Utah Valley women win Big West cross country title; men finish second

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Utah Valley University's women's cross country team won the Big West Championships on Saturday with 44 points, according to the UVU athletics department. It was the women's first Big West title in the team's first season in the conference.

Caren Kipsirat placed second individually in 18:58.3, three seconds behind the winner, Tatiana Cornejo of Cal Poly. Reagan Doman was sixth, Mazee Frentheway 11th, Isabel Anglero 12th and Sophia Biesinger 13th for Utah Valley.

The Utah Valley men scored 33 points to finish second behind California Baptist, which scored 28. Sila Kiplagat was third, Trey Despain fifth, Mark Boyle sixth, Alex Hartshorn seventh and Cameron Jacobs 12th.

Both teams race next at the NCAA Mountain Regional on Nov. 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the women at 11 a.m. and the men at noon Mountain time, the athletics department said.

Source: UVU Athletics, Big West Championships recap, Oct. 31, 2026.