Senior teammates Porter Middaugh and William Brunner of Vail Valley Running Club (Colorado) finished fifth (14:54.43) and seventh (15:03.39), respectively at the NXR Southwest meet on Saturday in Mesa, Ariz. Middaugh qualified automatically as a top-five finishers and Brunner could be pushed into NXN as well if Riverton XC is selected as an at-large team. Middaugh and Brunner were the top two finishers from Colorado.