Parker Wolfe wins USATF XC as top 6 go to Tallahassee-U20 and Mixed Relay berths are also earned

By Clay Shaw

12.6.25 Portland, OR—Parker Wolfe, 22, of Nike Swoosh TC and University of North Carolina won the USATF 10km in 29:16.4 on the muddy Glendoveer Golf Course route.  Wolfe will lead the top six athletes to represent the USA in the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, FL on January 10, 2026.

Rocky Hansen, 21, of Wake Forest University was second in 29:24.8. Marathoner Wesley Kiptoo, 26, of Flagstaff and Hoka NAZ Elite was third in 29:27.7, and Hoka NAZ Elite teammate Ahmed Muhumed was fourth in 29:33.7. Nico Young of Adidas was fifth in 29:41.6. Graham Blanks of New Balance was sixth in 29:45.0.

Gracie Morris of Puma Elite won the 2k in 6:19.4. Sage Hurta-Klecker of On Athletics Club was second in 6:22.9.  Ethan Strand of Nike Swoosh TC won the men’s 2k in 5:25.8.  Wes Porter, of Kansas City and UA Running was second in 5:26.5. The four athletes will be Team USA in the Mixed Relay event in Tallahassee.

The U20 women’s 6K was won by Victoria Garces of Duke in 21:07. Daniela Scheffler of NC State was second in 21:21. Caroline Barton of Princeton was third in 21:55. Abigail Sewell of Cincinnati was fourth in 22:04. Norah Mushagen of Minnesota was fifth in 22:22. Her teammate at Minnesota, Avery Marasco-Johnson was sixth in 22:29, and makes team USA. Overall winner Garces is not eligible for the U20 Tallahassee team.

Aidan Torres of Texas won the U20 men’s 8k in 25:11. Tyler Daillak of Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo was second in 25:14. Daniel Skandera was third in 25:20. Salvador Wirth of Minnesota was fourth in 25:21. Dylan Maloney of New Mexico was fifth in 25:21.

In the NXN 5k races Natasza Dudek of Ann Arbor, MI won in 16:51; she represents Poland in international events and will not get the one USA berth for Tallahassee on the U20 team. Blair Bartlett of Lawrenceville, NJ who placed second in 16:52, will get the USA kit for Tallahassee. In the boys’ race, Jackson Spencer of Herriman, Utah earned the win and the USA team spot in 15:02. Spencer powered  up the final set of hills to the lead and the victory.

Top Senior (10K) Men

  1. 29:16.4 Parker Wolfe, 22, Nike Swoosh TC
  2. 29:24.8 Rocky Hansen, 21, Wake Forest Univ.
  3. 29:27.7 Wesley Kiptoo, 26, Hoka NAZ Elite
  4. 29:33.7 Ahmed Muhumed, 27, Hoka NAZ Elite
  5. 29:41.6 Nico Young, 23, Adidas
  6. 29:45.0 Graham Blanks, 23, New Balance
  7. 29:59.4 Liam Murphy, 23, Nike Swoosh TC
  8. 30:14.8 Paul Chelimo, 35, American Distance Project
  9. 30:15.9 Morgan Beadlescomb, 27, Adidas
  10. 30:16.1 Bob Liking, 23, Hoka NAZ Elite
  11. 30:17.5 Camren Todd, Unattached
  12. 30:18.8 Sean McGorty, 30, Nike Swoosh TC
  13. 30:32.0 Olin Hacker, 28, Hoka NAZ Elite
  14. 30:33.9 Dylan Schubert, Asics
  15. 30:38.7 Matt Strangio, 24, Brooks Beasts TC
  16. 30:41.2 Drew Hunter, 28, Asics
  17. 30:42.9 Drew Bosley, 25, Nike Swoosh TC
  18. 30:48.0 Cooper Teare, 26, Nike Swoosh TC
  19. 30:50.7 Wil Smith, 24, Hanson- Brooks Distance Project
  20. 30:52.6 Creed Thompson, 22, Brooks
  21. 30:53.0 Matthew Wilkinson, 26, UA/Dark Sky Distance
  22. 30:56.8 Andrew Colley, 34, Zap Endurance
  23. 31:00.9 Sam Lawler, Unattached
  24. 31:03.9 Shuaib Aljabaly, 25, Hanson-Brooks Distance Project
  25. 31:11.4 Aidan O’Gorman, 24, Unattached

U20 Women 6 Km

  1. 21:07.0 Victoria Garces, Duke University
  2. 21:20.7 Daniela Scheffler, North Carolina State
  3. 21:54.6 Caroline Barton, Princeton University
  4. 22:03.1 Abigail Sewell, University of Cincinnati
  5. 22:21.7 Norah Hushagen, University of Minnesota
  6. 22:28.3 Avery Narasco-Johnson, University of Minnesota
  7. 22:52.8 Maeve Smith, Villanova University
  8. 23:00.1 Lillian Dicola, University of Toledo
  9. 23:08.3 Arabella Nelson, Oklahoma State University
  10. 23:09.8 Macy Hanson, University of Minnesota

U20 Men 8 Km

  1. 25:10.8 Aidan Torres, University of Texas
  2. 25:13.8 Tyler Daillak, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  3. 25:19.0 Daniel Skandera, Unattached
  4. 25:20.6 Salvador Wirth, University of Minnesota
  5. 25:20.8 Dylan Maloney, University of New Mexico
  6. 25:22.5 Juan Gonzalez, University of Oregon
  7. 25:43.1 Wil Ihmels, University of Colorado
  8. 25:45.2 Jack Bidwell, University of Michigan
  9. 25:55.8 Henry Acron, University of Virginia
  10. 25:56.1 Isaac Benjamin, Unattached
Aidan Torres of University of Texas wins the U20 in 25:10.8.
The U20 men mix it up midrace. Dylan Maloney (NM), Aidan Torres (TX), Juan Gonzalez (OR), Tyler Daillak (Cal Poly),
Parker Wolfe of Nike Swoosh TC wins the Senior Men’s 10k in 29.16.4. The crowds were still on hand for the senior races.
Ahmed Muhumed follows Hoka NAZ Elite teammate Wesley Kiptoo in the USATF Men’s 10k XC. Muhumed placed fourth earning a Team USA spot.
Rocky Hansen of Wake Forest University leads the senior men in the 10k, as the sun came out for three minutes in cloudy Portland. Nico Young, Graham Blanks, and Wesley Kiptoo all placed in the top six to earn Team USA kits for World XC in Tallahassee.
Sage Hurta-Klecker of On Athletic Club ran 6:22.9 in the women’s 2k to finish second. Hurta-Klecker joins Morris on Team USA in the mixed relay in Tallahassee.
Gracie Morris of Puma Elite earns the win the women’s 2k in 6:19.4.
Ethan Strand of Nike Swoosh TC wins the men’s 2k in 5:25.8, Wes Porter was second in 5:26.5. Both will be on the USA Mixed Relay team in Tallahassee.
Natasza Dudek of Ann Arbor, MI wins the NXN 5k in 16:50.1.
Blair Bartlett of Lawrenceville, NJ leads Natasza Dudek of Ann Arbor, MI at the NXN Girls 5K. Dudek took the win, Bartlett was second, and earned the USA U20 spot, as Dudek runs internationally for Poland.
Sophia Rodriguez #338 running in the NXN 5k runs for Mercer Island, HS, WA. She was a young standout in the York, PA area at Dallastown before moving across the country to Washington State.
Jackson Spencer of Herriman, UT wins the NXN Boys 5k and earns a spot on the USA U20 team going to Tallahassee.
Lillah Gordon from Chesterfield, NJ and Penn State University was 12th in 23:28.



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