NCAA Division II Cross Country East Regionals 11.9.24

The NCAA Division II East Regional Championships unfolded almost perfectly on Saturday for the Roberts Wesleyan University women's cross country team. The Redhawks placed four runners in the top 13 to finish and qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships on Nov. 23 at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif.
Roberts totaled 71 points, Southern Connecticut State was second with 107 and Daemen placed third with 118. Rachel Horner-Richardson finished second to lead Roberts. Horner-Richardson covered the 6K course in 22:02.5.
Senior Kylee Odell (22:14.1) placed seventh while junior Lydia Roselund (22:16.4) took 10th and freshman Paige Reeser (22:28.7) fought through an injury to finish 13th.
The Redhawks Men exceeded pre-race predictions by about 30 points to finish second with 65 points and qualify for the NCAA Division II Nationals at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 23. Southern Connecticut State finished first with 54 points and Bentley was third with 126. Senior Zachary Hall (31:27.3) finished third, sophomore Caleb Belanger (32:10.5) placed 13th, freshman Jakob Zibbel (32:20.4) was 20th and freshman Trevor Heitkamp (32:45.0) was 28th for Roberts.