The No. 16 ranked Utah cross country team is scheduled to compete in the Big 12 Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31. The event will take place at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Okla., starting at 9 a.m. (MDT).
The University of Utah will send 10 runners to the championships. The participating athletes include Marika Couture, Josie Fale, Tayla Gunton, Rebecca O'Keefe, Annastasia Peters, Bri Rinn, Mackenzie Rogers, Piper Simpson, Erin Vringer, and Millie Wilcox.
Of these competitors, Erin Vringer, Annastasia Peters, Tayla Gunton, and Mackenzie Rogers have the most experience, having each competed in three conference championships. Marika Couture, Josie Fale, Rebecca O'Keefe, and Bri Rinn have each participated in one previous conference championship race. Freshman Piper Simpson is the only runner on the roster without prior conference championship experience.
The championships feature a highly competitive field with 16 other teams, including ranked programs such as #1 BYU, #7 Oklahoma State, #10 Colorado, #16 Utah, and #18 Iowa State. Other competing teams include Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech, and UCF.
Oklahoma State is serving as the host for the meet. The race is scheduled to be available for viewing on ESPN+.
This meet marks the third time the Women of Utah will compete in the Big 12 Cross Country Championships since joining the league during the 2024-25 season. In 2024, the team finished third overall, led by Erin Vringer's eighth-place finish. In 2025, the team placed sixth overall, with Annastasia Peters finishing in 16th place.
Following the Big 12 Championships, the team is scheduled to compete at the NCAA Mountain Regional meet on Friday, Nov. 13, at the UNM North Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M. That event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. (MDT).
Key points:
The No. 16 Utah cross country team will compete in the Big 12 Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31.
The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. (MDT) at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Okla.
Utah will send 10 runners to the meet, including three-time conference championship veterans Erin Vringer, Annastasia Peters, Tayla Gunton, and Mackenzie Rogers.
The race will be broadcast on ESPN+.
The team's next scheduled competition is the NCAA Mountain Regional meet on Friday, Nov. 13.
