147 Southland Cross Country Athletes Gear Up for NCAA Regionals
Lamar – Katie Buckley, Evelyn Chavez, Meghan Dupree, Evie Reavis, Alexandra Sokolova, Georgia Tuckfield, Katy Whiteoak UIW – Luis Barba, Garett Cortez, Jairo Cruces, Deion Hardy, Adam Herrera, Tyler Martin, Cesar Moreno, Isaiah Murillo, Israel Orihuela, Jorge Quinter, Christopher Winski The women’s 6K race begins at 9:15 a.m. CT while the men’s 10K starts at 10:15 a.m. The top two teams and the first four finishers in the race not associated with those two teams will advance to the NCAA Championships, held Nov. 18 in Louisville, Ky. UIW – Dominique Allen, Elizabeth Alvarado, Stephanie Diaz, Madison Henry, Megan Hernandez, Danielle Martinez, Katelyn Mead, Damallie Ortiz, Katherine Ramirez, Keila Rodriguez, Karina Velez, Emily Wilson Abilene Christian – John Baker, Ryan Cleary, Seth Crockett, Drew Cummings, Roy Kipkorir, Conner Miller, Travis Nicholls On the women’s side, UIW and Abilene Christian feature the most entries in the conference with 12 and 9, respectively. South Central Regional Championships HomepageCOLLEGE STATION, Texas – The 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country South Central Regional Championships get underway tomorrow with 76 men’s athletes and 71 women’s athletes representing the Southland Conference. Both fields feature 29 schools with the men’s field numbering 215 total athletes while the women’s race includes 231 competitors. For a full list of entries, box draws, course maps and more, visit the South Central Regional Championships Homepage, courtesy of host institution Texas A&M. Southland Conference Men’s Entries Alexandria Hackett and twin sister Michaela headline a senior trio with Diana Garcia-Munoz. The three finished in the top three spots at the 2017 conference championships with Alexandria taking first place with a 6K time of 20:27.8. The Wildcats won their second team title in three years. Stephen F. Austin – Claire Crone, Elizabeth Guerra, Christina Hernandez, Courtney High, Brittany Innis, Kelsey Ramirez, Taryn Surratt Eleven Southland men’s teams will compete at the regional race, with UIW leading the way with 11 entries. Houston Baptist and McNeese will each race nine athletes while Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Lamar, Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin all have entered seven runners. Central Arkansas – Preston Borg, Brant Cook, Jared Hamilton, Jaron Hamilton, Julien Jeandree, Anthony Rono, Markus Schweikert Northwestern State – Brandon Lewis-Graham, Joshua Wilkins The men are led by Lamar standout Jamie Crowe. The junior finished first at the 2017 Southland Conference Championships with an 8K time of 24:29.1, pacing his team to a fifth-straight title, 16th overall and 11th in the last 12 years. At last year’s NCAA regional race, the Cardinals finished sixth out of 20 teams to lead all competing Southland schools. The top returning runner from all league runners is Lamar senior Federico Gasbarri. In his 2016 junior campaign, he finished 26th out 142 with a 10K time of 31:17.5. New Orleans – Aaron Albert, Kaleb Chanet, Jacob Fitts, Mark Golay, Lucas Marcello McNeese – Edna Cheptum, Alex Eykelbosch, Jessica Fox, Imogen Hull, Gladys Jerotich, Alissa Lander, Estela Pina, Katja Woelfl Houston Baptist – Faith Crayton, Miracle Crayton, Brielle Eskridge, Katie Haring, Callista Harris, Arielle Price, Lauren Stockton Sam Houston State – Grant Buley, Alex Hernandez, Jordan Leon, Jeffrey Moore, Stephen Southall, Cameron Theriot, David Zavala Stephen F. Austin – Evan Barron, Larry Deramus, Pedro Flores, Quinlin McGregor, Caleb Pickett, Jeremy Rich, Erick Rotich McNeese – Brian Flanagan, Eric Greene, William Hamilton, Niall Holt, Luke Horgan, Oliver James, Nathan Jones, Daniel Saina, Enrique Soto Houston Baptist – Stephen Aguilar, Carlos Arias, Christian Dickey, Cody Hammonds, Enrique Perez, Enoch Ramirez, Daniel Shelton, Zion Walker, Christos Zachariou Abilene Christian – Sierra Bennett, Diana Garcia-Munoz, Briahna Gerlach, Carnley Graham, Alexandria Hackett, Michaela Hackett, Hannah Marut, Allison Taylor, Soren Underwood Lamar – Matthew Arnold, Jamie Crowe, Keith Fallon, Kyle Garcia, Federico Gasbarri, Cormac Kelly, James Stockings Sam Houston State – Hailey Chorn, Camry Grigsby, Denise Jones, Kassandra Luna, Briana McCall, Meaghen Seales, Hannah Tarrant Lamar women return the top finisher from last season’s regional race in senior Evelyn Chavez. She finished 21st out of 144 in 2016 with a 6K time of 21:09.7. Southland Conference Women’s Entries Nicholls – Lucija Barac, Eleana Callejas, Taylor Douglas, Hannah Naquin, Courtney Troxclair Central Arkansas – Taylor Dunn Nicholls – Tristan Breaux, Daryl Cooper, Teril Cooper, Trey Lowery, John Paul Spera Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – Valentina Campos, Sydney Cole, Allyson Girard, Bridgette Kozar, Morgan McCutchen, Samantha Miller, Cynthia Quiroga, Liz Romo