University of Wisconsin redshirt senior Morgan McDonald used a strong finishing kick to pull away from a tight pack and win the NCAA cross country individual championship Saturday at the Zimmer Championship Course.
McDonald, who redshirted last season so he could run in this race on the Badgers’ home course, outkicked Stanford’s Grant Fisher to capture the fifth individual championship in UW history and the first since Simon Bairu won his second consecutive title in 2005.
The Badgers finished eighth in the team competition with 240 points. Northern Arizona won its third consecutive team title with 83 points, easily besting second place BYU with 116.