RENO, Nev. – With the regular season in the rearview mirror, Mountain West cross country runners are gearing up for the postseason, beginning with the 2026 Credit Union 1 MW Cross Country Championships presented by Palms Resort Casino on Friday, Oct. 30, hosted by Nevada at Washoe County Golf Course in Reno, Nevada.
 
The New Mexico men and women are looking to sweep the titles for the third straight year for the first time since they won six straight together from 2009-14. The Lobo men, the nation’s No. 1 team heading into the postseason, and the Lobo women, ranked No. 6 nationally, were picked as the favorites to three-peat in this week’s pre-championship polls.
 
A win for the Lobo men would mean the fourth straight Mountain West Championship and the 19^th overall. After losing former New Mexico phenom Habtom Samuel to the pro level, the Lobos haven’t missed a beat, winning every team race they competed in this fall. Freshman Pasanjo Kitonga has carried the torch, finishing first at Oklahoma State’s Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, besting a stacked field with some of the top ranked teams in the country. Kitonga will try to take the Lobos’ men’s individual champion streak to four after Samuel won the last three consecutive titles.
 
The New Mexico women will also be eyeing a third straight MW Championship and 18^th overall. The Lobos have won 17 of the last 18 dating back to 2008 with their only lost coming in 2023. 
 
New Mexico junior Pamela Kosgei has won the last two straight titles after she became the first freshman to win the women’s title since 2015 when she won in 2024, while her win last fall made her just the fourth women’s runner in Mountain West history to capture the individual title in back-to-back years. 
 
The women’s championship 6k race will begin at 10 a.m. PT on the MW+, while the men’s 6k race starts at 10:45 a.m. PT on the MW+.
 
RACE CENTRAL

• Fans can find updated information and results on the Mountain West Championship Central page. Live results of the race will be available courtesy of Record Timing. 

HOW TO WATCH 

• The 2026 Credit Union 1 MW Cross Country Championships Presented by Palms Casino Resort will be broadcast on MW+ with Adam Diehl and Tyler Ortega calling the action. 
• Fans can sign up for MW+ at https://watch.themw.com.