IRVING, Texas – Student-athletes from across the American Athletic Conference competed at regional sites on Friday attempting to qualify for the 2025 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri on November 22. A total of 19 American athletes claimed all-region honors as a top-25 finisher at their respective regional championship meet, while the Tulane men won the South Central Regional team title by two points over Arkansas.
 
The Green Wave become the second American team to win a regional championship, joining Tulsa’s 2022 squad.  All five scorers for Tulane finished in the top 16, including have two of the top three finishers.  Bernard Cheruiyot came in second place with a time of 28:51.3, while Silas Kiptanui finished in third place with a time of 29:11.2. Gilbert Rono and Rogerio Amaral came in 11^th and 12^th, respectively, with times of 30:01.4 and 30:04.3.  Illia Kunin rounded out the scorers in 16^th place with a time of 30:20.2. With the regional win, Tulane is an automatic qualifier as a team for the NCAA Championships.


NCAA South Regional – Huntsville, Alabama
 
Women’s 6K
 
19. UAB (489)
66. Lidia Longo – 21:04.36
79. Katie Keur – 21:13.70
99. Sangie Lincoln-Velez – 21:25.70
130. Kenlie Nelson – 22:00.88
147. Kaitlyn Wende – 22:16.24
170. Kyra Hayes – 22:55.01
185. Ava Brooks – 23:21.86
 
23. Florida Atlantic (637)
112. Anabell Reumann – 21:37.51
135. Rosa Ten Berg – 22:06.35
143. Elyssa Toal – 22:14.89
144. Leah Helms – 22:15.20
154. Sophie Dethier – 22:29.74
163. Madison Brown – 22:41.80
169. Reese Anderson – 22:52.02
 
NTS. South Florida
80. Delaney Stephens – 21:15.22
111. Hailey Cohen – 21:37.50
198 – Caroline Irvin – 24:30.86
 
Men’s 10K
 
26. Florida Atlantic (797)
165. Paul Glick – 33:57.35
174. Donovan Petty – 34:25.21
179. Noah Highsmith – 34.47.88
180. Nazayer Franco – 34:55.91
183. Nathan Webb – 35:10.36
 
NTS. South Florida
120. Sean Perry – 32:40.35
163. Clayton Knight – 33:51.471
164. Tanner Andrade-Brinsko – 33:53.77

NTS. Memphis
65. Kenny Guy - 31:23.45
97. Robert Randall - 32:09.30
 
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
 
Women’s 6K
 
27. Temple (774)
111. Rose Tuomisto - 22:14.0
151. Rian Johnson - 22:52.0
159. Amelia Sabatino - 22:58.1
192. Emilie Creighton - 24:10.0
197. Reese Morgan - 24:24.8
 
Men’s 10K
 
15. Temple (437)
55. Mattia Zen – 31 :13.0
78. Noe Sengel - 31 :33.7
79. Graham Thomas – 31 :35.2
112. Francesco Candiani – 32 :08.1
127. Kasem Kaheal – 32 :21.5
128. Myles Munro – 32 :23.8
148. Charles Rizek – 32 :58.5
 
NCAA Southeast Regional – Earlysville, Virginia
 
Women’s 6K
 
15. Charlotte (351)
41. Cali Coffin – 20:31.6
48. Ella White – 20:35.7
84. Alex Cotugno – 21:18.8
88. Natalia Martin – 21:21.2
96. Lily Rogers – 21:29.9
109. Keely Bradle – 21:43.3
118. Caroline Perrone – 21:48.8
 
NTS. East Carolina
66. Abrielle Schweitzer – 20:53.3
 
Men’s 10K
 
11. Charlotte (332)
25. Maddon Muhammad – 30:17.9*
50. Daniel Kelmer – 30:52.7
65. Luke Armentrout – 31:11.0
88. Stephen Fernetti – 31:41.9
104. Bryce Anderson – 31:59.3
114. Andrew Harding – 32:15.9
153. Caleb Roesch – 33:05.2
 
NCAA South Central Regional – Fayetteville, Arkansas
 
Women’s 6K
 
3. Tulane (108)
3. Blezzin Kimutai – 19:53.0*
17. Dorcas Naibei – 20:42.1*
21. Petra Dos Santos – 20:55.4*
26. Haley Harper – 21:12.3
43. Alex Sharp – 21:42.9
44. Janae Dean – 21:43.0
46. Dana Rojas Vazques – 21:45.2
 
9. Rice (238)
26. Taigen Hunter-Galvan – 21:22.1
39. Amelie Attenborough – 21:47.3
59. Emma Hourican – 22:09.2
72. Alisa Meraz Fishbein – 22:26.3
88. Cici Calhoun – 22:37.7
115. Katlyn Schemeltzer – 23:07.4
 
20. North Texas (529)
69. Aditi Silwal – 22:18.0
91. Aubrey Milam – 22:36.9
130. Ella Bengtsson – 23:17.6
131. London Culbreath – 23:19.5
164. Baylee Tapley – 24:54.7
 
NTS. UTSA
88. Jocelyn Karry – 22:33.8
154. Madison Gilliam – 24:03.8
 
Men’s 10K
 
1. Tulane (44)
2. Bernard Charuiyot – 28:51.3*
3. Silas Kiptanui – 29:11.2*
11. Gilbert Rono – 30:01.4*
12. Rogerio Amaral – 30:04.3*
16. Illian Kunin – 30:20.2*
21. Zach Van Houten – 30:29.7*
24. Tommy Rice – 30:40.9*
 
8. Rice (279)
38. Ben Tijerina – 31 :20.2
41. Brandon Martz – 31.24.3
54. Jackson Moran – 31 :51.0
84. Andrew Murray – 32 :33.2
88. Riley Kuhlman – 32 :35.6
147. Marcus Gaitan – 34 :47.3
151. Matthew Gaitan – 35 :02.4
 
11. North Texas (324)
48. Joseph Wienen – 31:41.2
55. Nolan House – 31:51.4
71. Connor Bartek – 32:09.1
83. Alan Proenza – 32:32.1
97. Hunter Hendry – 32:50.4
121. Aidan Shannon – 33:29.2
126. Matt Montgomery – 33:39.8
 
NTS. UTSA
101. Ethan Carranza – 32:53.7
112. OJ Ruiz – 33.14.4
123. Austin Lyda – 33:34.7
DNF. David Zuniga
 
NCAA Midwest Regional – Stillwater, Oklahoma
 
Women’s 6K
 
9. Tulsa (297)
8. Evyn Humphry – 20:30.6*
44. Sara Morefield – 21:36.8
58. Kathryn Koonts – 21:46.7
82. Matilda Laidlaw – 22:08.9
109. Robyn Kowalski – 22:31.5
170. Sarah Hosey – 23:16.1
182. Ailey Mitchell – 23:27.3
 
14. Wichita State (422)
25. Lucy Ndungu – 21:03.5*
36. Mercy Jepkoech – 21:24.6
65. Sarah Bertry – 21:53.0
151. Faith Ekart – 23:01.6
158. Francesca Alvarado – 23:07.1
195. Lea Jerkovic – 23:47.3
199. Isabelle Hartnett – 23:59.6
 
Men’s 10K
 
4. Tulsa (117)
19. Shay McEvoy – 30:51.6*
20. Ben Brown – 30:52.4*
23. Levi Rowan – 30:54.7*
24. Charlie Krasnoff – 30:56.4*
31. Luke Birdseye – 31:16.9
54. Joseph Stoddard – 32:01.0
56. James Knockton – 32:05.2
 
10. Wichita State (340)
7. Elkana Kipruto – 30:10.0*
15. Adrian Diaz-Lopez – 30:44.8*
42. Kelvin Kipyego – 41:47.8
69. Zander Cobb – 32:27.8
114. Jacob Meyers – 33:13.0
131. Jonah Allison – 33:38.5
162. Ceasar Ramirez – 34:21.1