After strong performances at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships, both University of Southern Indiana Cross Country programs remain ranked in the top 10 of the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Top 25. It is the final poll before the NCAA II National Championship held in St. Leo, Florida on November 19.
With a runner-up performance at the Midwest Region Championship, the USI men remain No. 7 in the national poll. Four All-Region honorees guided the Screaming Eagles to the second-place finish behind Grand Valley State University, the third ranked team in the country.
Seniors Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) and Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana) paced the Eagles with top-10 finishes of sixth and 10th, respectively.
In the women’s poll, No. 7 Cedarville University jumped USI after placing ahead of the No. 8 Eagles at the Midwest Region Championships. No. 2 Grand Valley earned the region championship with Cedarville and USI finishing second and third, respectively.
Taking Region Runner of the Year honors with her first collegiate win was senior Jessica Reeves (Midland, Michigan), who finished with a school-record time of 20 minutes, 8.90 seconds. Also earning an All-Region nod was junior Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) who was the runner-up with a time of 20:15.86.
The NCAA II National Championships will be held in St. Leo, Florida, November 19 with the men starting at 7:30 a.m. (CST) and the women at 8:45 a.m.
