Bronco Men, Potter Finish First at Season Opener

Friday, September 1

San Francisco, Calif.

Boise State

USF Cross Country Invitational

The men's cross country team posed together in uniform.

9/1/2023 7:04:00 PM | Cross Country

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SAN FRANCISCO - Boise State cross country opened the season with a statement, being led by junior Ned Potter who took first in the men's 8-kilometer race at the USF Cross Country Invitational. Potter's victory led the Bronco men to finish first in the race ahead of nationally-ranked Stanford.

Potter traversed the course in 24:09.1 for his first victory. He was followed by Tom Patrick, Joe Hudson, Josh Dickinson and Alex Durant as the men's team placed five in the top 10 and earned the title at the meet with 21 points, just six shy of a perfect score of 15. The Broncos finished ahead of Cal and USF in second and third, respectively.

In the women's 6-kilometer race, the Broncos placed second with four top-10 finishers. Autumn Ost led the squad placing third (20:43.6) and then was followed by Kaiya Robertson in fifth. Freshman Julia Kiesler placed ninth, just ahead of Samatha Wood in 10th.

Boise State finished second with 49 points to 8th-ranked Stanford on the women's side.

Women's 6-kilometer Results
Team- 2nd/13 (45 points)
Autumn Ost - 3rd / 20:43.6
Kaiya Robertson - 5th / 20:52.4
Julia Kiesler - 9th / 21:03.9
Samantha Wood - 10th / 21:06:8
Ines Borba - 18th / 21:28.8
Lauren Larson - 23rd / 21:45.8
Brynnli Poulsen - 28th / 21:52.1
Naomy Lokiles - 39th / 22:24.6
Bianca Boehnke - 43rd / 22:33.3

Men's 8-kilometer Results
Team- 1st/15 (21 points)
Ned Potter - 1st / 24:09.1
Tom Patrick - 3rd / 24:15.1
Joe Hudson - 5th / 24:20.6
Josh Dickinson - 6th / 24:25.2
Alex Durant - 10th / 24:33.4
Tom Graham-Marr - 11th / 24:35.8
Aidan Palmer - 12th / 24:39.2
Christian Graham - 13th / 24:39.6
Murdoch McIntyre - 15th / 24:47.5
Austen Apperson - 16th / 24:48.0
Ollie Newman - 19th / 24:50.6
Fraser Sproul - 20th / 24:50.8
Jack Tolbert - 21st / 24:51.3
Matty Mackay - 32nd / 25:06.5

Quotable

"This was a great start for both teams," head coach Corey Ihmels said. "We showed great depth on both sides and gave great effort. It's exciting to have such a great starting point this early in the season," Ihmels said. "I can't wait to see how the team works the remainder of the season."

Notables

This is the first victory for the men's team since they won the 2018 Mountain West team title.
Ned Potter placed first in his first meet as a Bronco.
The women's cross country team had four of the top-10 finishers.
The men's cross country team had five of the top-ten finishers.

Up Next
The Broncos will travel to Falcon Heights, Minn., for the Roy Griak Invitational, Sept. 22.