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Utah cross country: No. 20 Utes earn first-ever NCAA team berth

After a third-place finish at the Mountain Region Championships that head coach Kyle Kepler told team media was "maybe the best day in the history of the program," Utah's No. 20 cross country team has received an at-large bid in next weekend's NCAA Championships — its first-ever NCAA team appearance.

Hannah McInturff was fourth at the regional, followed by Susannah Hurst Spencer (20th) and Sarah Feeny (21st).

"I can't be prouder of a group of girls," Kepler said in a release. "They did it. This is all on them and they are the ones who believed that we could get it done this year.