It's a not-so-secret secret that living and training at altitude can make you a better runner, and even more so if you were born there. That fact stuck out while looking through this past weekend's NCAA cross country results. In fact, four of the weekend's marquee meets were uniformly dominated by men and women who were either born at altitude or live and train there now. Check it out.

Joe Piane Notre Dame XC Invitational

Pl	Men	School	Training Altitude	Birth Altitude
1	Gilbert Kigen	Alabama	-	8,178 ft
2	Vincent Kiprop	Alabama	-	7,165 ft
3	Alfred Chelanga	Alabama	-	5,889 ft
4	Joe Klecker	Colorado	5,430 ft	-
5	Mike Tate	Southern Utah	5,846 ft	-
6	Kasey Knevelbaard	Southern Utah	5,846 ft	-
7	Alexander Palm	New Mexico	5,312 ft	-
8	Erick Rotich	Eastern Kentucky	-	6,889 ft
9	Andrew Johnston	Air Force	6,035 ft	-
10	Eduardo Herrera	Colorado	5,430 ft	-
Pl	Women	School	Training Altitude	Birth Altitude
1	Ednah Kurgat	New Mexico	5,312 ft	6,889 ft
2	Alice Wright	New Mexico	5,312 ft	-
3	Dani Jones	Colorado	5,430 ft	-
4	Grayson Murphy	Utah	4,226 ft	4,226 ft

Louisville Sports Commission XC Classic

Pl	Men	School	Training Altitude	Birth Altitude
1	Matthew Baxter	Northern Arizona	6,910 ft	-
2	Tyler Day	Northern Arizona	6,910 ft	-
3	Andy Trouard	Northern Arizona	6,910 ft	2,389 ft
4	Geordie Beamish	Northern Arizona	6,910 ft	-
5	Yusuke Uchikoshi	Boise State	2,730 ft	-
6	Jacob Choge	Mid. Tenn. State	-	6,558 ft
Pl	Women	School	Training Altitude	Birth Altitude
1	Allie Ostrander	Boise State	2,730 ft	-

Bill Dellinger XC Invitational

Pl	Men	School	Training Altitude	Birth Altitude
1	Clayton Young	BYU	4,551 ft	4,606 ft
2	Rory Linkletter	BYU	4,551 ft	5,000 ft
3	Connor McMillan	BYU	4,551 ft	4,606 ft
4	Casey Clinger	BYU	4,551 ft	4,606 ft
Pl	Women	School	Training Altitude	Birth Altitude
1	Katie Rainsberger	Oregon	-	6,035 ft

Paul Short Run

Pl	Men	School	Training Altitude	Birth Altitude
1	Dillon Maggard	Utah State	4,534 ft	-
2	Azaria Kirwa	Liberty	-	6,889 ft
Pl	Women	School	Training Altitude	Birth Altitude
1	Alyssa Snyder	Utah State	4,534 ft	5,577 ft