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The women's cross-country team at the University of New Mexico, known as the New Mexico Lobos, won the NCAA championship in 2015 and 2017. Also in 2017, Lobo Ednah Kurgat won the individual title with a record-setting time of 19:19.42. The team placed second nationally in 2018.
The team won the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational. They won their eight-straight conference title. UNM hosted the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships, where the Lobo women placed second.
The team won the national title. According to golobos.com, "The Lobo women, competing in their 10th-ever NCAA Championship, placed all five of their scorers in the top 25 at E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park in Louisville and combined to score 49 points, the lowest team score by any team since 1982." The team had "an 80-point victory over runner-up Colorado." Courtney Frerichs placed fourth overall, with a time of 19 minutes, 48 seconds, over 6 kilometers.
Three Lobo women were chosen to compete at the 2015 SPAR European Cross Country Championships.
Roster
Name, Year, Hometown / School
Lindsey Andrews, Sr., Kansas City, Mo. / Columbia College
Rhona Auckland, Jr., Torphins, Scotland / University of Edinburgh
Natasha Bernal, Fr., Albuquerque, N.M. / La Cueva HS
Anna Burton, Sr., Staffordshire, England / University of Bristol
Sophie Connor, Sr., Hertfordshire, England / University of Warwick
Mackenzie Everett, Fr., Albuquerque, N.M. / La Cueva HS
Courtney Frerichs, Sr., Nixa, Mo. / UMKC
Ruth Haynes, Jr., Surrey, England / Birmingham University
Emily Hosker-Thornhill, Sr., Canterbury, England / St Mary's University
Kendall Kelly, R-Fr., Albuquerque, N.M. / Bosque School
Reiley Kelly, R-Fr., Albuquerque, N.M. / Bosque School
Jaime Mitsos, Fr., Lockport Township, Ill. / Lockport Township HS
Molly Renfer, Sr., Esher, England / Harvard University
Heleene Tambet, Sr., Viljandi, Estonia / Hugo Treffner Gymnasium
Calli Thackery, Sr., Yorkshire, England / Leeds Metropolitan University
Whitney Thornburg, Sr., Ashville, N.C. / Harvard University
Alice Wright, R-So., Worcester, England / The King's School, Worcester
Coaching Staff
Joe Franklin, Head Coach
James Butler, Assistant Coach
Dr. Richard Ceronie, Assistant Coach
Franklin was named NCAA women's coach of the year for the NCAA Mountain Region and the NCAA nationally.
2016 season
On Oct. 28, 2016, the Lobos won their ninth-straight Mountain West Conference title. Their score was 42 points. The second-place team, Air Force Academy, scored 53. Alice Wright won in 20 minutes, 2.7 seconds over 6 kilometers.
