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Mantz returned to Provo for his senior season, and as such he'll look to defend his individual national championship Saturday morning at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida (9:10 a.m. MT, ESPNU).
Whittni Orton won the first individual title in BYU women's cross country history, Conner Mantz won the men's program's first consecutive titles, and the duo swept the podium for the first time since 1988.
Conner Mantz and teammate Casey Clinger finished eighth and 12th, respectively, in the men's 5,000-meter final Sunday morning at historic Hayward Field. Mantz, the reigning NCAA cross country champion who prepped at Sky View, moved up from 11th with four laps to go and briefly led the pack. That pace, which has often been described as "the Mantz zone," helped propel Nike's Paul Chelimo to first in 13:26.82 seconds. Nike's Grant Fisher finished second in 13:27.01 and Woody Kindcaid rounded out the three-man Olympic squad in the event in 13:27.13. Mantz finished in 13:32.69 for his second top-...
Conner Mantz and teammate Casey Clinger finished eighth and 12th, respectively, in the men's 5,000-meter final Sunday morning at historic Hayward Field. Mantz, the reigning NCAA cross country champion who prepped at Sky View, moved up from 11th with four laps to go and briefly led the pack. That pace, which has often been described as "the Mantz zone," helped propel Nike's Paul Chelimo to first in 13:26.82 seconds. Nike's Grant Fisher finished second in 13:27.01 and Woody Kindcaid rounded out the three-man Olympic squad in the event in 13:27.13. Mantz finished in 13:32.69 for his second top-...
Follow along as a variety of former high school and collegiate track and field standouts try to earn an Olympic berth for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in \