Box Score Memphis, Tennessee – The Tiger women's cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championships on Saturday, while the Trinity men were 11th.
HIGHLIGHTS
Two Trinity runners qualified for next week's NCAA Championship Meet, based on their performances today.
The Tiger women's team finished fourth for the second consecutive season, which is also the fifth consecutive year that the team has finished in the top five at the regional meet.
Harry Bellow earned All-Region honors for the third consecutive season, finishing ninth individually to earn a spot at Nationals for the first time in his career. Bellow recorded a personal-best time of 25:20.9 in the 8K event.
Brianna Ratliff will also be going to the NCAA Championships for the second time in her career, leading the Tiger women with her 10th-place finish in a new personal-best time of 22:03.6. She also participated in 2016 when the Trinity team qualified for the NCAA event. It also marks the second consecutive season for Ratliff to earn All-Region honors, having finished 16th at last year's event.
Also earning All-Region honors was Jordan Juran, who notched a new personal record with her time of 22:18.3. That time landed her in 14th place individually.
Jack Powers hit the finish line in 27:46.4 to set a new personal record, while Ben Whittemore also improved his personal-best with a time of 27:14.9 today.
Also with new personal bests on the women's side were Olive Pertuit (23:31.4), Elaine Kaster (23:45.8), and Anna King (23:16.3).
UP NEXT
Brianna Ratliff and Harry Bellow will compete at the NCAA Championships Meet at EP Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, November 23.