WINGATE, North Carolina - The University of Mount Olive men's cross country team finished third overall at the 2019 NCAA Southeast Regional hosted by Wingate University in Wingate, NC. The Trojans qualify as a team to compete at Nationals in Sacramento, CA., on Nov. 23.
MEET INFORMATION
The Trojans stuck to their strategy of running as a group and reamined near the front of the pack of runners throughout the whole race. The top five runners all finished within the top-25 and earned All-Region honors. See all the results here.
INSIDE THE RESULTS
Jacob Gonzalez led all Trojans with a time of 31:49.4 and finished 11th overall. He was followed by Tai Smith who crossed the line with a time of 31:56.5 claiming 13th. Jacob Willis took 15th place with a 32:07.2 10k finish and was followed by Branson Oduor (17th) and Daniel Francken (19th) with times of 32:12.6 and 32:16.4 respectively.
Jay Hall and Altan Cornu rounded out the race for the Trojans taking 29th and 59th respectively. Hall finished with a time of 32:53.9, while Cornu ran a 34:09.6.
AWARDS & HONORS
All-Region
Jacob Gonzalez
Tai Smith
Jacob Willis
Branson Oduor
Daniel Francken
UP NEXT
The Trojans will travel to Sacramento, CA, on November 23 to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championships.
