SPARTANBURG, S.C. – James Madison cross country completed its time at the NCAA Southeast Regional at the Roger Milliken Center on Friday morning.
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The Dukes finished 23rd out of 38 scoring teams, tallying 708 points (84-141-154-160-169). NC State (71) finished first as a team, beating out South Carolina (100); both automatically qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championship. Clemson (3rd – 105), Virginia Tech (4th – 137), and Virginia (5th – 139) rounded out the top five.
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Wolfpack runner Hannah Gapes took home the individual title with a 6K time of 18:42.2 in the 6K race. JMU was paced by freshman
Anna Pucilowski (84th – 21:17.1), followed by
Taylor Myers (141st – 22:19.8),
Mullane Baumiller (154th – 22:24.3),
Sidney Walters (160th – 22:28.6), and
Carol-Anne Garrett (169th – 22:36.4).
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The Dukes posted an average time of 22:13 with a spread of 1:19 among scorers.
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Quoting Head Coach Rebekah Ricksecker
"Strong finish to a really great season. So proud of everything this team has accomplished this year."
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JMU Runners
84.
Anna Pucilowski – 21:17.1
141.
Taylor Myers – 22:19.8
154.
Mullane Baumiller – 22:24.3
160.
Sidney Walters – 22:28.6
169.
Carol-Anne Garrett – 22:36.4
196.
Ariana Logsdon – 23:04.0
232.
Elizabeth Rainey – 24:07.0