Tuscaloosa is a factory right now, not only churning out pro players but also producing titles at a scary rate for the rest of the sport. He wins in living rooms, getting the nation's top recruits in seemingly every class, and he develops them into national champions and future pros. Saban first stamped his name on college football with rugged defenses, but as the game has evolved, so has the Crimson Tide's offense, and now they're outscoring everybody with the sport's most explosive unit that produces NFL stars every year. If that doesn't spell dominance, nothing does. Remarkably, he's won seven national championships in the past 18 seasons, and all the other active head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision have a combined six. With the Crimson Tide's win over Ohio State on Monday night, Nick Saban passed Paul "Bear" Bryant's six national titles with his seventh, giving him the most in the Associated Press era of college football. The repeat victories by Mantz are the meet’s first since Oregon’s Edward Cheserek won three in a row in 2013-15.Ĭharles Hicks of Stanford was fourth in 28:47.2 and Morgan Beadlescomb of Michigan State finished fifth in 28:50.6 ahead of last year’s runner-up, Adriaan Wildschutt of Florida State (28:52.0).Alabama was fortunate enough to have a Bear, but now it has the GOAT. Kioko took the lead after the final ascent of “the wall,” but Mantz had plenty left in the tank to re-take the lead and jet away to victory. Iowa State made its charge a little later, taking over the runner-up position at the 6k split and improving its point total at every checkpoint thereafter.Ĭonner Mantz of BYU repeated as individual champ, crossing the line in 28:33.1 ahead of Iowa State’s Wesley Kiptoo (28:38.7) and Athanas Kioko of Campbell (28:40.9). The Lumberjacks didn’t take the lead until the 4k split, overtaking Notre Dame at that point with 91 points. NAU’s run of five NCAA men’s titles in six years has only been matched by Arkansas (1990-95). The Lumberjacks’ dominance continued as its final two scorers – George Kusche (37 th) and Brodey Hasty (39 th) – gave NAU five in the top-40 as no one else could claim as many as four. NAU was strong up front as Abdihamid Nur finished seventh and was joined by Nico Young (11 th) and Drew Bosley (13 th) for three in the top-15, a collection no other squad could match. 9 Arkansas (195) completing the podium collection. The Cowboys were third with 186 points, with No. The Cyclones surprised many in finishing ahead of Midwest Region champ No. 6 Iowa State finishing second with 137 points. The Lumberjacks scored 92 points, with No. Northern Arizona returned to the throne in repeating as NCAA champions for a fifth title in the last six years. Ceili McCabe of West Virginia (19:29.5), Cailie Logue of Iowa State (19:29.8) and Taylor Roe of Oklahoma State (19:33.5) completed the top-5 individuals. For Orton, it was her third win in three races this year. Individually, BYU’s Whittni Orton charged up the final climb of “the wall” and then increased her lead to win in 19:25.4, with defending champion Mercy Chelangat of Alabama runner-up in 19:29.3. NC State, which was also runner-up in 19, had last been the nation’s top collegiate women’s program in the days of the AIAW, winning the 19 crowns. The victory marked the Wolfpack’s first time at the top of the NCAA podium after a runner-up finish in the 2020 race that was held this past March. NC State led at every split in the race, having leads that ranged from 86 points to the final margin of 38 points. Samantha Bush completed the scoring five in 32 nd place. Kelsey Chmiel led the way in sixth place, while Katelyn Tuohy (15 th), Alexandra Hays (22 nd) and Hannah Steelman (24 th) gave NC State four runners in the top-25 when no other squad had more than two. The Wolfpack were led by a close group that never strayed far from the front. 3 Colorado (187) earned the final podium position over No. 4 BYU, who totaled 122 points in a close battle over No. NC State won its first-ever NCAA cross country team championship in convincing fashion, scoring 84 points to defeat defending champion No.
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