INFO | USTFCCCA men's poll, Week 6 edition
INFO | USTFCCCA women's poll, Week 6 edition
 
New Orleans, La.----The Wingate University cross country teams remain in the top seven in this week's NCAA Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) coaches' poll. The Bulldog men's XC team is No. 1, while the Wingate women's XC team is No. 7. The Bulldog squads are No. 1 in the Southeast Region rankings for both men and women.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech

"We are very excited to start our last four weeks of the season with both teams in a great place mentally and physically. The South Atlantic Conference meet was a great day for our programs as they came away with both titles, but more importantly, lots of positive energy and camaraderie."
 
"November 23 is getting closer and we believe we are in a great place right now. We just have to put together the final touches to be able to compete at NCAAs and show the best version of ourselves." 

Wingate's sweeps SAC meets
 
MEN: Wingate junior Will Aitken won the individual title, pacing the No. 1 Bulldogs to their fourth straight South Atlantic Conference men's cross country championship at The Farm Saturday. Aitken's 8K time of 23:46.00 was six seconds faster than sophomore teammate Joaquin Campos' second-place time of 23:52.09. Wingate had five of the top eight runners and seven of the top 10 to finish with 19 points.
 
WOMEN: The Wingate women's cross country team collected its eighth South Atlantic Conference championship Saturday, placing five runners in the league meet's top 11 at The Farm. Seniors Grace Burrell and Laila Abouzaid led the way, claiming second and third place, respectively. Burrell ran a 21:35.01 6K, while Abouzaid posted a 21:47.66 time. The Bulldogs have won the last four SAC championship meets in a row.
 
Up Next
 
Wingate will compete in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Cross Country meet Saturday, November 9 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The championships are hosted by Converse University at the legendary Milliken Research Park. The men's 10K race is slated for 10 a.m. The women's 6K race follows at 11:15 a.m.
 
The Bulldogs are the defending Southeast Region champions in both men's and women's cross country. The Wingate men won the '23 NCAA Division II national championship meet, while the Bulldog women claimed eighth place at the '23 NCAA event.

Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. 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.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 26 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 16 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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