SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Clemson men’s and women’s cross country will head down the road to Spartanburg, South Carolina on Friday, November 13 to race in the NCAA Southeast Regional. This is their final meet of the season, and they will race for a spot at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana. The women are competing in the 6K at 10:00 a.m. and the men will follow with the 10K at 11:00 a.m.
To qualify for the NCAA Championship, programs can earn either a team bid or an individual bid. The top two teams from each of the nine regions automatically qualify, and 14 more teams are selected at-large out of a 32-team field. There are 38 individual runners that qualify either by automatic or at-large selection. If a runner finishes in the top four in the region and is not already part of a qualifying team, they will receive an automatic bid.
Last Time Out:
- The No. 12 women clinched second place at ACC Championships two weeks ago.
- Nancy Cherop earned ACC Freshman of the Year Honors after clinching the weekly award three times. She was the first true freshman to cross the finish line in the 6K at ACCs, running a time of 19:10.60 and finishing sixth.
- Gladys Chepngetich, Silvia Jelelgo, Judy Kosgei, and Cherop earned All-ACC selections, making Clemson the second-highest earner of All-ACC selections behind Wake Forest.
- Jelelgo finished second at ACC Championships in the 6K with a time of 18:54.00 and Kosgei finished fifth, running an impressive 19:06.40.
- The Clemson men placed 15th overall at ACC Championships. Garrett Brown was the first Clemson finisher in the men’s 8K, placing 60th and running a time of 23:47.30. Brendan Gomez followed closely behind, finishing 61st with a time of 23:48.00.
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