Christopher Newport and York Men's Cross Country Teams, Mary Washington's Gibson Ready for NCAA Championships
CAC history will be made on Saturday, as multiple men's cross country teams will compete at the NCAA National Championship meet in Elsah, Illinois. The men's race will begin at noon Eastern time.
Christopher Newport and York earned spots in the 32-team field, while Mary Washington's Jeff Gibson qualified individually with a ninth-place finish at the South/Southeast Regional.
CNU will be making its third-consecutive NCAA National Championship appearance after winning the its second-straight South/Southeast Regional championship last Saturday at Lee Hall Mansion. Grayson Reid captured the individual title for the second-straight year, while Jeff Dover, JJ LaPointe, Cavanaugh McGaw, Billy Rabil, Jason Putnam and Peyton Artz also captured All-Region accolades for the Captains. The Captains became the first CAC program to qualify for nationals back in 2015, before making a return trip last fall.
York, which finished fourth in the Mideast Regional, will be making its first-ever appearance at the national meet. The Spartans had two all-regional finishers in Alex Smith and Grant Dell.