VANCOUVER, Wash. – Led by All-American performances by
Daniel Butler (11
th, 25:09) and
Hayden Bostrom (18
th, 25:16.6), the College of Idaho men's cross country team finished sixth at the 2023 NAIA Cross Country Championships with 280 points. Milligan took the team title with 93 points just ahead of Saint Mary, who had 98.
The Yotes were the top Cascade Collegiate Conference men's team just ahead of Eastern Oregon, who had defeated College of Idaho at the 2023 CCC Championships. For five of the last six years, College of Idaho has been in the top seven.
For Bostrom and Butler, it is their second All-American honor. Bostrom earned All-American recognition in 2022 with his 25
th. With All-American honors going to the top 40.
For the rest of the College of Idaho lineup,
Elias Everist was 71
st (26:01.7),
Braden Heath was 96
th (26:14.1) and
Brevin Vaughan (26:35.) to round out the top five. Also for the Yotes,
Will Kracaw was 146
th (26:35.3) and
Cyress Wilson was 171
st (26:50.4).
