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Cross Country Postseason to Continue at Southeast Regional
11/11/2021 1:01:00 PM | Cross Country
RALEIGH - The NC State cross country programs are set to compete at the second postseason meet of the season Friday, Nov. 12 at the 2021 Southeast Regional. The meet will be hosted by Kentucky and will be contested at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.
The first two men's and women's teams to finish their respective races from each regional meet receive automatic bids to the 2021 NCAA Championships. The at-large team and individual selections will be announced via a selection show on NCAA.com Saturday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. The Southeast Regional did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet Information | Live Results
NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET SCHEDULE
11 a.m. - Women's 6K
12 p.m. - Men's 10K
PACK IN THE POLLS
The NC State women have been ranked in the top two in the USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll for the duration of the 2021 season. In the post-conference championships edition of the national rankings, the Wolfpack women check in at No. 1.
In the regional rankings, the women remain at No. 1 while the men moved up a spot to No. 4 in the most recent poll for their highest regional ranking of the season.
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolfpack women took home their sixth-straight ACC team title at the 2020 ACC Championships, led by junior Kelsey Chmiel's first-place finish. The Saratoga Sprints, N.Y., native claimed her first career conference individual title with a time of 20:02.7. With her win, the ACC individual champion has hailed from the Wolfpack for three consecutive seasons.
NC State's women's squad tied its most All-ACC honorees in a single season with six as Chmiel, Katelyn Tuohy, Hannah Steelman, Allie Hays, Sam Bush and Heather Holt garnered the accolades.
On the men's side, NC State placed sixth. Gavin Gaynor recorded the individual highest finish for the men, crossing the finish line 17th to record the fourth All-ACC honors of his career. JP Flavin tabbed the laurels as well for the second-straight season with a 20th-place finish.
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