ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Winthrop University men's and women's cross country teams travel back to the state of Virginia on Friday, November 14 for the NCAA Southeast Regional hosted by the University of Virginia. The race will consist of all division one teams representing Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

"I've been really pleased with the group's preparation for the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship the last two weeks. It can be really tricky managing both physical fatigue and mental fatigue at this point in the season, but they've done a great job recovering from the Big South championships and are ready to go for Friday. I'm excited to see the group continue to grow as competitors as we move deeper into the post-season," said Assistant Track and Field/Cross Country Coach, Aidan Fiol.

LAST TIME OUT

• Both teams finished 7th at the Big South Championships on Oct. 31 at Longwood University
• Sophomore Anna Conrad and graduate student Jason Krell led the charge for both squads once again
• Senior Mitchell Hill set a personal best of 26:59 to finish 43rd overall
• Conrad and Krell were each named to the 2025 Big South All-Academic Team

ABOUT THE EAGLES 

• The men's team features seven runners, including four returners (Mitchell Hill, Jason Krell, Griffin McNeish, and Chadwick Sisson) 
• Newcomers for the men are Aiden Carrier, Miles Carrier, and Spencer Shealy 
• The women's squad rosters six runners, five of which return from the previous season (Ella Collins, Anna Conrad, Brianna Dooney, Olivia Kemp, Kayah Marques) 
• The lone newcomer for the Eagle women is Kelsey Martin 
• Krell placed 20th overall and first for the Eagles at the 2024 Big South Championships running a season's best 25:26, competing at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. 
• Sisson earned a placement on the Big South All-Academic Team. This is his first placement on the All-Academic Team and became Winthrop's 25th All-Academic performer on the men's side 
• Conrad returns for the women following a Big South Conference Women's Cross Country Freshman Runner of the Week honor for the week, doing so at the Sand Shark Invitational with a time of 18:52. 
• Kemp was named to the Big South All-Academic Team in 2024, with this being Kemp's second straight All-Academic placement, and she became Winthrop's 29th All-Academic honoree on the women's side. 
• Raffael Craig mans the helm for his first season in charge of the Eagles 
• This is the Eagles 42nd season as a program

FOLLOW THE EAGLES 

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