LARAMIE — Hailey Uhre and Marina Trave understand they could be part of a major first.

Each year, it seems, the University of Wyoming women’s cross-country squad inches closer toward its first NCAA championships qualification.

Many Cowgirls throughout program history qualified for nationals as individuals, but never as a team.

The 2025 Cowgirls want to change that.

“I think we get closer every year that we are here,” said Uhre, a senior. “We are biting at the bit to get in.”

The Cowgirls cruise into a new campaign with a new-look roster after three of their top seven at the NCAA Mountain Regional graduated. It all starts at 9 a.m. Aug. 30 at the Wyoming Invite in Cheyenne.

Uhre, Trave, Madelyn Blazo and Eowyn Dalbec are expected to lead the squad as its returning starters.

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