EARLYSVILLE, Va. –
Sidney Walters paced the James Madison cross country team with a 6K time of 21:53.7 as the Dukes placed 26th out of 36 scoring teams at the NCAA Southeast Regional on Friday morning at Virginia's Panorama Farms Cross Country Course.
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JMU totaled 827 points (121-164-173-179-190), behind 25th-place Radford (783). NC State captured its ninth consecutive regional title, placing three in the top 10 for 54 points (2-6-8-14-24), with South Carolina coming in second with 97 (1-18-20-21-37). North Carolina (3rd – 108), Virginia (4th – 136) and Wake Forest (5th – 144) rounded out the top five teams.
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Salma Elbadra of South Carolina took home the individual title in 19:03.1 to beat out NC State's Hannah Gapes (19:08.3).
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For JMU,
Taylor Myers (22:35.7) was the second Duke to cross the finish line, followed by
Madison Cole (PR – 22:45.8),
Izzy Greene (22:53.6) and
Faith Ford (23:04.8). The Dukes posted an average 6K time of 22:39 with a 1:11 spread between the scoring five.
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JMU Runners
123.
Sidney Walters – 21:53.7
168.
Taylor Myers – 22:35.7
177.
Madison Cole – 22:45.8 (PR)
184.
Izzy Greene – 22:53.6
196.
Faith Ford – 23:04.8
203.
Elizabeth Scarpa – 23:14.5
226.
Carol-Anne Garrett – 23:44.9