Converse Cross Country Posts Program Best Finishes at NCAA Regionals
Spartanburg SC- This morning the Converse Cross Country team headed to Oakwood, GA to compete in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. The men's team finished 14th and the women's team finished 6th. The best team finishes in school history.
 
Head Coach Mark Rennix had this to say following the competition, "Both programs ran with a lot of heart and it was awesome to see them come away with their best team finish in school history. Each year we aim to be better than the last and this season was a huge stepping stone for the future of Converse cross country."
 
Location: UNG Cross Country Course | Oakwood, GA.
Time: Women's 6k 10:00am, Men's 10k 11:15am
Teams Competing: Anderson (S.C.), Augusta, Belmont Abbey, Carson Newman, Catawba, Columbus St., Converse, Emmanuel (GA.), Erskine, Flagler, Georgia College, King, Lander, Lees McRae, Lenoir-Rhyne, Lincoln Memorial, Limestone, Mars Hill, Mount Olive, Newberry, North Georgia, North Greenville, Southern Wesleyan, Tusculum, UNC Pembroke, USC Aiken, UVA-Wise, Young Harris and Wingate.
Results
 
The first runner to cross the finish line for Converse was Ruth Spijker, followed by Lauren Beatty, Ashley Sosa, Kamille Dixon, Froukje Mons, Bayley Robinson and Anne van den Broek.
 
Women's Notes:

• The women finished sixth out of 24
• This is the highest finish in school history for regionals
• 33^rd- Ruth Spijker (23:01)
• 41^st- Lauren Beatty (23:12)
• 42nd Ashley Sosa (23:13)
• 44^th- Kamille Dixon (23:20)
• 49^th- Froukje Mons (23:32)
• 80^th- Bayley Robinson (24:40)
• 88^th- Anne van den Broek (24:55)

 
The first runner to cross the finish line for the men's team was Luis Rios Brena finishing 32^nd overall, the best individual finish in school history. Following Rios Brena was Alex Sosa, Alain Flores, Jaxon Wright, DreQuan Guyton, Spenser Kirby and Nathan Lucy.
 
Men's Notes:

• The men finished 14th of 28
• 32^nd- Luis Rios Brena (31:13) (PR)
• 75^th- Alex Sosa (32:59)
• 82^nd- Alain Flores (33:05) (PR)
• 94^th- Jaxon Wright (33:24) (PR)
• 112^th- DreQuan Guyton (33:55) (PR)
• 124^th- Spenser Kirby (34:20) (PR)
• 147^th- Nathan Lucy (35:07) (PR)