MM 11.25: Maryland cross country’s Rose Coats finishes 61st in NCAA national championship

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Maryland women’s cross country sophomore Rose Coats capped off an impressive season by finishing 61st at the NCAA national championship race Saturday.

Coats’ finish of 20 minutes, 18.5 seconds was the best time for a Terp in the national championship since 1998. Her individual finish in the 6,000 meter race was the third-best in program history.

Coats, the first Terp to qualify for the NCAA championship since 2018, has twice set the Maryland program record for a 6k race.

In other news

Maryland men’s basketball underwent a down-to-the-wire finish against Villanova, prevailing 76-75. Colin McNamara recapped the action and Matt Germack had the game’s takeaways.

No. 11 Maryland women’s basketball won by 72 points over Saint Francis (PA) Sunday, 107-35. Ben Messinger had the game story and Max Schaeffer provided the contest’s takeaways.

Maryland football was defeated Saturday by Iowa, 29-13. Matt Germack recapped the match and Ryan Alonardo had the takeaways.

Maryland men’s soccer’s season came to a close Sunday after a 2-1 loss to No. 8 Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament. Max Schaeffer had the game story.

Maryland volleyball fell in straight sets to Michigan State Saturday. Dylan Schmidt recapped the action.

Former Maryland football player DJ Moore scored a touchdown Sunday.

Former Maryland men’s basketball star Jahmir Young is showing out in the G-League.