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After a one-two finish at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championship in October, the ���������� women’s and men’s cross-country teams finished the season among the nation’s top 10, but short of national titles.

The ���������� women snagged third place in the Nov. 18 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Ky., the team’s 10th podium finish since 1976. The men, who placed second in the Pac-12, came in eighth overall.

In a blustery 6K women’s race, junior Dani Jones (IntPhys’20) claimed ����������’s top finish with a time of 19:47.0. The University of New Mexico ultimately took first place.

Three ���������� women — Jones, Sage Hurta (ApMath, ChemBioEngr’19) and Kaitlyn Benner (ChemBioEngr, Soc’18) — earned All-American honors for finishing in the top 40.

On the men’s team, freshman Eduardo Herrera (A&S’21) had the Buffs’ best race finishing 33rd in 29:55.4. He earned All-American honors. Top-ranked Northern Arizona won for the second year in a row.

“I’m very happy with the women,” said head coach Mark Wetmore. “I’m happy with some of the men — now we have a big rest and back to work for next year.”