Mt. Spokane HS grad John Dressel finishes seventh in NCAA cross country championships...

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana--On a cold and wet Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course, Mount Spokane HS graduate John Dressel (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the University of Colorado finished seventh at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

Dressel's seventh place finish in a time of 30:53 helped the Buffaloes to a third place team finish, scoring 164 points, as BYU took the national title with 109 points over defending champion Northern Arizona (163), while Iowa State's Edwin Kurgat won the individual crown in 30:33 over the 10k course.

Boise State senior Miler Haller from Edmonds/Woodway HS finished 30th to earn All-America honors, running 31:13.

It was a tough day for the University of Washington men's team, who finished 19th in the team race, scoring 466 points. To compound matters, the Dawgs started the race without West Region champ Andrew Jordan, who reportedly was injured.

The Huskies were led by Jack Rowe, who finished 88th in 31:55. Following Rowe were Alex Slenning in 104th (32:00); 2018 All-American Tibebu Proctor in 106th (32:01); Issac Green in 117th (32:07); and Julius Diehr in 144th (32:19).

Sam Tanner rounded out the six Huskies in 233rd place, running 34:12.

Gonzaga's James Mwaura, who became the second men's runner in school history to compete in the NCAA championships, finished 138th in 32:17.  Oregon's Jack Yearian from Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma was 175th in 32:40.

In the opening women's 6k race, Washington's Melany Smart (above/photo by Paul Merca) was the first freshman across the line, finishing 12th in 20:25 to earn All-America honors, as Weini Kelati of New Mexico took the victory in 19:48.

Senior Katie Rainsberger of the Huskies earned yet another All-America award, finishing 33rd in 20:42.

After Rainsberger, it was a tough go for the Huskies, who some experts saw as possible podium contenders, as the fourth-ranked Dawgs finished 11th with 296 points.

Shona McCulloch was 115th in 21:21, with teammate Haley Herberg one spot behind in the same time, and Lilli Burdon finished 118th in 21:22 to round out the Washington scorers, who had a 1-5 split of 57 seconds.

Camila David-Smith was 164th in 21:45, while Allie Schadler was 242nd in 22:50.

Yukino Parle of Boise State, a graduate of Edmonds/Woodway HS, finished 83rd in 21:10.

Arkansas, the nation's number one ranked team, demonstrated why they were ranked number one, as they won the national title, scoring a low of 96 points to edge BYU by six points.

Complete results of the NCAA Cross Country Championships are available here.

NOTE: The NCAA and the sports information offices of the University of Washington and Gonzaga University contributed to this report.