North Carolina State University Athletics
Men's Cross Country 2nd, Women 3rd at Regional
11/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Four NC State runners placed on the all-regional team to lift the Wolfpack to a second-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Cross Country Regional, held Saturday at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky.
With the second-place finish, NC State’s men automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships, to be held November 23 at Terre Haute, Ind. The Wolfpack qualified for the national meet for the 14th time in the last 15 seasons.
Sophomore Ryan Hill paced the Pack with a third-place finish. Senior John Martinez was 10th, sophomore Bobby Moldovan 15th and redshirt-freshman Patrick Campbell 19th. All four placed on the all-regional team by virtue of finishing in the top 25.
William & Mary won the men’s race with 49 points. NC State was second with 99 points, followed by host Louisville at 121, Duke at 131, and Virginia at 133. The top two teams automatically qualify for nationals.
In the women’s race, NC State finished third behind Duke and Virginia. The Blue Devils had 69 points to easily outdistance the Cavaliers’ 113. NC State was third with 135. William & Mary was fourth with 145, and North Carolina was fifth with 167.
Senior Brittany Tinsley paced NC State, finishing fourth in the individual standings. Sophomore Emily Pritt was seventh. Both were on the all-regional team, and both qualified for the NCAA Championships as at-large individual participants.
