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Ohio Valley Conference schools will compete at three NCAA Cross Country Regionals this Friday (Nov. 9). Teams are looking for top performances to advance to the National Championship Meet in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 17.
The top two teams from each of the nine regionals will qualify for the NCAA Championship. Thirteen (13) other teams will be at-large selections chosen by the NCAA Division I track and field and cross country sub-committee. In addition, 36 individuals will automatically qualify for the championship by being one of the top four regional finishers not on an advancing team. Two additional individuals are at-large selections by the sub-committee.
The Eastern Kentucky men's team enters the event ranked No. 16 nationally and No. 1 in the Southeast Region. The Colonels are the favorites to win that regional and advance to the National Championship for the first time since 2015. EKU advanced to the National Championship in five-straight years (2011-15) with its highest finish being 15th in 2013. Belmont, ranked No. 3 in the South, is also in position to earn a bid to the National Championship.
On the women's side, the Eastern Kentucky women are the only women's squad regionally-ranked entering this week. The Colonels advanced to the National Championship a year ago, finishing 23rd.
Austin Peay, Belmont, Jacksonville State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin will be competing at the South Region Meet hosted by Florida State. The women's 6K race begins at 8:30 a.m. ET while the men's 10K follows at 9:30 a.m. ET. The race will be run at the Apalachee Regional Park.
Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State and Murray State will run at the Southeast Region Meet which will be held at the Winthrop University Recreation Complex in Rock Hill, S.C. The women's 6K race begins at 11:00 a.m. ET with the men's 10K race following at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Eastern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and SIUE will compete at the Midwest Region Meet at the Newman Golf Course in Peoria, Illinois. The women's 6K begins at 11:00 a.m. CT with the men's 10K following at 12:00 p.m. Bradley University is the host of this year's regional.
South Region Meet (Austin Peay, Belmont, Jacksonville State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin)
Host: Florida State University
City: Tallahassee, Florida
Competition Site: Apalachee Regional Park
Regional Website | Timing Site | ESPN3 Women's Broadcast | ESPN3 Men's Broadcast
Southeast Region Meet (Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State, Murray State)
Host: Winthrop University
City: Rock Hill, South Carolina
Competition Site: Winthrop University Recreation Complex
Regional Website | Timing Site
Midwest Region Meet (Eastern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, SIUE)
Host: Bradley University
City: Peoria, Illinois
Competition Site: Newman Golf Course
Regional Website | Timing Site