University of Louisville Women's Cross Country

Director of Track & Field and Cross Country - 3rd season Team Accomplishments at Louisville • Led the Louisville women to a runner-up finish at the 2025 ACC Outdoor Championships, their best finish at the meet in program history, after placing third at the 2025 ACC Indoor Championships earlier in the season • Guided the women's team to a 17th-place finish and the men's team to a 23rd-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, the first time in school history that both teams posted top-25 finishes at the national championship meet in the same season • Led the Louisville men's cross country team to an at-large bid at the 2025 ACC Cross Country Championships, their first appearance as a unit at the national championship meet in a decade Athlete Honors at Louisville • 1 NCAA Champion • 23 USTFCCCA All-Americans (1 Cross Country, 8 Indoor, 14 Outdoor) • 37 NCAA Championships Qualifications (8 Cross Country, 10 Indoor, 19 Outdoor) • 12 ACC Conference Champions (7 Indoor, 5 Outdoor) • 72 All-ACC Selections (4 Cross Country, 40 Indoor, 28 Outdoor) • 41 NCAA East Regional Qualifications • 40 Program Records • 24 Freshman Records • 6 ACC Performers of the Year • 4 USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Performers of the Year • 1 Olympian Franklin Year-by-Year Postseason Record Year XC ACC Finish ITF ACC Finish OTF ACC Finish XC NCAA Finish ITF NCAA Finish OTF NCAA Finish 2023-24 Men: 14th (429 pts) Women: 13th (333 pts) Men: 7th (48 pts) Women: 9th (34 pts) Men: 12th (20 pts) Women: 8th

Assistant Coach (Distance) - 3rd season Athlete Honors at Louisville • 4 USTFCCCA All-Americans (1 Cross Country, 1 Indoor, 2 Outdoor) • 12 NCAA Championships Qualifications (8 Cross Country, 1 Indoor, 3 Outdoor) • 10 All-ACC Selections (4 Cross Country, 3 Indoor, 3 Outdoor) • 5 NCAA East Regional Qualifications • 16 Program Records • 15 Freshman Records • 1 ACC Performer of the Year Baylee Mires was added to the Louisville track & field/cross country coaching staff as an assistant distance coach on July 25, 2023. During her time at UofL, Mires has helped guide the Louisville distance squad to four USTFCCCA All-American honors, 12 NCAA Championships qualifications, 10 All-ACC honors, and five NCAA Regionals bids. 2025-26 Cross Country In her third cross country season with the Louisville program, Mires helped lead the Louisville men to their first appearance at the NCAA Cross Country Championships since the 2015 campaign. At the national championship meet, the Cardinals finished 26th in the team standings and were led by freshman Elsingi Kipruto, who placed 39th individually to become the sixth male to earn All-American honors in program history. At the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, the men’s squad placed sixth as a team for their best finish at the meet in a decade while the team finished eighth at the ACC Championships for their best conference championship finish since 2016. On the women’s side, the team captured the Southern Showcase title in their season debut b

Brianna McCarthy currently serves as the Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Operations & Academic Services. She oversees the day-to-day operations and a...