Women’s Cross Captures Wisconsin Invite Title

Friday, September 27

Madison, WI

9:00 AM

University of Washington

Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

September 27, 2024 | Cross Country

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By: UW Athletic Communications

MADISON, Wisc. – The fifth-ranked Husky women's cross country team took home the trophy today at one of the NCAA's premier early season races, the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational. Washington defeated a talented field that featured fourteen teams ranked in the top-30 on the course that will host the NCAA Championships this November. The Husky men's team also had an excellent opener, placing fifth overall and outpacing five top-20 teams.

The women won at Wisconsin for the third time in team history, the prior victories coming in 2016 and 2011. Washington was in a tie for third at the 2,000-meter split, then moved into the lead at the 4k mark, and only increased its margin at the finish of the 6,000-meter race.

The Huskies scored 110 points to finish ahead of 14^th-ranked Utah which was second with 139. No. 15 Georgetown was third at 145, No. 10 Providence finished fourth with 180, and No. 19 Wisconsin was fifth with 182.

The women were led by newcomer Maeve Stiles, who made a major move in the middle of the race up into the top-10, and she finished eighth overall in 20:17. Stiles is a transfer from Penn. Julia David-Smith was the next finisher in 12^th in 20:24 then it was another new transfer, Amina Maatoug from Duke, in 27^th-place in 20:39. Chloe Foerster was the fourth scorer in 29^th-place, and India Weir capped the five scoring finishers in 34^th in 20:47, as UW had exactly at 30-second spread among its top-five.

"They were just really tough," said Women's Director Maurica Powell. "We've been training pretty hard all September and not letting our foot off the gas. We're not worrying about outcomes until late in the year, but we just wanted to compete hard while tired, so it was great that they dug it out but especially good considering the load they were carrying. Maeve had a breakthrough race and Julia, Chloe, and India were all better than they were a year ago. Amina had an operation last April and has only been back running for a few months so it was a great debut for her as well."

The UW men came into the meet ranked 27^th, and will certainly be moving up after they defeated 11 teams ranked in the top-30, including top-20 squads in No. 14 Eastern Kentucky, No. 16 Portland, No. 17 Villanova, No. 18 Princeton, and No. 19 Syracuse. Washington scored 246 points to finish fifth in a race won by second-ranked BYU with 44 points.

Men's Head Coach Andy Powell said the team was "pretty spot on" with executing the race plan. "They didn't go out too aggressively and ran the last half of the race well. They moved up among the best out of all the teams. This being typically the very best invitational race, to finish fifth, and beat ten teams ranked higher than us was a good performance."

Sophomore Tyrone Gorze and senior Leo Daschbach crossed together in 27^th-place and 28^th-place to lead the men. Nathan Green improved 23 spots over the final 2,000-meters to finish 45^th overall, and Evan Jenkins also moved up 10 spots late to finish 67^th in 24:25. Rhys Hammond, a transfer from Cornell, was the fifth Husky in 79^th-place in 24:30. Ronan McMahon-Staggs also finished in the top-100 in 91^st overall.

UW also had a strong run from true freshman Nathan Neil in the B race as the Bozeman, Mont. native was third overall in 24:22, a time that would have put him in the 60s in the A race.

Both Husky squads will be coming back to Madison for their next race in three weeks for the Pre-Nationals on Saturday, Oct. 19.

Washington Cross Country
Wisconsin Invitational
Sept. 27, 2024
Madison, Wisc. | Thomas Zimmer Championship Course

Women's 6,000-meters Championship
Team Standings: 1. Washington 110; 2. Utah 139; 3. Georgetown 145; 4. Providence 180; 5. Wisconsin 182; 6. Furman 209; 7. North Carolina 235; 8. Gonzaga 260; 9. Oregon 264; 10. Penn State 273; 11. Virginia 304; 12. Syracuse 315; 13. Villanova 323; 14. Boston College 349; 15. Lipscomb 378; 16. Florida State 409; 17. Wake Forest 416; 18. Northwestern 422; 19. Michigan 458; 20. Iowa State 471; 21. Oregon State 479; 22. Portland 493; 23. Illinois 602; 24. Texas A&M 650; 25. Columbia 659.
Individual Champion: Sadie Sigfstead, Villanova, 19:55
Husky Finishers: 8. Maeve Stiles 20:17; 12. Julia David-Smith 20:24; 27. Amina Maatoug 20:39; 29. Chloe Foerster 20:40; 34. India Weir 20:47; 166. Tori Herman 22:19; 173. Ella Borsheim 22:34; 187. Claire Yerby 23:22

Women's B Race
Husky Finishers: 34. Saskia Lloyd 22:18; 44. Josephine Welin 22:41.

Men's 8,000-meters Championship
Team Standings: 1. BYU 44; 2. Iowa State 108; 3. Wake Forest 150; 4. North Carolina 196; 5. Washington 246; 6. Michigan 262; 7. Eastern Kentucky 264; 8. Colorado 274; 9. Princeton 275; 10. Villanova 312; 11. Virginia 313; 12. Syracuse 325; 13. Georgetown 342; 14. Portland 349; 15. Florida State 356; 16. Air Force 372; 17. Gonzaga 389; 18. Montana State 397; 19. Tulsa 412; 20. Iona 419; 21. Furman 455; 22. Illinois 562; 23. Texas A&M 616; 24. Providence 654
Individual Champion: Parker Wolfe, North Carolina, 23:04
Husky Finishers: 27. Tyrone Gorze 23:59; 28. Leo Daschbach 23:59; 45. Nathan Green 24:10; 67. Evan Jenkins 24:25; 79. Rhys Hammond 24:30; 91. Ronan McMahon-Staggs 24:37; 134. Jamar Distel 25:11; 160. Thom Diamond 25:44.

Men's B Race
Husky Finishers: 3. Nathan Neil 24:22; 16. Isaac Briggs 25:20; 31. Will Schneider 26:16.