But defending national champions University of Colorado swept the men's and women's team titles at the NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country Championships at East Bay Golf Course on Saturday.
The sixth-ranked Cougar men finished third and were led by Josh Rohatinsky, who placed third in the men's 10K run.
Heidi Magill's fourth-place finish in the women's 6K race led the Cougar women to a second-place finish and, more importantly, an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21.
The BYU men, though not guaranteed a bid because they didn't finish in the top two as a team, are expected to receive an at-large bid later this week.
The BYU women had 59 points and were the only team remotely close to Colorado (53).
Magill wasn't alone, as teammate Chelsea Smith McKell finished fifth to keep the top-five women's finishers exclusive to the Buffaloes and the Cougars.
Rohatinsky was the only Cougar to finish in the top 10 for the men.
"All you want to do in this meet is qualify for nationals and do it as easy as you can," Rohatinsky said. "We did fine today."
Among other finishers from local schools, Utah State's Tiffany Strickland and Weber State's Katie Bowen finished 10th and 11th, respectively, in the women's, and Utah State's Trever Ball finished 12th in the men's.
As a team, Weber State finished fifth in the women's and ninth in men's, Utah State seventh in women's and sixth in men's and Southern Utah finished 13th in women's and 12th in men's.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Brigham Young def. Wyoming 30-24, 32-30, 30-24: The Cougars' sweep of the Cowgirls clinched at least a share of the Mountain West Conference title on their home court as they improved to 21-2 overall and 12-2 in conference. BYU amassed 66 kills, led by Chelsea Goodman's 22.
Colorado State def. Utah 30-24, 30-28, 32-34, 30-21: The Utes hit just .153 against the visiting Rams to fall to 18-7 overall and 10-4 in the Mountain West Conference.
Montana State def. Weber State 30-26, 30-16, 30-28: The Wildcats (11-18 overall, 5-9 Big Sky) lost their seventh straight Big Sky match to end their regular season.
New Mexico State def. Utah State 27-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-26: The Aggies fell to 17-11 overall and 9-5 in Western Athletic Conference play despite 17 kills and 12 digs from Zuzana Cernianska on the road.
Utah Valley State def. Northern Colorado 30-26, 30-21, 30-25; def. South Dakota State 30-28, 31-29, 19-30, 30-27: The Wolverines won the NCAA Division I Independent volleyball championship after going 5-0 in the tournament held on Northern Colorado's campus in Greeley.
Salt Lake Community def. Arizona Western 30-25, 30-27, 30-20: The Bruins advance to the NJCAA Tournament with the District A playoff win.
FOOTBALL
Dixie State 28, New Mexico Military 20: The Rebels finished the regular season 7-3 overall and 5-3 in Western States Football League play behind J.T. Diederichs' 109 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the home victory.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
EA Sports 67, Utah State 60: Former Utah State standout Cardell Butler scored a game-high 24 points, including 20 in the second-half to lead EA Sports in Logan. Chaz Spicer led Utah State with 17 points.
Salt Lake Community 81, Montana Tech 59: Viktor Dubovitskiy had 23 points and six rebounds to lead the Bruins on the road.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Salt Lake Community 98, Southern Utah All-Stars 52: Tonya Jensen and Bre Law both scored 16 points at the Dixie State Tournament in St. George.
Utah Valley State 85, Mesa State 69: Freshman Robyn Fairbanks had a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds in 22 minutes of play at the McKay Events Center.
WRESTLING
Cyclone Open: Utah Valley State's Erkin Tadzhimetov won five times in the 133-lbs. class with the championship win coming against Nebraska's Mike Rowe in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Talon Vickers placed 2nd for the Wolverines at 125 lbs.
