The BYU men’s cross country team took fifth place at the Nuttycomb Invitational Friday morning in Madison, Wisc.
The team was led by senior Davin Thompson, who placed 10th in the 8k Championship race with a time of 23:33. Thompson was also the lead scorer at the Gans Creek Classic on September 26th.
Thompson was followed by freshmen Tayvon Kitchen and sophomore Noah Jenkins, who came in 21st and 29th, respectively, with times of 23:39 and 23:44.
Kitchen was a high school standout athlete, winning the Gatorade Oregon boys Cross Country player of the year in the 2024-2025 season.
The last two scorers for the Cougars were Garrett Stanford and Dalton Mortensen, placing 75th and 84th, respectively, with times of 24:10 and 24:20.
Men finish in 5th 🤙
— BYU Track & Field/Cross Country (@BYUTFXC) October 17, 2025
The men’s XC placed 5th at the Nuttycombe Invitational today in Wisconsin with a score of 218. pic.twitter.com/VXRxziR8sr
Closing out the race for the Cougars were Jacob Stanford and Luke Grundvig.
The Cougars are set to compete next at the Big 12 Championships on Oct. 31 in Lawrence, Kan.