The Utah Valley women's cross country team clinched its inaugural Big West title on Saturday in Riverside, Calif., according to a report published October 31.
The Wolverines' victory marks the program's third conference championship within the last four seasons.
The women's team earned first place with 44 points, outperforming four-time defending champion Cal Poly and the 2025 WAC champion California Baptist. Caren Kipsirat finished second with a time of 18:58.3, following Tatiana Cornejo of Cal Poly, who won the individual title.
Other top finishers for the women's team included Reagan Doman in sixth, Mazee Frentheway in 11th, Isabel Anglero in 12th, and Sophia Biesinger in 13th.
The men's team finished in second place with 33 points, trailing California Baptist, which earned 28 points. Both the men's and women's teams successfully broke Cal Poly's winning streak at the Big West Championships.
Sila Kiplagat led the men's team with a third-place finish. Other top performers included Trey Despain in fifth, Mark Boyle in sixth, Alex Hartshorn in seventh, and Cameron Jacobs in 12th.
Utah Valley is scheduled to compete in the NCAA Mountain Regionals on Nov. 13 in Albuquerque, NM. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. MT, followed by the men's race at 12 p.m. MT.
