Rooks Wins Club Championship Title in Washington

Utah Results Scoreboard 

On Saturday (14-Dec) 28 athletes from USATF Utah competed in the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships at Chambers Creek Regional Park in University Place, Washington. A total of 1416 athletes and 205 teams competed in the five championship races (Open Men 10 km, Open Women 10 km, Masters Women 6 km, Masters Men 40+ 10 km; Masters Men 60+ 8 km). 

It was a gray day, with winds gusting in off the Puget Sound up to 40 miles per hour. Temperatures were in the upper 40s with rain holding off until afternoon.
 
The Utah highlights were:

• Kenneth Rooks won the individual open mem's title running 31:09 for the 10 km course. He finished 29 seconds ahead of runner-up Aiden Reed from Colorado. 407 men competed in the race.
• The SG Silverbacks finished 38th in the open men's team results. A total of 51 teams competed. Their scorers were Julien Canales (159th), Quinton Read (215th), Aaron J Metler (235th),  Samuel Fish (248th), and Andrew Allen (304th).
• Trevor Pettingill finished fifth in the masters 45-49 division running an impressive 36:04 on the 10 km course.

The Utah Results Scoreboard and link to the full championship results can be found here.

The 2025 championships will be held in Tallahassee, Fl on January 11, 2026. The championships will be held the day after the World Cross Country Championships.