Women Finish Second, Men Defeat No. 19 Utah State at Mountain West Championships

Friday, November 1

USAFA, Colo.

Boise State

Mountain West Championships

Emily Jobes, Autumn Ost, Abby Kendrick and Yasmin Marghini after the 2024 MW Championships

Women Finish Second, Men Defeat No. 19 Utah State at Mountain West Championships

11/1/2024 4:11:00 PM | Cross Country

USAFA, Colorado – The Boise State women secured second and third place finishes at the 2024 Mountain West Championships, guiding the team to an overall second-place finish. The men placed three in the top 20, earning fourth place as a team, ahead of No. 19 Utah State.

In her second race of the season, Yasmin Marghini (20:23.0) finished runner up, behind only Pamela Kosgei (19:36.2) of No. 8 New Mexico. Kaiya Robertson (20:24.7) continued her streak of top-six finishes, crossing the line in third. Marghini and Robertson were each named to the All-MW first team, while Emily Jobes (13th, 21:05.8) took home All-MW second-team honors.

Joe Hudson (6th, 24:24.6) led the way for the Bronco men for the second-straight race and earned All-MW first team honors for a second-consecutive season. Tom Graham Marr (15th, 25:50.0) and Tom Patrick (19th, 25:04.0) also posted strong performances at the high-altitude course.

Quotables

"I am proud of how our kids represented themselves today," said head coach Pat McCurry. "It is a big ask to come run at 7,000 feet and compete with full commitment but they did just that."
"Both teams are continuing to trend extremely positively at the right time of year," McCurry said. "Yasmin, Kaiya, and Joe continue to show they are competitive nationally, and Amit and Trent put together phenomenal efforts in key scoring spots at crunch time."

Notables

This marks the second-consecutive year the women have finished second at the MW Championships.
This is the fourth race the women have finished in second place this season.
Kaiya Robertson has finished in the top six in every competition in 2024.
Joe Hudson finished in the top 10 for the third time this season.
This is the second-straight season Joe Hudson has been the top Bronco finisher at the MW Championships.
The Bronco women finished five in the top 20, while the men had three.
Yasmin Marghini has finished in the top 12 in both of her 2024 races.

Women's 6k Result
2nd/11 - 54 points
2. Yasmin Marghini - 20:23.0
3. Kaiya Robertson - 20:24.7
13. Emily Jobes - 21:05.8
16. Amit Koma - 21:16.0
20. Abby Kendrick - 21:24.7
24. Autumn Ost - 21:34.9
43. Hanna Ackermann - 22:24.1

Men's 8k Result
4th/9 - 85 points
6. Joe Hudson - 24:24.6
15. Tom Graham-Marr - 24:50.0
19. Tom Patrick - 25:04.0
22. Trent Wigod - 25:07.3
23. Alex Thompson - 25:17.8
37. Josh Dickinson - 25:36.7
40. Alex Kilby - 25:49.3

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