Kiprotich and Robertson earn NCAA championship bids at West Regional
Boise State's women placed third and the men eighth at the NCAA Division I West Regional on Friday in Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO - Boise State's Brian Kiprotich and Kaiya Robertson earned individual bids to the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Friday, Nov. 13, at the NCAA Division I West Regional, according to official meet results and a Boise State athletics release. Kiprotich finished fourth in the men's 10-kilometer race in 29:10.8. Robertson finished fifth in the women's 6-kilometer race in 19:28.6.
The women's team placed third with 112 points, three points behind Washington State (109) and ahead of Washington (146), according to the official results. Robertson was followed by Nanette Novak in 21st in 20:00.8 and Lily LaPorte in 24th in 20:05.3. The men's team finished eighth with 178 points. After Kiprotich, Finn Anspach placed 30th in 29:53.8 and Jack Sheesley 39th in 30:03.3.
The NCAA Championships are scheduled for Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Ind., according to the Boise State release. The release said the women's team will learn Saturday, Nov. 14, during the NCAA Cross Country Championships Selection Show at 3 p.m., whether it receives an at-large berth.
Source: NCAA Division I West Regional official results; Boise State athletics release, Nov. 13, 2026.