RESULTS
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Lees-McRae men's cross country team finished 10th overall out of 23 teams in the Southeast Region, which is the first time the program has finished in the top-10 under head coach
Ley Fletcher, while
Deanna Betzer crossed 45th out of 155 runners in the Women's 6k at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regionals this morning.
THE BASICS
MEN'S RESULTS: 10th of 23 teams
MEET: NCAA Division II Southeast Regional
LOCATION: Milliken Research Park – Spartanburg, South Carolina
NOTABLES:
- Max Geckler paced the Bobcats by finishing 29th in the field of 161 runners with a time of 32:24.9, which was only 17 second away from earning All-Region honors (top-25 garner this honor).
- Ian Kelbert crossed second for Lees-McRae in 44th (32:58.0), while Brennen Pierce was 55th with a time of 33:35.4.
- Garrett Ybarra was the next Bobcat to cross the finish line in 96th (35:02.9).
- Landon Cromer finished 106th with a time of 35:30.6, while Silas Arendash was 120th (36:18.4).
NOTEWORTHY:
- By virtue of finishing higher on the men's side, Lees-McRae has earned the other half of a point in the season-long "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" competition with rival King. The Bobcats earned the other half of the point by finishing higher in the Conference Carolinas Championships.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will now wait until Monday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. to see if they make the list of official qualifiers for the NCAA Division II Championships in Saint Leo, Florida on Saturday, Nov. 20.
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