Washington men surprise field at John McNichols Invitational on NCAA XC champs course...
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana-- It may be early in the season, but folks are already seeing one of the surprises of the young season in the performance of the University of Washington men's cross country team. The Huskies, who did not qualify for the NCAA cross country championships in 2025 and lost former B1G Ten 10000m champ Evan Jenkins, who transferred to Oregon, finished third at the season-opening John McNichols Invitational at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. Washington beat twelve teams ranked in the USTFCCCA Division I pre-season poll on the course that will host the NCAA championship meet in November. The Dawgs, who scored 190 points, were led by Tyrone Gorze's (Paul Merca file photo) 13th place finish over the 8k course, where he ran 24:01, followed by Josiah Tostenson's 41st place finish in 24:25. Washington packed three other runners inside the top 50, with Nathan Neil 43rd in 24:26, Jamar Distel in 44th in the same time, and Isaac Briggs in 49th in 24:30. The...
