Broncos Prepare for Split Weekend

Friday, October 18

Madison, Wis.

Boise State

Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

10/17/2019 2:38:00 PM | Cross Country

BOISE, Idaho – The Boise State cross country teams are splitting time at two meets this weekend. The Broncos are sending a large contingent to the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, Friday Oct. 18. Saturday, seven members of the women's squad head to the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.

LOGISTICS: The Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational will be held at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wis., and is hosted by the University of Wisconsin.

Championship Races
Women's 6K - 11:20 a.m. MT
Men's 8K- Noon MT
"B" Races
Women's 6K - 10 a.m. MT
Men's 8K - 10:40 a.m. MT

The NCAA Pre-Nationals are being held in Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday Oct. 19. The race will be at the Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, hosted by Indiana State University.

Blue Race 6k
9 a.m. MT – Women's 6K Blue Race

THE FIELD:
Nuttycombe Invitational Championship Race
Men: Air Force, Boise State (#26), Bradley, Cal Poly, Colorado State, Columbia, Eastern Kentucky (#25), Furman, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Harvard, Indiana (#15), Iowa State (#6), Michigan (#18), Michigan State, Missouri, NC State (#10), New Mexico, Northern Arizona (#1), Notre Dame (#13), Oregon (#7), Portland (#8), Princeton (#23), Providence, Purdue (#11), Southern Utah, Stanford (#5), Syracuse (#12), Tulsa (#28), UCLA (#20), Utah State (#22), Virginia (#16), Wake Forest, Washington State, Wisconsin (#19), Wyoming (#30).

Women: Air Force (#21), Arkansas (#1), Boise State (#11), Cal Poly, Colorado State, Columbia (#24), Furman (#T18), Georgetown (#28), Harvard, Indiana, Iowa State (#29), Michigan State (#10), Minnesota (#T18), Missouri, NC State (#9), New Mexico (#T4), Northern Arizona (#27), Notre Dame (#16), Ohio State (#22), Oregon (#14), Oregon State (#25), Portland, Providence, Purdue, Southern Utah, Stanford (#T4), Syracuse (#15), Tulsa, UCLA, Utah (#6), Utah State, Villanova, Wake Forest, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin (#13).

NCAA Pre-Nationals
Women: Alabama, Arkansas State, Auburn, Boise State, Boston College, Butler, BYU, California, Clemson, Colorado, Cornell, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Liberty, Lipscomb, Loyola-Chicago, Miami (OH), Michigan, Montana State, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington, Weber State, Wichita State, Xavier, Yale.

LINEUP:
Nuttycombe Invitational Championship Race
Men: Elijah Armstrong, Nathan Dunn, Miler Haller, Henry Mong, Ahmed Muhumed, Logan Rees, Jonathan Shields
"B" Race: Izzy Anaya Carmona, Austen Apperson, AJ Chopra, Jacob Grinwis
Women: Grace Brock, Claire Graves, Olivia Johnson, Clare O'Brien, Maxine Paholek, Yukino Parle, Kristie Schoffield
"B" Race: Emily Demarco, Isabeau Lenaerts

NCAA Pre-Nationals
Women: Christina Geisler, Lara Hamilton, Sailor Hutton, Emily Moyes, Hannah O'Connor, Malia Pivec, Tiahna Vladic

LAST TIME OUT: The Boise State cross country teams made a statement at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, as they outran three nationally ranked teams each.

The women finished second behind just BYU who were ranked sixth coming into the weekend. The 13th-ranked Broncos beat out the meet host ninth-ranked Oregon, as well as Furman (15), and UCLA (27).

The men's squad went into the week unranked, however, they made a mark finishing fourth out of nine teams, six of whom are ranked nationally. The Bronco men beat Portland (7), Air Force (27), and Villanova (29).