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Olympic sports roundup: Lobo runners show they can keep up with top-ranked Wolf Pack

Related Topics: Katelyn Tuohy, Olympic Games

MADISON, Wis. – The No. 2 New Mexico women’s cross country team gave top-ranked North Carolina State a serious run for its money on Friday.

At the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, UNM tied the Wolf Pack with 80 points each in the 36-team 6-kilometer Championship division. N.C. State, behind individual winner Katelyn Tuohy at 19 minutes, 44.3 seconds, took the head-to-head tiebreaker of each team’s five scorers, finishing 1-2-18-23-36 to UNM’s 8-9-12-25-26.

Samree Dishon led UNM (20: 05.9), just ahead of teammate Gracelyn Larkin at 20:06.0. Amelia Mazza-Downie crossed at 20:08.1, Elise Thorner at 20:18.0 and Emma Heckel at 20:18.