann finished 15th for the men with a time of 24:15.5.
Gabriel Dinnel took 24th with a 24:37.8 mark.
Tim Stevens crossed the tape at 27th and
Shea Mattson in 29th.
UP NEXT
The Vandals will gear up for the 2023 NCAA West Regional Championships on Nov. 10th hosted by Sacramento State at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, Calif.
