Women 20th, Men 26th at NCAA Southeast Regionals

Friday, November 10

Panorama Farms - Charlottesville, Va.

10:30 PM

College of Charleston

NCAA Southeast Regional

11/10/2017 3:16:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

NCAA Southeast Regionals
Charlottesville, Va. – Panorama Falls
Men's Results (10K): CofC Finishes 26^th of 32 Teams (695 Pts.)
Men's Top Performer: Hayden DiBona Finishes 91^st Overall (31:25.6)
Women's Results (6K): CofC Finishes 20^th of 37 Teams (596 Pts.)
Women's Top Performer: Tess Masselink Finishes 69^th Overall (22:07.8)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – The College of Charleston cross country team wrapped up its season on Friday as the men finished 26^th and the women took 20^th at the NCAA Southeast Regionals hosted by the University of Virginia.

The women started off the day in a 6K race, finishing just 16 points shy of intrastate rival South Carolina with a team score of 596 points. Tess Masselink paced the Cougars with a 69^th place finish, making yet another etch in the record books with the 16^th-fastet 6K time in school history.

Cate Ambrose (22:32.3, 102^nd) and Tori Churchill (22:34.3, 105^th) were next across for CofC. Ellen Feringa and Marissa Small-Towns rounded out the scoring for the Cougars, finishing 147^th and 182^nd respectively.

On the men's side, all five of the top finishers for the Cougars logged Top 25 performances in school history in the 10K, led by Hayden DiBona who ensconced himself as the second-fastest 10K runner in the maroon and white with a 91^st place time of 31:25.6. Declan Hines slid in behind him in 125^th with a time of 32:07.5 to become fourth-fastest in the history of the College.

Crew Kosiorek, Sam Beattie and Evan Peirce rounded out the scoring for the CofC men's team, finishing 159^th, 172^nd and 177^th.

Furman won the men's race with a score of 55. NC State won the women's race with a score of 68.

Women's 6K Results: 20^th/37 (596 Pts)
69. Tess Masselink (22:07.8)% 16
102. Cate Ambrose (22:32.3)
105. Tori Churchill (22:34.3)
147. Ellen Feringa (23:03.5)
182. Marissa Small-Towns (23:47.6)
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212. Jace Kosiorek (24:33.2)

Men's 10K Results: 26^th/32 (695 Pts)
91. Hayden DiBona (31:25.6)!%*
125. Declan Hines (32:07.5)!%*
159. Crew Kosiorek (32:42.6)%
172. Sam Beattie (33:04.3)%
177. Evan Peirce (33:11.8)%*
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214. Jack Beattie (34:42.0)
222. Tyler Fish (35:13.1)

! – DiBona, 2^nd Fastest 10K Runner, CofC History
! – Hines, 4^th Fastest 10K Runner, CofC History
% - DiBona, 2^nd Fastest 10K Time, CofC History
% - Hines, 5^th Fastest 10K Time, CofC History
% - Kosiorek, 13^th Fastest 10K Time, CofC History
% - S. Beattie, 16^th Fastest 10K Time, CofC History
% - Peirce, 17^th Fastest 10K Time, CofC History
* - Personal Best