Utah State Women's Cross Country
Utah State women's cross country placed 21st of 43 teams with 562 points at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 16, after winning the Alumni Challenge and the Reeder Memorial Invitational; the Pac-12 Championship on Oct. 30 in Boise is next.
About Utah State Women's Cross Country
Utah State women's cross country is led by Artie Gulden, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, and runs its home meets at the Steve and Dona Reeder Cross Country Course in Logan. The Aggies enter the Pac-12 Conference in 2026-27 after competing in the Mountain West in 2025.
The season so far
Utah State opened on September 5 by taking the top six places at the Utah State Alumni Challenge for the minimum 15 points, with Natalie Swain winning the 5K. The Aggies were 10th of 29 teams at the Gans Creek Classic on September 25, second of three at the Bengal Invitational on October 2 and first of three at the Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational on October 9, where Sarah Ellis won in 18:09.5. On October 16 they were 21st of 43 at the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute. Read more in Utah State's 2026 cross country story.
What comes next
The schedule lists the Pac-12 Championships on October 30 in Boise, Idaho, the NCAA Mountain Regionals on November 13 in Albuquerque and the NCAA Championships on November 21 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
2026 season
Five meets run, with the Oct. 30 Pac-12 Championship next.
From the official schedule, updated October 18 at 10:00 AM MT
- Next
- at Pac-12 Championships, Fri Oct 30Boise, Idaho
- Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
- Director of Track & Field and Cross Country
- Artie Gulden
Checked Oct 18, 2026
At a glance
Official sources
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- Utah State Athletics: 2026 cross country schedule and resultsutahstateaggies.com
- Utah State Athletics: cross country rosterutahstateaggies.com
- Utah State Athletics: Armstrong, Swain lead Aggies at Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 16, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Utah State Athletics: Cross country earns second sweep of the season (Oct. 9, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Utah State Athletics: Cross country sweeps team titles (Sept. 5, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
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What each source confirms
- Utah State Athletics: 2026 cross country schedule and results
- Read 2026-10-18: Alumni Challenge 1/3, 15 pts; Gans Creek Classic 10/29, 291 pts; Bengal Invitational 2/3, 52 pts; Reeder Memorial 1/3, 30 pts; Pre-National 21/43, 562 pts; Pac-12 Championships Oct. 30; Mountain Regionals Nov. 13; NCAA Championships Nov. 21.
- Utah State Athletics: cross country roster
- Read 2026-10-18: Artie Gulden, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country; 16 women listed.
- Utah State Athletics: Armstrong, Swain lead Aggies at Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 16, 2026)
- Read 2026-10-18: women 21st of 43, 562 points; Swain 50th (20:22.9); first Pac-12 Championship Oct. 30.
- Utah State Athletics: Cross country earns second sweep of the season (Oct. 9, 2026)
- Read 2026-10-18: women 30 points, ahead of Snow College (46) and Northern Colorado (47); Ellis won the 5K in 18:09.5.
- Utah State Athletics: Cross country sweeps team titles (Sept. 5, 2026)
- Read 2026-10-18: Alumni Challenge; Swain won the 5K in 17:59.42; women took the top six places for 15 points.
- Utah State Athletics: 2025 cross country schedule and results
- Read 2026-10-18: Mountain West Championships 4th/12; NCAA Mountain Regionals 7th/19.
Results and fixtures
Utah State Women's Cross Country results and fixtures
Times are Mountain. Last pulled from the official athletics feed October 18 at 10:00 AM MT.
Next up
- Fri Oct 30Time TBACross countryat Pac-12 ChampionshipsBoise, Idaho
Recent results
No results in the last two weeks.
Verified record
Utah State Women's Cross Country results and honors
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Latest results
- Oct 16, 2026Twenty-first of 43 teams with 562 points at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., where No. 2 BYU (84) edged No. 1 NC State (88) for the team title. Natalie Swain led the Aggies in 50th (20:22.9), Brie Smith was 94th (20:51.8) and Sarah Ellis 100th (20:54.4) in her first 6K of the season. Source for: Twenty-first of 43 teams with 562 points at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., where No. 2 BYU (84) edged No. 1 NC State (88) for the team title. Natalie Swain led the Aggies in 50th (20:22.9), Brie Smith was 94th (20:51.8) and Sarah Ellis 100th (20:54.4) in her first 6K of the season.
- Oct 9, 2026Won the Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational in Logan with 30 points, ahead of Snow College (46) and Northern Colorado (47). Sarah Ellis won the 5K in 18:09.5 for her first career race win, freshman Addy Duellman was second in a personal-best 18:53.3 and Taylor Palmer was fifth (19:13.7). Source for: Won the Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational in Logan with 30 points, ahead of Snow College (46) and Northern Colorado (47). Sarah Ellis won the 5K in 18:09.5 for her first career race win, freshman Addy Duellman was second in a personal-best 18:53.3 and Taylor Palmer was fifth (19:13.7).
- Oct 2, 2026Second of three teams with 52 points at the Bengal Invitational in Pocatello, Idaho, by the schedule page. Source for: Second of three teams with 52 points at the Bengal Invitational in Pocatello, Idaho, by the schedule page.
- Sep 25, 2026Tenth of 29 teams with 291 points at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Mo., by the schedule page. Source for: Tenth of 29 teams with 291 points at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Mo., by the schedule page.
- Sep 5, 2026Won the Utah State Alumni Challenge in Logan with the minimum 15 points, taking the top six places. Natalie Swain won the 5K in 17:59.42 with a 14-second margin, followed by Ava Trimble (18:13.79), Brie Smith (18:19.24), Hailey Shakespear (18:19.59), Shelby Jensen (18:19.89) and freshman Lucy Boone (18:23.98). Source for: Won the Utah State Alumni Challenge in Logan with the minimum 15 points, taking the top six places. Natalie Swain won the 5K in 17:59.42 with a 14-second margin, followed by Ava Trimble (18:13.79), Brie Smith (18:19.24), Hailey Shakespear (18:19.59), Shelby Jensen (18:19.89) and freshman Lucy Boone (18:23.98).
Watch and attend
Where to follow Utah State Women's Cross Country
Steve and Dona Reeder Cross Country Course, Logan
Home course in Logan and host site of the Utah State Alumni Challenge on Sept. 5
Utah State's women won the Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational in Logan on Oct. 9, 2026, with 30 points, ahead of Snow College (46) and Northern Colorado (47), by USU's recap.
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