Hudson and Robertson Set for NCAA Championships

Notables

Joe Hudson and Kaiya Robertson both qualified for the NCAA Championships by being among the top-four finishers at the NCAA West Regional, not on an automatic or at-large qualifying team.
The race will feature a women's 6K race at 8:20 a.m. MT and a men's 10K race at 9:10 a.m both on the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course.
In 2023, Hudson was the lone Bronco to qualify for the championships. He finished in 60th, the highest finish for any Bronco male since 2019.
Robertson will be making her NCAA Championship debut.
The women's team was last represented by Yasmin Marghini in 2022, who finished in 35th.
Hudson, a 2024 all-region and First-Team All-Mountain West honoree, has earned three top-10 finishes this season.
Robertson has finished every race in the 2024 season in the top 10, while also earning all-region and First-Team All-MW honors.
Both races feature 31 teams and 38 additional individuals.
The competition will be streamed on ESPNU, with coverage beginning at 7:30 a.m.

THE FIELD:
Women's Teams - No. 1 BYU, No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Northern Arizona, No. 4 West Virginia, No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Stanford, No. 9 Georgetown, No. 10 New Mexico, No. 11 Providence, No. 12 Utah, No. 13 NC State, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 15 Florida, No. 16 Oklahoma State, No. 17 Virginia, No. 18 Florida State, No. 19 Penn State, No. 20 Gonzaga, No. 21 North Carolina, No. 22 Tennessee, No. 23 Minnesota, No. 24 Arkansas, No. 25 Syracuse, No. 26 Toledo, No. 27 Boston College, No. 28 Lipscomb, No. 29 Michigan State, No. 30 Texas, Harvard.
Women's Qualifiers - Phoebe Anderson (Columbia), Ali Bainbridge (Nebraska), Judy Chepkoech (Arizona State), Gladys Chepngetich (Clemson), Zenah Cheptoo (Washington State), Juliet Cherubet (Texas Tech), Rose Coats (Maryland), Adelyn Fairley (Liberty), Gwenno Goode (La Salle), Penelopea Gordon (Michigan), Lesley Green (Chattanooga), Halle Hill (Illinois), Silvia Jelego (Clemson), Brenda Jepchirchir (Auburn), Leah Jeruto (Oklahoma), Caroline Jeptanui, (Tulane), Kate Jortberg (Georgia Tech), Ruth Kimeli (Baylor), Blezzin Kimutai (Tulane), Mercy Kipchumba (Stephen F. Austin), Judy Kosgei (Clemson), Brooke Morabito (Central Connecticut), Aniya Mosley (Ohio State), Regina Mpigachai (Northern Colorado), Emily Paupore (Central Michigan), Laura Pellicoro (Portland), Anna Petr (Colorado State), Maelle Porcher (Iowa State), Lorena Rangel Batres (LSU), Kaiya Robertson (Boise State), Daniella Santos (Ohio State), Mena Scatchard (Princeton), Jessie Secor (Colorado), Sadie Sigfstead (Villanova), Vera Sjoberg (Boston University), Chloe Thomas (UConn), Loral Winn (Ole Miss), Jenna Zydanowicz (UConn).

Men's Teams - No. 1 BYU, No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 3 Arkansas, No. 4 Iowa State, No. 5 New Mexico, No. 6 Northern Arizona, No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 8 Alabama, No. 9 Stanford, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 11 Virginia, No. 12 Washington, No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 14 Wake Forest, No. 15 Oregon, Butler, No. 16 Villanova, No. 17 Syracuse, No. 18 Princeton, No. 19 California Baptist, No. 19 Eastern Kentucky, No. 21 Harvard, No. 23 Utah State, No. 24 Furman, No. 25 Georgetown, No. 26 Virginia Tech, No. 27 Ole Miss, No. 28 Colorado, No. 29 Wyoming, No. 30 Tulane, Tulsa.
Men's Qualifiers - Isaac Alonzo (Texas), Derek Amicon (Cornell), Baidy Ba (Kent State), Douglas Buckeridge (Purdue), Nickson Chebii (Auburn), Abraham Chelangam (Oral Roberts), Ernest Cheruiyot (Texas Tech), Thobias Cheruiyot (Oklahoma), Sawyer Dagan (Clemson), Nathan Davis (Army West Point), Brian DiCola (Penn State), Brett Gardner (NC State), Riley Hough (Michigan State), Joe Hudson (Boise State), Luke Johnson (Penn), Ryan Kinnane (Auburn), Bismack Kipchirchir (Akron), Solomon Kipchoge (Texas Tech), Allan Kiplagat (Middle Tennessee), Collins Kiprop Kipngok (Kentucky), Dominic Kiptum (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi), Geoffrey Kirwa (Louisville), Evans Kurui (Washington State), Luke Marsanskis (Maine), Christopher Middelton-Pearson (Tennessee), Lars Mitchel (Colorado State), Griffin Neal (Incarnate Word), Carson Noecker (South Dakota State), Jacob Pyeatt (Arkansas State), Matt Rankin (Iona), MacCallum Rowe (La Salle), Dominic Serem (Toledo), William Sinclair (Illinois State), Wil Smith (Gonzaga), Matt Strangio (Portland), Dylan Throop (Penn), Peter Visser (Weber State), Lachlan Wellington (Iona).

No. # denotes current USTFCCCA national ranking.

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Joe Hudson

Yasmin Marghini

Kaiya Robertson