NEW ORLEANS – After a memorable senior season and run at the NCAA Championships, Emily Venters of the Utah cross country team garnered her second All-America honor by the USTFCCCA of her career while also earning the ninth All-America distinction for the Woman of Utah in cross country.
The Lawrence, Kan., product crossed the finish line with a time of 19:54.1 for 12th overall at the NCAA Championships this past Saturday – which was held at the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course.
Venters becomes the fourth Ute to garner All-America status in recent years for head coach Kyle Kepler, who has steadily ascended the Utes into the national picture since joining the Pac-12.
Her 12th-place finish helped the Women of Utah take 12th overall at the NCAA Championships, which was its best finish ever. Meanwhile, her time and placement were the second-highest ever by any Ute at the NCAA Championships – trailing just Grayson Murphy.
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— Utah T&F/XC (@Utah_trackfield) November 21, 2022
UTAH XC ALL-AMERICANS
| 2022 | Emily Venters |
| 2020 | Poppy Tank |
| 2017 | Grayson Murphy |
| 2012 | Amanda Mergaert |
| 1987 | Celsa Bowman |
| 1982 | Jill Molen |
| 1981* | Mary Lou Sedgewick |
| 1981* | Carla Pittlekow |
| 1981* | Jill Molen |
| *AIAW | |
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