Allen, Murphy, and Johnson Capture USATF Mountain Running Titles in Snowbird

Utah Results Scoreboard

The 2024 USATF Mountain Running Championships were held on Saturday (13-July) at Snowbird Ski Resort in Snowbird, UT. The event served as the Team USA selection race for the upcoming World Mountain & Trail Running Championships in Chiavenna, Italy on October 12.

The 8.7-mile course included 3610 feet of vertical gain. 

Twenty-three (23) athletes from USATF Utah were among the 74 competitors in the USATF championship races. Utahns won both the men's and women's titles; claiming four of the six podium spots.

In the men's race, Christian Allen, 26, of Orem won as he led a 1-2-3 podium sweep by Utah athletes. His winning time was 1:18:18 as he bested Hawk Call, 25 of Orem, and Zachary Erikson, 23 of Provo who finished second and third, respectively. Anthony Williams, 28, of Salt Lake City finished sixth to nab a top-ten finish.

In the women's race, Grayson Murphy, 29, Heber City stopped the clock at 1:36:18, winning by 3 minutes 29 seconds over Rachel Tomajczyk of Arizona. Alexa Aragon, 32, of Salt Lake City finished fourth just nine seconds off the podium. Murphy and Aragon were joined in the top ten by Oakley Olson, 20, of Morgan and Janel Zick, 32, of West Valley City as they finished eighth and tenth, respectively.

Edwin Johnson, 58, of Sandy won the masters 55-59 title running 2:01:41.

Allen and Murphy each earned automatic Team USA spots for the world championships in October.