Women's Team Closes Season in NCAA Top 25

Saturday, November 22

Columbia, Mo.

Boise State

NCAA Championships

Photo by: Luke Retana

11/22/2025 12:04:00 PM | Cross Country

Kuyo Earns All-American Honors

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Representing Boise State as an automatic qualifier, Meshack Kuyo placed 27th and was named an All-American in the NCAA Cross Country Championships, Saturday.

Participating in the men's 10k, Kuyo ran a career-best time of 28:58.0. He placed 27th in a field of 259 runners.

With his performance, Kuyo is the ninth Boise State student-athlete to earn NCAA All-American status. He is the first Bronco to receive the honor under Head Coach Pat McCurry.

Additionally, Alex Thompson finished the men's 10k with a time of 29:57.1. His time was also a career best.

In the women's race 6k race, The Broncos finished 22nd. Kaiya Robertson was the top Bronco finisher, collecting a time of 19:33.0. She bested her NCAA West Regional 6k time of 19:44.4.

Notables

Running a time of 28:58.0 Meshack Kuyo placed 27th and was named an All-American.
He is the ninth Boise State student-athlete in program history and the second under Pat McCurry, to receive NCAA All-American honors.
Kuyo's time of 28:58.0 was a career best.
Alex Thompson also recorded a career-best time (29:57.1) in the 10k.
Kaiya Robertson recorded a personal-best time of 19:33.0 in the 6k, besting her NCAA West Regional time of 19:44.4.
Hanna Ackermann (20:18.8), Bianca Boehnke (20:07.7), Amit Koma (20:10.0) and Nanette Novak (20:24.2) all registered personal bests in the 6k.
Collectively, the women's team finished ahead of nine schools from power conferences including four from the SEC (LSU, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M), two from the ACC (Boston College and Virginia) and Big East (Villanova, Providence) and one from the Big Ten (Wisconsin).

Quotable
"I may sound like a broken record, but I'm so proud of the fight our women's team showed. After the first kilometer, our pack relentlessly moved up. This experience will be invaluable for our women as we continue to build our program." -Boise State Cross Country Head Coach Pat McCurry.

"Meshack (Kuyo) was phenomenal in his first NCAA Championship race. The depth of this event is hard to grasp and it just gets better every year. He recorded an elite result, and his development since he got to Boise in January has been remarkable." -Boise State Cross Country Head Coach Pat McCurry

Women's 6k Results
22nd Boise State – 527 points
53. Kaiya Robertson – 19:33.0
132. Bianca Böhnke – 20:07.7
138. Amit Koma – 20:10.0
159. Hanna Ackermann – 20:18.8
173. Nanette Novak – 20:24.2
223. Abby Kendrick – 20:52.2
240. Emily Jobes – 21:10.6

Men's 10k Results
27. Meshack Kuyo – 28:58.0
150. Alex Thompson – 29:57.1

What's Next
Boise State will open the Indoor Track and Field season on Dec. 6 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, hosted by Boston.