Broncos to Conclude Regular Season with Two Races

Friday, October 18

Bryan-College Station, Texas

Boise State

Arturo Barrios Invitational

Bianca Boehnke, Amit Koma, and Hanna Ackermann running at cross country practice

10/16/2024 12:04:00 PM | Cross Country

Notables:

This marks the first season under head coach Pat McCurry. McCurry was previously an assistant with the Broncos from 2016-18, and also served as the head coach at College of Idaho and San Francisco.
Boise State will make its debut at the Arturo Barrios Invitational and compete in the LC State Invitational for the third time.
The Arturo Barrios Invitational features a men's 8k race at 7:30 a.m. MT, followed by a women's 6k at 8:15 a.m., both on the Dale Watts Cross Country Course.
The LC State Invitational will include a men's 8k at 10:45 a.m. MT and a women's 5k at 11:45 a.m., held on the LC State Cross Country Trail.
Boise State's men finished sixth in their last race and were led by Tom-Graham Marr who finished 23rd.
The men picked up a race victory at the Cougar Classic on Sept. 13, where they finished runners in second, third, and fourth individually.
This season, the women have placed in the top five at every race, including two second-place finishes and one fifth-place finish. They've also had a runner in the top-10 at each event, with Kaiya Robertson most recently finishing sixth at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational.
Boise State's women defeated No. 25 Michigan State by 96 points in their previous race and are receiving votes in the USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll.
Brian Kiprotich and Emily Jobes were named Mountain West Cross Country Athletes of the Week for their performances at the Cougar Classic. Kirprotich took second and Jobes finished third in their respective races.
Yasmin Marghini and Sunitha Black will both be making their season debuts.

THE FIELD:
Arturo Barrios Invitational
Women - No. 25 Gonzaga, No. 26 Colorado, Abilene Christian, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Baylor, Boise State, Central Arkansas, Charleston Southern, Delaware, Eastern Michigan, Georgia Tech, Houston, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Louisiana, McNeese State, Mercer, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, New Orleans, Nicholls State, North Dakota, North Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Rice, Sam Houston, SMU, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Texarkana, Tarleton State, TCU, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas State, Texas Tech, UT-Arlington, UTSA and Youngstown State.
Men - Abilene Christian, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Baylor, Boise State, Central Arkansas, Charleston Southern, Eastern Michigan, Georgia Tech, Houston, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Louisiana, McNeese State, Mercer, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, New Orleans, Nicholls State, North Dakota, North Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Rice, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Texarkana, Tarleton State, TCU, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas State, Texas Tech, UT-Arlington, UTSA and Youngstown State.
No. # denotes current USTFCCCA national ranking.

LC State Invitational
Women - Boise State, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Idaho, Idaho State, Lewis-Clark, Montana, Montana Western, Washington State.

LINEUPS:
Arturo Barrios Invitational
Women's 6k - Hanna Ackermann, Isabella Frisone, Emily Jobes, Abby Kendrick, Yasmin Marghini, Autumn Ost, Kaiya Robertson.
Men's 8k - Josh Dickinson, Tom Graham-Marr, Joe Hudson, Alex Kilby, Tom Patrick, Alex Thompson, Trent Wigod.

LC State Invitational
Women's 5k - Sunitha Black, Bianca Böhnke, Amit Koma, Lauren Larson, Naomy Lokiles.
Men's 8k - Braylon Baggett, Jake Drever.

–BroncoSports.com–