The BYU men’s cross country team took fifth at the Gans Creek Classic Friday morning in Columbia, Missouri.
The team was led by senior Davin Thompson, who took 20th place with a time of 23:02 in the men’s 8k gold section. Thompson placed 50th at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country championships where the Cougars took first as a team.
Thompson was named the USTFCCCA National athlete of the week on September 8th. He was also named the Big 12 athlete of the week on Sept. 9.
Following Thompson was sophomore Noah Jenkins and freshman Tayvon Kitchen, placing 28th and 34th. Coming in fourth and fifth for the team were Senior Garrett Stanford and Sophomore Max Davis, taking 56th and 61st.
📈 Former HS Standout Tayvon Kitchen had an impressive day at the Gans Creek Classic today.
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 26, 2025
In a loaded field, the BYU freshman finishes 34th ahead of a number of runners ranked inside the top 50 of the FloTrack College XC Rankings presented by @hoka
Kitchen was BYU's third… pic.twitter.com/XDlQGkHFqE
Closing out the race for the Cougars was sophomore Dalton Mortensen, senior Luke Grundvig, and senior Jacob Stanford. They took 109th, 130th, and 131st, respectively. Only 1:01 separated Thompson from Stanford.
Next up for the BYU men’s team is the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin on Oct. 17.