Montevallo Finishes 23rd at NCAA Women's Cross Country National Championship
Results
SAINT LEO, Fla. – The University of Montevallo women's cross country team finished 23rd in team standings Nov. 19 in the NCAA Division II National Championship on the Abbey Course.
Also competing as an individual was Georgia College's Catherine Yost. Yost finished 105th in the 6K race, crossing the line in 22:24, good for second-best in school history to a record she set at the NCAA Southeast Regional Nov. 5.
While finishing 105th among the best 240 runners in the country is impressive enough, Yost also made her mark on GC History this year. She became the first two-time All-Southeast Region honoree and the first Bobcat to ever qualify to run at the NCAA Championships as part of an amazing junior season. Yost broke both the 6K and 5K records for the school this year as well. The Bobcat junior finished seventh among Southeast Region runners in today's action, and third among Peach Belt Conference (PBC) harriers.
Making their third consecutive appearance in the National Championship, the nationally-ranked Falcons were led by junior Katie Nelson, the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Year.
Nelson finished 79th overall in individual standings with her time of 22:08.2. Nelson was running as high as 15th overall at the 1.3K split in the race for the Falcons, who are ranked No. 18 nationally in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II poll.
Senior Cheyenne Thompson, who won the individual title at the Peach Belt Conference Championship, came in 103rd overall in individual standings with her time of 22:23.1.
Senior Anna Leinheiser recorded a time of 22:42.1, which placed her 134th overall in individual standings. Senior Natalie Shoemaker finished 150th overall in individual standings with her time of 22:51.9.
Senior Katherine Terino came in 153rd overall in individual standings with her time of 22:53.3 as she provided the final points in the race for the Falcons.
Junior Hannah Evans rounded out the group of Montevallo runners with her time of 24:24.6, which placed her 221st overall in individual standings.
The Falcons wrapped up an incredible season that saw Montevallo capture its third consecutive Peach Belt Conference and NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championships.