Broncos Prepare for Nationals

BOISE, Idaho – Both of the Boise State cross country teams are headed to the NCAA Championships, Nov. 23, hosted by Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind.

Men are making their fifth-straight appearance at nationals, while the women are making their fifth appearance in the last six years.

Last year both finished in the top 10 at nationals, it was the first time in program history that both teams finished the year inside the top 10.

The women have finished sixth each of the last-two seasons while the men are coming off their best finish since head coach Corey Ihmels took over the program in 2013 and the best in program history since they finished eighth in 1996.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: To follow along with the Broncos, live video and stats are available on your mobile device. Follow the live stats link here, or on the cross country schedule page at broncosports.com.

A live stream of the races is available through FloSports. FloSports offers two subscription models $29.99/month or $149.99/year. FloSports will also be streaming the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23.

LOGISTICS: NCAA Championships will be hosted by Indiana State and run at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, in Terre Haute, Ind.

Women's 6 - kilometer- 9:15 a.m. MT
Men's 10 - kilometer- 10:15 a.m. MT

THE FIELD:
Men:
Auto Qualifiers: Arkansas, Colorado, Georgetown, Harvard, Iowa State, Middle Tennessee, Northern Arizona, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Portland, Purdue, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas, Tulsa, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech.
At Large: Alabama, Boise State, BYU, Florida State, Furman, Indiana, Iona, Michigan, NC State, Oregon, Utah State, Washington, Wisconsin.

Women:
Auto Qualifiers: Arkansas, BYU, Cornell, Florida State, Furman, Harvard, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, NC State, New Mexico, Ole Miss, Penn State, Stanford, Texas, Tulsa, Villanova, Washington.
At Large: Air Force, Boise State, Boston College, Colorado, Columbia, Indiana, Minnesota, Northern Arizona, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Utah, Wisconsin.

LAST TIME OUT: The Broncos ran at the NCAA West Regional in Colfax Wash., where the women finished third and the men closed with a fifth-place finish. Both squads received at-large bids to nationals.

For the men, senior Miler Haller and juniors Elijah Armstrong and Ahmed Muhumed received All-West Region accolades.

On the women's side, Yukino Parle led the way with a seventh-place finish as all-five scoring Broncos earned All-West Region honors. Joining Parle were Maxine Paholek, Olivia Johnson, Lara Hamilton and Clare O'Brien.

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Players Mentioned

Elijah Armstrong

Miler Haller

Lara Hamilton

Olivia Johnson

Ahmed Muhumed

Clare O'Brien

Maxine Paholek

Yukino Parle