Both New Mexico cross country teams finished with solid performances at a very competitive Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, as the women took 4th and the men won the open race on Friday in Madison, Wisconsin.
“It was a great day,” New Mexico head coach Joe Franklin said. “We made a lot of progress.”
Women’s cross country won the event last year, but were unable to defend their crown at the intense meet. Nonetheless, the runners were solid, earning their second fourth-place finish of the year.
The race at Wisconsin had an outcome similar to the Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame, in which UNM had two top-10 finishers — Alice Wright claimed second place (20:01.