SALT LAKE CITY — If we needed further proof of Utah’s rise in the world of distance running, there was last weekend’s NCAA cross-country championships in Louisville, Kentucky. Here’s the way things shaped up at the finish line:
Men: BYU 3rd, Southern Utah 11th, Utah State 27th. Individual: Dillion Maggard, Utah State, 6th; Casey Clinger, BYU, 24th; Connor McMillan, BYU, 30th.
Women: BYU 11th, Utah State 14th. Individual: Grayson Murphy, Utah, 8th; Alyssa Snyder, Utah State, 25th.
It’s worth noting that there are more than 300 Div. I cross-country teams.
Sign of the times: BYU’s men’s team placed third — and was unhappy about it.