Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, October 27
Boise, ID / Eagle Island State Park
Men 10:15a / Women 11:00a
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Mountain West Championship
Women, Carter Claim Mountain West Titles
10/27/2023 2:49:00 PM | Cross Country
Senior Sarah Carter led the Rams to their second team title and individual champion
BOISE, Idaho – Atop the Mountain West yet again.
For the first time since 2007, the Colorado State women's cross country program won the Mountain West Championship, led by first-place finisher Sarah Carter. Both individual and team championships are the second for the Rams.
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Nearly leading from start to finish, Carter averaged a 5:18.6 mile, trailing just one runner at the 1-mile mark. From there she took the lead and never looked back. Teammate Quinn McConnell had a great pace throughout the race, moving up at each mark, including five spots in the from the 4k to 4.5k mark. Yasmin Austridge and Kensey May also did the same – pushing themselves into the top 14 to earn All-Mountain West honors.
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On the men's side, Lars Mitchel paced the Rams with a 12th-place finish and earning an All-Mountain West nod for the second-consecutive season. The men finished sixth in the field.
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First-year head coach Kelly Hart added a title for herself as well: Mountain West Coach of the Year
A combined 12 personal records were set during the Championship, six on each side. Five Rams earned All-Conference honors with four on the women's side and one on the men.
Women 6k – 1st
1. Sarah Carter – 19:48.5*
5. Quinn McConnell – 20:26.1*
7. Yasmin Austridge – 20:30.8*
11. Kensey May – 20:38.1*
15. Emily Chaston – 20:40.4
20. Anna Petr – 20:54.4
43. Ava Escorcia – 21:39.0*
47. Kenya Dennee – 21:48.4
50. Kealan McNally – 21:55.6*
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Men 8k – 6th
12. Lars Mitchel – 23:47.4*
21. Sam Griffith – 24:08.7*
34. Ben Kirbo – 24:27.9*
37. Tom Oates – 24:31.0
45. Mason Brown – 24:44.2
52. Chris Henry – 25:01.4*
61. Ben Randall – 25:47.6*
66. Jake Wadas – 26:16.7*
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Colorado State will head to the NCAA Mountain Regional hosted by Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas on Nov. 10.
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For the first time since 2007, the Colorado State women's cross country program won the Mountain West Championship, led by first-place finisher Sarah Carter. Both individual and team championships are the second for the Rams.
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Nearly leading from start to finish, Carter averaged a 5:18.6 mile, trailing just one runner at the 1-mile mark. From there she took the lead and never looked back. Teammate Quinn McConnell had a great pace throughout the race, moving up at each mark, including five spots in the from the 4k to 4.5k mark. Yasmin Austridge and Kensey May also did the same – pushing themselves into the top 14 to earn All-Mountain West honors.
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On the men's side, Lars Mitchel paced the Rams with a 12th-place finish and earning an All-Mountain West nod for the second-consecutive season. The men finished sixth in the field.
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First-year head coach Kelly Hart added a title for herself as well: Mountain West Coach of the Year
A combined 12 personal records were set during the Championship, six on each side. Five Rams earned All-Conference honors with four on the women's side and one on the men.
Women 6k – 1st
1. Sarah Carter – 19:48.5*
5. Quinn McConnell – 20:26.1*
7. Yasmin Austridge – 20:30.8*
11. Kensey May – 20:38.1*
15. Emily Chaston – 20:40.4
20. Anna Petr – 20:54.4
43. Ava Escorcia – 21:39.0*
47. Kenya Dennee – 21:48.4
50. Kealan McNally – 21:55.6*
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Men 8k – 6th
12. Lars Mitchel – 23:47.4*
21. Sam Griffith – 24:08.7*
34. Ben Kirbo – 24:27.9*
37. Tom Oates – 24:31.0
45. Mason Brown – 24:44.2
52. Chris Henry – 25:01.4*
61. Ben Randall – 25:47.6*
66. Jake Wadas – 26:16.7*
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Colorado State will head to the NCAA Mountain Regional hosted by Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas on Nov. 10.
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