CHENEY, Wash. - The Idaho cross country teams kicked off the 2023 season at Eastern Washington's Clash of the Inland Northwest Friday morning. Leah Holmgren's new personal best of 14:20.8 in the 4K earned her a fifth-place finish leading the Vandal women to third in the meet. The Idaho men, led by newcomer Shane Gard, took home second place with three top-20 finishers in the 6K.
"The crew that was here ran great and executed the plan really well", Director of Track & Field/Cross Country, Tim Cawley, said about the Vandals' performance this morning.