NCAA South Regional Championships – Notable Splits

Nine Division I cross country regionals will be held on Nov. 15, each hosted by a school in that region
- Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Mountain, Northeast, South, South Central, Southeast, West
The top-two teams, in each region, will secure automatic bids to the National Championship
13 teams will then have the ability to earn an at-large bid, as announced later by the NCAA Division I Cross Country Subcommittee
The first four regional finishers, not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team, will also secure an auto-bid to the national meet
Only two individual at-large bids are selected for the Championships, announced later by the Subcommittee

Last season, the UA women earned the program's third straight top-five finish at the regional meet, highlighted by a first-place finish in 2022
Doris Lemngole arrives to Tallahassee as the 2023 runner-up at the South Regional Championships
In 2023, the UA men captured its fourth consecutive top-three finish at the regional meet
Hillary Cheruiyot enters Tallahassee as the defending individual champion in the men's 10k race

The Alabama men sit at No. 10 in the nation and No. 1 in the South Region after securing the program's third consecutive top-two finish at the Southeastern Conference Championships
Victor Kiprop is ranked No. 11 in FloTrack's 2024 NCAA cross country men's individual rankings
- Alabama is one of only two schools in the league with student-athletes listed in the top 12
After capturing the 2024 SEC Championship, the UA women sit at No. 7 in the nation and No. 1 in the South Region
Conference champion Doris Lemngole is ranked No. 1 in FloTrack's 2024 NCAA cross country women's individual rankings
- Alabama is one of two schools in the SEC with a student-athlete listed in the top five

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