Cross Country Completes NCAA Championships, Round Out Fall Season

MADISON, Wisc. -- The Colorado Buffaloes cross country team competed in the NCAA Championships Saturday morning at the University of Wisconsin, on the Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course.

Jessie Secor kicked things off for the Buffs in the women's 6k race. Secor placed 107th overall with a time of 20:34.4. It marks the final event of the cross country season for the Tennessee transfer, completing her first semester as a Buff. Her personal record time at CU in the 6k event came last weekend at the NCAA Mountain Regionals with a time of 20:10.2.

The Colorado men's team finished 19th out of the 31 total schools that competed, with a combined 477 points. Dean Casey placed 30th overall, running a time of 29:21.1, marking a personal best as a Buff. Lukas Haug placed 2nd among the Buffaloes who competed, with a time of 29:57.0 in his first ever 10k event.

Isaiah Givens (127th - 30:04.9), Simon Kelati (159th - 30:20.4), and James Overberg (160th - 30:20.9) rounded out the rest of the point scorers for Colorado on the men's side.

RESULTS
Women's 6k
Jessier Secor 107th - 20:34.4

Men's 10k
Dean Casey 30th - 29:21.1
Lukas Haug 105th - 29:57.0
Isaiah Givens 127th - 30:04.9
Simon Kelati 159th - 30:20.4
James Overberg 160th - 30:20.9
Wilson Georges 194th - 30:43.7
Grady Rauba 221st - 31:09.4

The Buffs close out their cross country season with the completion of the NCAA Championships, and now will look forward to Track and Field in the spring.

Cross Country Completes NCAA Championships, Round Out Fall Season

Players Mentioned

Dean Casey

Wilson Georges

Isaiah Givens

Lukas Haug

Simon Kelati

James Overberg

Grady Rauba

Jessie Secor