MEET INFORMATION
The Mountain West Cross Country Championships will be contested at UNM North Golf Course (corner of Yale Blvd and Tucker Rd) for the second time in five seasons. The men will kick off this year's championship meet with an 8K race at 10:15 a.m. (MT), while the women will follow with a 6K race 45 minutes later. The Mountain West Network will broadcast the meet live, with Krista Blunk and Eric Schultz on the call, while live results will be available via Record Timing (direct links to both are available in the blue box and on the team's schedule page at GoAirForceFAlcons.com).
WEATHER WATCH
The forecast for Friday in Albuquerque is sunny, with a high of 70 and a low of 40.
A LOOK AT THE LEAGUE
The Mountain West Championships will feature nine men's teams and 11 women's programs. The men's field features four nationally-ranked teams – No. 11 Air Force, No. 19 (tie) Colorado State, No. 21 Utah State, No. 23 Boise State – as well as squads from Fresno State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State and Wyoming. The women's field includes top-ranked New Mexico, two other Top 30 teams – No. 12 Colorado State, No. 28 Utah State – one (Boise State) that is receiving votes in the latest coaches' poll, and runners from Air Force, Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV and Wyoming.
THE STARTING LINE
Air Force entered 20 runners into the Mountain West Cross Country Championships – Luke Combs, Sam Gilman, Ryan Ioanidis, Ryan Johnson, AJ Kedge, Will Kitzhaber, Scott Maison, Sean Maison, Ethan Marshall and Nick Scheller for the men, and Maddie Edwards, Rayna Fruchey, Stephanie Gregersen, Halle Hamilton, Jenna Kill, Lindsey Peters, Ally Peterson, Tiaree Towler, Sydney Weaber and Rebecca Wusinich for the women.
CONFERENCE HISTORY
Six different schools have captured the men's team title at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships. Former conference opponent BYU tallied nine trophies (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) during their time in the league, while New Mexico (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), Air Force (2003, 2015, 2020), Boise State (2016, 2018), Colorado State (2017) and Utah State (2019) have also collected MW titles. On the women's side, New Mexico (13-straight from 2008-2020) and BYU (eight-straight from 1999-2006) have combined for 21 of the last 22 titles, while Colorado State won the remaining title in 2007.
AIR FORCE HISTORY, PART I
Highlighted by three team championships (2003, 2015, 2020) and 10 runner-up finishes, the men have finished within the top-three of the Mountain West 20 times in the last 22 years. The women, who have claimed runner-up honors twice (2016, 2019), have placed within the top three nine times – and finished within the top-half of the field 17 times in 22 years.
AIR FORCE HISTORY, PART II
Since the Mountain West was formed in 1999, the men have seen 44 runners combine for 71 all-conference awards, including one individual champion and 31 first-team selections. Isaiah Bragg became the program's first MW champion in 2013, while Ben Payne is the Academy's only four-time all-MW honoree. On the women's side, 15 Falcons have combined for 22 all-conference honors, including Mahala Norris, who captured the women's first MW title at the 2020 championship. Four Falcons – Norris, Maria Mettler (2019), Carina Gillespie (2016), Hannah Everson (2016) – have all placed within the top three at the Mountain West Championships, with the last three placing third at their respective meets.
AIR FORCE HISTORY, PART III
In addition to their success in the Mountain West, the men also captured three team titles and two individual championships, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. The men won the WAC team titles in 1991, 1994 and 1996, while Chris Nelson (1990, 1991) and Eric Mack (1995) claimed individual championships.
MEN VAULT TO 11TH IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
Following an impressive fifth-place performance at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, the men vaulted up 19 spots to No. 11 in the latest USTFCCCA National Rankings. That is the men's highest national placement since Week 4 of the 2018 season – and their second-highest ranking since 2003. It is also the 37th-straight poll where the men have been mentioned in the national conversation (either ranked or receiving votes) – a program-best streak that dates back to the opening poll of the 2017 season.
THE NEXT COURSE
The postseason continues for Air Force on Friday, Nov. 12, when the team travels to Provo, Utah, for the NCAA Mountain Regional at Timpanogos Golf Club.
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