WXC national championship results
 
University Place, Wash.----The Wingate University women's cross country team finished 23rd in the NCAA Division II national championship meet held on the Chambers Creek Regional Park layout Friday. Junior Mollie Scott led the Navy Blue and Vegas Gold-clad Bulldogs, finishing 46th with her 6K time of 21:28.1.
 
Meet Information

Top five teams: Adams State (75 points), Grand Valley State (126), Colorado Mines (164), UC-Colorado Springs (184) and Augustana, S.D. (218)
Individual finishers: 262 student-athletes representing 34 schools
Location: Chambers Creek Regional Park, University Place, Washington
 
Inside the 6K Race Results
 
- Graduate student Doriane Langlois recorded a 6K time of 22:20.7, second on the WU charts
- Seniors Brooklyn Pierce and Tatjana Mense posted 6K times of 22:33.6 and 22:47.1, respectively
- Senior Zoe Brickley rounded out the Bulldog scorers with her 6K time of 23:29.1
- Sophomores Amber Scott and Gemma Rebollo landed in Wingate's sixth and seventh spots
- Amber Scott ran a 23:38.2 6K race, while Rebollo registered a 24:15.9 6K time
 
Notables
 
- The Adams State Grizzlies placed five runners in the top 40 to take the team title
- Adams State junior Stephanie Cotter became the ninth winner to earn two individual crowns
- She won the 2019 NCAA Division II individual championship in Sacramento, California
- Cotter's margin of victory (42.5 seconds) was the largest in Division II history
- She won Friday's title with a 6K time of 19:45.2
- Winona State's Lindsay Cunningham finished second with her silver-medal 6K time of 20:27.2
- The South Atlantic Conference sent three women's cross country teams to nationals
- Catawba finished 28th, while Anderson took 30th place
- Wingate's Mollie Scott was the top finisher from the SAC and the Southeast Region
 
Quotables
 
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech
 
"This has been an incredibly tough season for our women. Despite the many sickness battles our women had to fight this season, they remained strong and positive and finished their season showing their true character, competing hard at the national championships."
 
"The end results are not what we wanted at the beginning of the season, yet we know we've become better and stronger. Outcomes and tangible results will never be the main goal of this program. Doing the right process towards such goals…will always be the priority. The future is bright for the Bulldog women. We will come back next year ready to battle once again."

Wingate senior student-athlete Brooklyn Pierce
 
"This was the craziest race of my life. The mud, the cold weather, running with 261 of the best runners in D2 was an experience I'll never forget. I am so beyond proud of this team and all of the things we have overcome this season. Injuries and sickness got our team good, but we performed well today and I couldn't be prouder."
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences. 

Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 14 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.