Posted: Nov 12, 2016
The Basics
Location: Rome, Ga.
Race: 2016 NCAA Southeast Regional Meet
Race Format: Women's 6K | Men's 8K
The Lead: The Roanoke College Cross Country teams each competed in the NCAA Southeast Regional on Saturday with the women placing seventh and the men 13th.
How it Happened
- Kerri Dalton placed sixth individually with a time of 22:41, unofficially qualifying her for the 2016 NCAA National Championship Meet in Louisville, Ky., next Saturday. The reigning ODAC Champion, Dalton was the top women finisher in the league on Saturday.
- Claire Brooks joined Dalton on the all-region team by placing 18th overall with a time of 23:17 in the 6k race.
- Caity Ashley (24:30) and Ellen Bauer (24:31) finished 55th and 56th, respectively in the 213 runner field.
- The women's team placed seventh among the 27 teams. Emory had five runners in the top-19 to take the team title.
- Howard Daniels was the top men's finisher, placing 47th with a time of 27:15. Kevin Waterman was 59th among the 208 runners with a time of 27:27. John Wiggins placed 67th for the Maroons.
- RC finished 13th as a team, with Christopher Newport winning the team title by placing four runners in the top-13 spots.