Alabama
NCAA Cross Country South Regional
Alabama Cross Country Teams Set to Compete in 2016 NCAA South Regional
11/9/2016 12:15:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama cross country teams will travel to Tallahassee, Fla., this week for the 2016 NCAA South Regional, set for Friday, Nov. 11, at Apalachee Regional Park. Florida State University will serve as the host institution.
Individually, senior Antibahs Kosgei will be seeking to repeat as the South region men's individual champion after winning the title a year ago at the 2015 championships in Tuscaloosa. With a victory, Kosgei would become just the second repeat champion in Alabama cross country history, joining David Kimani (2000-01-02). Kimani and Kosgei are the only Tide runners to win individual regional titles.
The Alabama men's team will be seeking its eighth regional title (1999-2000-01-07-08-09-10) while the women's team will be in search of its second NCAA regional title (1986).Â
The top two men's and women's teams and the top four individual finishers will advance to the NCAA Championships, set for Nov. 19 in Terre Haute, Ind.
South Regional Line-ups
The Crimson Tide will run 14 student-athletes — seven men and seven women — in the NCAA South Regional on Friday.
Competing for the men's squad will be seniors Robbie Farnham-Rose, Antibahs Kosgei, Evan Prizy and Conner Thompson and juniors Andrew Bull, Garrett Bull and Josh Short.
The women's line-up will include senior Hannah Waggoner, juniors Caroline Barlow and Emily Edwards and freshmen Rebecca Buteau, Hannah Capek, Elisabeth Danis and McKenzie Yanek.
Head Coach Dan Waters Outlook
"This will be the last Regional for five of our seniors and we have a number of talented freshmen getting their first taste of postseason competition. I look forward to seeing how they respond. We've grown a lot as a team this season but this is our next test."
In the Rankings
The Crimson Tide women were No. 4 and the men were No. 5 in the final regular season U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) South Region rankings released Oct. 31.
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