Meet 7: Kennesaw State at NCAA South Regionals
Date: Friday, November 15 at 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Location: Apalachee Regional Park | Tallahassee, Fla.
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The Kennesaw State cross country teams travel to Tallahassee, Fla. for the NCAA South Regionals on Friday, November 15.
 
The KSU men and women both competed on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Conference USA Championships where the women finished third and the men took fifth.
 
The men's best finish at the NCAA South Regionals was seventh in 2011. The women's best finish was 11th in 2023.
 
The women's 6k race is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET. The men's 10k race will begin at 9:30 a.m.
 
How to Qualify for NCAA XC Championships
Here's what it takes:
 
Team Qualification: The top two teams at each of Friday's nine regional meets will automatically advance to the national meet. KSU's region consists of teams from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. The national field will then be filled with 13 at-large selections, comprising a total of 31 men's and 31 women's teams which will compete in Madison. The at-large squads will be determined using a formula based upon head-to-head success against other national qualifiers during the regular season.
 
Individual Qualification: All runners who place in the top 25 at the regional meet earn all-region recognition and become eligible for advancement to Madison. The national meet features 38 individual competitors not on advancing teams. The top four finishers from each regional meet who are not part of a national-qualifying squad will punch their ticket to Madison. Then, two at-large individuals will be added to round out the national field.
 
KSU Team Notes
- Emma Ferguson (20:59.4) has the top 6k time for the women this season. Grant Crabtree (31:12.39) carries the top time for the men in the cross country 10k in his career.
 
- Ferguson and Collins Kipkemboi were the Owls' top finishers at the Conference Championships.
 
-  Collins Kipkemboi took home First Team All-Conference honors on the men's side while Emma Ferguson and Madison Seiler secured Second and Third Team All-Conference honors at the Conference USA Championships.
 
Next Up
The Owls return to action on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the NCAA Championships in Madison, Wi. if any of the 15 qualify. If not, they will be back in action on Friday (Dec. 6) when the indoor track and field season gets underway at the Clemson Opener.