Cross Country Prepares for NCAA Regionals

Friday, November 9

Tallahassee, FL / Apalachee Regional Park

Women - 8:30am Men - 9:30am

Middle Tennessee

NCAA South Region Championships

11/8/2018 10:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

The Middle Tennessee Cross Country teams have made the trip south for the NCAA South Regional. Florida State will be hosting the event as they do nearly every other year as over 700 men's and women's runners will race with a bid to the NCAA National Championship on the line. The Blue Raiders will run a full team of women along with four men running as individuals. Follow @MT_TrackField for updates or watch the races live on ESPN3.

Race Details

NCAA South Regionals (Hosted by Florida State)
Apalachee Regional Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
November 9, 2018

Women's start (6K): 8:30 a.m.
Men's start (10K): 9:30 a.m.

Course Preview

Women's 6K Course Walkthrough

Men's 10K Course Walkthrough

Apalachee Regional Park is home to one of the premier courses in all of cross-country. It is the site of the NCAA South Regional every other year and is in line to host the 2021 NCAA National Championship. The women's 6K is just two loops with a short finish sprint. The men's 10K runs the same two loops as the 6K followed by two smaller loops and the same finish sprint. The current forecast calls for perfect running weather of temperatures around 70 degrees and cloudy skies.

The Opposition

SEC – In the latest USTFCCCAA polls, the SEC has five teams ranked ahead of MT. Florida, Ole Miss, Georgia, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee will all be strong opponents for the MT Women in the regional race. The Gators finished second at the SEC Championship race and had the individual winner in Jessica Pascoe.

ACC – The conference has two teams ranked ahead of MT in the same poll. The hosting Seminoles are led by Militsa Mircheva who moved up 15 spots from her 19th place at the 1.5K mark to finish fourth overall in the ACC Championship. Georgia Tech's seventh place finish at the ACC Championship caused them to drop two spots in the poll, but can still be a challenging team.

Lipscomb– The Bisons are fresh off an Atlantic Sun title with Courtney Brenner capturing the individual title as well. The Bisons topped MT in their only head-to-head competition at the Commodore Classic.

Last Time Out

The Blue Raider men bested both SEC and ACC opponents in No. 29 Ole Miss, No. 28 Alabama, Florida State, and Tennessee to claim the top spot and team win its first NCAA South Regional title in program history.

The Outlook

"We were pleased with the way our teams ran at the C-USA Championships," said Head Coach Keith Vroman. "This is the race we've been preparing for all season, and I hope we can set some records for our program, especially on the women's side."

Live Stream

Both races will be streamed live on ESPN3. The women's race can be found at this link while the men's can be found at this link.

Social Media

Keep up with the Blue Raiders in Boca Raton by following @MT_TrackField on Twitter and Instagram and like Blue Raider Cross Country/Track & Field on Facebook.