The 16th-ranked Utah women's cross country team placed fifth-overall at the 2026 Big 12 Championships. The event took place at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on a brisk Saturday morning.
Senior Erin Vringer led the Utes with a 14th-place finish, recording a time of 20:00.5. Her performance earned her her second career All-Big 12 honors. Vringer, a product of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, previously earned All-Big 12 honors in 2024 when she placed eighth-overall.
Annastasia Peters was the second Ute to finish, posting a time of 20:28.3 for 22nd-overall. Millie Wilcox finished 32nd-overall with a run of 20:47.4 on her birthday. Josie Fale followed closely in 34th-place with a time of 20:48.5, while Tayla Gunton rounded out the top five scorers for Utah with a 37th-place finish (20:55.5).
Other finishers for the Utah women included Bri Rinn in 39th-place (20:58.1), Marika Couture in 42nd-place (21:07.4), Rebecca O'Keefe in 47th-place (21:20.0), Mackenzie Rogers in 54th-place (21:36.6), and Piper Simpson in 66th-place (21:58.8).
The Women of Utah will prepare for the NCAA Mountain Regionals hosted by the University of New Mexico at the UNM North Golf Course. The race is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, with an 11:00 a.m. (MT) start time. The top two teams from that race will earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships, which is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terra Haute, Ind.
