LAKELAND, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle men's cross-country team competed at the NCAA South Region Championship on Saturday morning at Holloway Park. Florida Southern and Central Fl Sports hosted the South Regional Championship. The Eagles finished in fifth place of the 16 schools competing.
Embry-Riddle 5th of 16 teams
ERAU finished in fifth place in the meet with a total score of 165. Lee University won the meet with a total score of 82 followed by Alabama-Huntsville (92), Saint Leo (141), and Florida Southern (151). Ronald Cheserek of Saint Leo won the event with a time of 32:32.61.Victor Onyango of West Alabama was right behind him with a time of 32:34.24.
The Eagles
The Eagles were solid in their performance today as they had two runners in the top 15 and five runners finish in the top 60.
Matt Graves was the top finisher for the Blue and Gold as he finished in third place with a time of 32:51.46.
Calahan Warren was the next top finisher for ERAU as he finished in 12
th with a time of 33:35.42.
Noah Kemp finished in 41
st with a time of 34:47.13,
Andrew Carpenter finished in 52
nd with a time of 35:09.54,
Stephen Dietz finished 57
th with a time of 35:17.54,
Adam Lawrence was right behind Dietz at 58
th with a time of 35.21.71, and
Shad McGrew finished in 87
th with a time of 37:14.24.
Rosolino's Remarks
"We had a great effort today all around. We knew going in that this was going to be a close race with the top 5 and a few places one way or the other would make all the difference. Unfortunately things did not go our way today. Matt and Calahan had incredible races today. I am very excited to have Matt's career end with a trip to Nationals. He has worked so hard and been a leader for more than four years. This is a fitting conclusion to his career."
Next Up
The Eagles will be back in action on November 18
th as they travel to Indianapolis, Indiana, to compete for the 2017 Division II National Championship.
