Cross Country Competes At NCAA Regional Championships
November 13, 2004 | Men's Cross Country
GREENVILLE, N.C. ?? The East Carolina men's cross country team placed 17th and the women's squad placed 21st at the 2004 NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships held at Lake Kristi on Saturday. The event featured six nationally-ranked men and women's teams. NC State won its second consecutive men's regional cross country championship, while Duke claimed the women's title.
ECU senior Matt Hanlon was the Pirates' top finisher on the men's side in 69th place with a time of 32:07.7, while junior Jessica Collins was the Lady Pirates' top finisher in 46th place with a time of 21:38.1. Senior Johanna Allen placed 59th among the 180 competitors on the women's side with a time of 22:00.50 Seniors Craig Schmidt (89th) and Kyle MacKenzie (99th) both placed in the upper half of the 200 participant men's race.
With their victories, both NC State and Duke will compete at the national championships at Indiana State University on November 22. The Wolfpack women also earned a trip to the nationals with a second place finish as did William & Mary on the men's side.
The Blue Devils, the 2004 ACC Women's Champion, edged NC State on the women's side by four points and third place North Carolina by nine points. Four-time defending ACC Champion NC State was 18 points better than the Tribe, who edged third place Clemson by four points.
Freshman Josh McDougal of Liberty claimed the men's individual title, completing the 10k course in a time of 30:06.04. North Carolina junior Carol Henry won the women's individual title, finishing the 6k race with a time of 19:57.50.
In addition to the team members from both NC State teams, William & Mary's men's team and the Duke women's squad, the top four finishers not on those team also advanced to the NCAA Championships. McDougal, Itay Magidi and Derrick Wyatt of Clemson, and freshman Jacob Korir of Eastern Kentucky will each compete for the men's individual national title. Henry and Erin Donohue of North Carolina, James Madison's Shannon Saunders and Virginia freshman Emily Harrison also qualified for the women's individual championships.
