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NCAA Cross Country Nationals Preview

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – Tallahassee will be witness to Wolf Pack history, as freshman Tierney Wolfgram will be the first athlete in Nevada history to compete at the NCAA Nationals meet. 

The historical meet for Wolfgram starts tomorrow at 7:20 a.m. PT at Apalachee Regional Park. The women's 6k will feature 31 teams, which includes New Mexico, Colorado State, and Utah State from the Mountain West. Wolfgram will be one of the 38 individuals who qualified. The course record for the college women's 6k was set by Florida State's Colleen Quigley in 2014 with a time of 19:17. 

Fans who want to watch and follow the meet can do so in multiple ways. Those in the Tallahassee area can get tickets for the meet here https://bit.ly/3HHqJLG. Those with access to ESPNU or the ESPN app can watch the meet live here https://es.pn/3DDhTfw. Those who want to follow the meet through live stats can do that here https://bit.ly/3nyKtcB.

Wolfgram, who finished second overall in the women's 6k at the NCAA Mountain Regional in Provo, secured a place at the NCAA Nationals with her time of 20:20.4. All-time at Nevada, the freshman became just the second Pack athlete in history to qualify for Nationals. The first member to qualify for Nationals was Abby McAlister in 2003.

For her first cross country season with the Pack, Wolfgram has her name all over the record books. In her first meet of the season, she received a first place finish at the USF Invitational with a time of 20:47.9. Wolfgram also became the first member of the Pack in history to not only run below 20:00 once, but twice in one season. The first time at the Bronco Invitational with her school record time of 19:31.2, and then again at the Mountain West Championships with her time of 19:58.6 This earning her All-Conference second-team honors. 

As mentioned, the meet will take place tomorrow at 7:20 a.m. PT. This match can be followed through live stats, or  streamed on ESPNU or the ESPN app.


 
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Tierney Wolfgram

Tierney Wolfgram

5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Tierney Wolfgram

Tierney Wolfgram

5' 8"
Sophomore