RICHMOND, Ky. – Postseason action is here for Eastern Kentucky University as the Colonels will run tomorrow in Charlottesville, Virginia tomorrow at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a trip to the National Championships on the line.
The women's 6K race will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the men's 10K race at 11 a.m. at Panorama Farms.
Running for the women will
Edna Chelulei,
Morgan Kobylinski,
Khadija Ennasri,
Metrine Serem, and
Ann Kiplagat.
On the men's side,
Taha Er Raouy,
Justine Kipkoech,
Miguel Baidal,
Mario Priego Montero, Brian Kumutai,
Tomas Vega, and
Keeton Thornsberry will toe the line for EKU.
The men's team enter the competition ranked No. 30 in the nation as one of four men's teams in the region ranked nationally.
Last time out, the women's team finished second at the ASUN Cross Country Championships as
Edna Chelulei earned ASUN Freshman of the Year honors with a time of 16:28.0.
The men claimed their fourth straight ASUN Conference title as the Colonels claimed the top four spots, led by
Taha Er Raouy, who broke the meet record with a time of 23:16.9.
The Colonels will compete for a spot at the NCAA Championships, with the top two teams out of each nine regional meets qualifying automatically.
The men's team has earned a place at the NCAA Championships for the past two seasons.
On Saturday (Nov. 15) the NCAA Cross Country Selection Committee will announce 14 at-large selections via a selection show at 5 p.m. ET.
Thirty-eight individuals will be selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process.
The first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships.
NCAA Southeast Regional Participants
Appalachian State, Bellarmine, Charleston Southern, Charlotte, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Davidson, Duke, East Carolina, Elon, Eastern Kentucky, Furman, Gardner-Webb, George Mason, Hampton, High Point, James Madison, Kentucky, Liberty, Longwood, Louisville, Morehead State, Murray State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, North Carolina State, Northern Kentucky, Presbyterian, Radford, Richmond, South Carolina, South Carolina State, Southern Indiana, The Citadel, UNC Asheville, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Greensboro, USC Upstate, Virginia, VCU, VMI, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Western Carolina, Western Kentucky, William and Mary, Winthrop, Wofford.