ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Following a solid showing at the 2026 Conference USA Cross Country Championships in October, NM State returned to action for the NCAA Mountain Regionals, hosted by the University of New Mexico at the UNM North Golf Course. Senior Thomas Croshaw made program history, becoming the first Aggie student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships following a 15^th-place finish.
 
Opening the day of action was the women's 6k, where, for the fifth time this season, Nia Allison recorded the top finish among the Crimson & White, tallying 35^th overall with a time of 21:15.9.
 
Albuquerque native Trista Cordova tallied the second-fastest finish among Aggies on Friday, crossing the line with a time of 22:17.4.
 
Competing in her second NCAA Mountain Regional at NM State, Eloïse Stuart saw a massive improvement from 2025, finishing with a time of 22:34.1.
 
Senior Jordan Torres (22:52.2), Marlene Mosqueda (22:58.2) and Ainsleigh Kasprick (23:01.6) finished in close succession, while Adéla Steinsová completed her first collegiate 6k.
 
In the men's 10k, Volcano Vista graduate and Duke City native Thomas Croshaw made Aggie history, taking 15^th overall with a new personal best in the 10k (29:34.2). The senior is expected to qualify and compete as the program's first-ever NCAA Cross Country National Championships student-athlete, set to be announced on Saturday.
 
A pair of New Mexico natives followed Croshaw in the team standings, as senior Derick Castellanos (31:22.8) and Orion Chavez (31:55.1) tallied new personal bests in the event to finish second and third, respectively, on the NM State squad.
 
Junior Omer Ibrahim followed his performance at the 2026 Conference USA Cross Country Championships with another strong result in Albuquerque, crossing the line with a new personal best time of 32:19.7.
 
Cal Schnepf and Leo Valenzuela rounded out the Aggies' day at the NCAA Mountain Regionals.
 
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Should he qualify, Thomas Croshaw will participate in the 2026 NCAA Cross Country National Championships – a first for the NM State program. The meet will be hosted at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 10k is set to take place on Saturday, Nov. 21.
 
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