New Mexico and West Virginia win teams at Nuttycombe Invitational

The Nuttycombe Invitational cross-country meet took place in Verona, Wisconsin, on October 9.

New Mexico won the men’s team competition with 59 points, ahead of Colorado with 93.

West Virginia won the women’s team race with 66 points, while Florida finished second with 111.

The team winners built large leads, but the individual races were close at the finish.

Colorado freshman Meshack Kipruto won the men’s race in a course-record 22:30.1, beating New Mexico’s Pasanjo Kitonga by 0.7 seconds.

Florida junior Judy Chepkoech won the women’s race in 19:19.5, just 0.1 seconds ahead of Iowa State’s Betty Kipkore.

The results show strong team performances alongside narrow individual finishes, but no next steps are stated.