Mia Nahom to Compete at NCAA National Race

STORRS, Conn. – Junior Mia Nahom will represent the Huskies at the NCAA National Championship Race on Saturday, November 23^rd.

The race will be held at the Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The women's 6k championship race is set to begin at 11:15 a.m. (ET).

Nahom is the only Husky to qualify for the national race this year and the first women to do so since Lauren Sara qualified in 2014.

Last Time Out

The NCAA Northeast Regional races were held just a week ago in Buffalo, New York. Nahom was the Huskies' top finisher, coming in fourth overall out of a field of 266 runners. She finished with a time of 19:33.7 to earn a spot in the national championship race.

Head Coach Lindsay Crevoiserat also qualified for the national race in her time as a cross country runner at UConn.

"It's definitely cool to see it come full circle," Crevoiserat. "I'm back and now one of my athletes has made it to nationals. It's just a big thing to do and it's not easy. It's probably one of the hardest sports to make it to nationals in."

"It's a big thing for the program, it's a big thing for me as a coach and for her. Watching her grow as an athlete, she always wants to be the best, so that's cool to see that she is one of the best."

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