RENO, Nev. – Highlighted by Daniel Sayo and Claire Nelson's first place finishes, the Nevada men placed second out of two teams, while the women placed third out of three teams overall at the Mountain Regional Preview at Washoe County Golf Course Monday morning.
 
This is the second year in a row Nevada has hosted a home meet, the last time being the Nevada Twilight Classic in 2022 where the men's squad finished first overall and the women took second. This meet served as the test run for when the Wolf Pack host the NCAA Mountain Regional Championship in November 2024. The meet in 2024 will be the first time Nevada will host a nationally sanctioned event for the first time in school and program history.
 
Regionally ranked sixth on the men's side and ninth on the women's, the Utah State squads each placed first with a combined seven top-five finishers among both groups. The Aggie men finished with 21 points, while the Nevada men finished 19 points behind the Aggies with 40 overall. The Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine women's team finished second with two top-eight finishes and 51 points, with Nevada just behind in third place with 56 points.
 
On the men's side, Sayo's finish marks his second year in a row with a first-place win at a meet hosted by the Wolf Pack. In the 2022 season, Sayo also placed first at the Nevada Twilight Classic. Nine out of the 12 athletes who competed saw new personal records, all nine running the 10K for the first time in their collegiate careers. Junior Zander Simone saw the next highest finish for the Pack men after Sayo, crossing the finish line in seventh with a time of 33:24.6. Nevada rounded out the next 10 finishes of the 10K. Sophomores Tryon Jardin (33:49.60), Sergio Mazon (34:47.40), and Pierce Simpkins (34:52:50) secured 12^th, 13^th, and 15^th place finishes all seeing new personal records. In 16^th, senior Brian Kipchumba posted a solid effort in 34:52.7, just coming shy of his personal best from the 2021 season.
 
The next finishes from 18^th place to 23^rd all came from Nevada, all recording personal records. Junior Alfonso Parsare clocked a time of 35:27.9, while freshman Dillon Walker made his 10K collegiate debut running in a time of 35:37.20. Senior Matthew Kruse posted a 35:40.80, redshirt sophomore Danyom Yosief recorded a time of 36:22.00, and freshman Jaedyn Chase also made his 10K collegiate debut in a time of 36:40.00. Rounding out the men's squad, redshirt freshman Jackson Hammons ran a time of 36:40.00.
 
The Pack women were led by Nelson's first career collegiate win in a time of 22:42.60, 70 seconds off her personal record she ran at the USF Invitational two weeks ago. Finishing 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th were freshman Thalia Arrate (23:45.20), junior Jasper Fievet who made her season debut (23:46.00), and sophomore Ashley Boone (23:53.90). Freshman Hannah Lee rounded out the top-20 finishes for Nevada, crossing the finish line in 19^th with a time of 24:05.90. Sophomore Kylee Denver and seniors Marena Middleton and Elizabeth Shaw finished in 25^th, 27^th, and 29^th with times of 24:52.20, 25:25.00, and 26:28.60 respectively.
 
Up Next:
Nevada men's and women's cross country will travel to Riverside for the Highlander Invitational, hosted by UC Riverside Saturday, October 14^th.
Men's 10K
 
Team:

1. Utah State, 21 pts
2. Nevada, 40 pts

 
Individual (Nevada):

1. Daniel Sayo – 32:39.70

7.   Zander Simone – 33:24.60
     12. Tryon Jardin – 33:49.60
     13.  Sergio Mazon – 34:47.40
     15. Pierce Simpkins – 34:52.50 
     16. Brian Kipchumba – 34:52.70
     18. Alfonso Parsare – 35:27.90
     19. Dillon Walker – 35:37.20
     20. Matthew Kruse – 35:40.80
     21. Danyom Yosief – 36:22.00
     22. Jaedyn Chase – 36:40.00
     23. Jackson Hammons – 36:40.00
 
Women's 6K
 
Team:

1. Utah State – 25 pts
2. Hawaii – 51 pts
3. Nevada – 56 pts

 
Individual (Nevada):

1. Claire Nelson – 22:42.60

    13. Thalia Arrate – 23:45.20
   14. Jasper Fievet – 23:46.00
   15. Ashley Boone – 23:53.90
   19. Hannah Lee – 24:05.90
   25. Kylee Denver – 24:52.20
   27. Marena Middleton – 25:25.00
   29. Elizabeth Shaw – 26:28.60