MADISON, Wis.— For the fourth time in the last five years, the University of New Mexico cross country team finished in the top-three after concluding the 2018 cross country season with a runner-up finish in the NCAA Championship behind three Lobos that finished in the top 10.
The second-place finish also marked the ninth-straight top-10 performance at the NCAA Championship.
Sophomore Weini Kelati crossed the line at 19:45.3 to finish runner-up in the 6K, held at the Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course, after leading for a portion of the race. She was edged out in the backstretch by Colorado's Dani Jones, who won the individual title with a time of 19:42.