CAA Cross Country Teams to Compete in NCAA Regional Championships
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 9, 2023) – CAA Cross Country teams will toe the line for the NCAA Regional Championships on Friday. Nine teams will represent the conference across three regionals, including the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.
Northeast Regional – Van Cortlandt Park | Bronx, N.Y. | Columbia University
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The Northeastern Regional has three conference teams – Hofstra, Northeastern and Stony Brook – set to participate. The Seawolves are coming off their second straight men’s CAA Cross Country title and rank fourth in the region, while the women are ninth. Both CAA individual champions – Benjamin Godish and Abigail Hassman – will be featured in the race, leading the way for Northeastern, who is ranked eighth regionally on the men’s side and 11th for the women. The Northeast region has three nationally ranked teams on the men’s side and four teams ranked or receiving votes in the women’s competition.
Mid-Atlantic Regional – Blue and White GC | University Park, Pa. | Penn State University
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Delaware and Monmouth make up the CAA representatives in the Mid-Atlantic Regional. The competition features three teams nationally ranked or receiving votes in the men’s race and one ranked team on the women’s side. The Hawks women enter the weekend ranked 11th in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Southeast Regional – Milliken Research Park | Spartanburg, S.C. | USC Upstate
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The Southeast Regional features a league-high four teams within the field. The CAA women’s team champion will be on display, as Elon is joined by Charleston, UNCW and William & Mary in the competition. The Phoenix, who won their fifth straight CAA women’s title in October, enters the meet ranked seventh in the Southeast Regional rankings. On the men’s side, William & Mary is ranked 15th regionally. In total, the region has five teams nationally ranked or receiving votes in the men’s and women’s fields.
The top two team finishers from each regional will receive automatic qualification to the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships, and the NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee will then choose 13 at-large teams to fill out the 31-team field.
Individually, the first four finishers who do not belong to an automatic qualifier or an at-large team automatically advance to the championships. All four finishers have to finish in the top 25 within their region. Altogether, 36 individuals automatically qualify, and two are chosen at-large, making 38 the total. The two at-large selections are the highest-placing individuals at a regional that were not automatic qualifiers.
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