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ON TO REGIONALS
After Utah Valley and UMKC claimed the 2016 WAC Cross Country titles on Oct. 29 in Seattle, the harriers of the WAC turn their attention towards NCAA Regionals this weekend. CSU Bakersfield and Seattle U will be at the West Regionals in Sacramento, Calif. Chicago State and UMKC will be at the Midwest Regionals in Iowa City, Iowa. NM State and Utah Valley will be at the Mountain Regionals in Logan, Utah and UT Rio Grande Valley heads to the South Central Regionals in Fayetteville, Ark.
REGIONALLY RANKED
The USTFCCCA Regional Rankings feature a pair of teams on both the men's and women's sides in the final rankings before NCAA Regionals. The Utah Valley men dropped one spot to 15 in the Mountain rankings. On the women's side, UT Rio Grande Valley remained 10th in the South Central rankings and WAC champion Utah Valley remained 15th in the Mountain rankings.
USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning team strength with current-season results in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
UTAH VALLEY, SU'S RICE WIN WAC WOMEN'S XC TITLES
Placing three runners in the top four, the Utah Valley women secured a repeat as WAC Cross Country Champions on Saturday morning at Jefferson Park Golf Course in Seattle. Seattle U's Lila Rice won the individual title in a time of 18:01.
The Wolverines were led by a second-place finish from junior Savannah Berry, who covered the 5000-meter course in 18:19, one second faster than teammate McKayla Morgan, who finished third. McKenzie Preece was close behind her teammates, taking fourth in a time of 18:22. UMKC's Chandler Carreon rounded out the top five with a time of 18:25.
As a team, Utah Valley finished with 41 points. Seattle U took second with 46 points and NM State finished third with 72 points.
UMKC, MILLER WIN WAC MEN'S XC TITLES
UMKC junior Bryce Miller was the first runner across the finish line as the Roos held off three-time champion Utah Valley for the 2016 WAC Men's Cross Country Championship, winning the title by just one point.
Miller covered the 8000-meter course in 25:03.50 to win his first WAC cross country title. Grand Canyon's Samuel Proctor took second in a time of 25:06.10 and the Utah Valley duo of Jason Lynch and Tyson Lambert took third and fourth in times of 25:07.60 and 25:08.4 respectively. UMKC junior Tyson Fambrough rounded out the top five with a time of 25:12.11.
UMKC finished with a team score of 46 to finish just ahead of Utah Valley, who scored 47 points on the meet. Seattle U was third with 65 points.
NCAA REGIONALS
The 2016 Cross Country Regionals will be held at nine sites throughout the country on Friday, Nov. 11. WAC teams will be represented in four locations. The West Region will be held in Sacramento, Calif. (Host: Sacramento State). The Mountain Region will be held in Logan, Utah (Host: Utah State), the South Central Regional (Host: Arkansas) will take place in Fayetteville, Ark., and the Midwest Region (Host: Iowa) will take place in Iowa City, Iowa.
November 11, 2016
Great Lakes: Madison, Wis. (Host: Wisconsin)
Mid-Atlantic: University Park, Pa. (Host: Penn State)
Midwest: Iowa City, Iowa (Host: Iowa)
Mountain: Logan, Utah (Host: Utah State)
Northeast: Bronx, N.Y. (Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
South: Talahassee, Fla. (Host: Florida State)
South Central: Fayetteville, Ark. (Host: Arkansas)
Southeast: Charlottesville, Va. (Host: Virginia)
West: Sacramento, Calif. (Host: Sacramento State)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2016 Cross Country National Championships will take place in Terre Haute, Ind. and is hosted by Indiana State. The race will take place at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.