INFO | NCAA Division II XC Championship results (HTML)
 
Sacramento, Calif.----The Wingate University women's cross country team earned an eighth-place finish in the NCAA Division II national championship meet Saturday, hitting the eight spot for the second year in a row at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course. Senior Mia Cabrera led the Bulldogs, taking 41st place with her 6K time of 21:27.1.
 
Cabrera missed All-American honors by one position. Cabrera and Lee (Tenn.) senior Ana Patricia Campos both crossed the finish line with a time of 21:27.1. Campos was awarded 40th place and the final All-American spot via a photo finish. Cabrera and the Bulldogs prevailed on the team charts, as they edged the Lee Flames by five points (279-284) for eighth place.
 
Wingate freshman Firdaouss Hriche was the next Bulldog individual, finishing 47th with her 6K time of 21:35.8. Cabrera and Hriche were the top two finishers from the Southeast Region in Saturday's national championship race. Both Bulldogs defeated three-time South Atlantic Conference individual champion Madison Clay from Catawba Saturday. Clay finished 48th with her 6K time of 21:36.8.
 
Meet Information

Top five teams: Adams State (61), West Texas A&M (127), CSU Pueblo (160), Grand Valley State (179) and Colorado Mines (238)
Individual finishers: 259 student-athletes with 34 schools recording a team score
Location: Arcade Creek Cross Country Course, Sacramento, Calif.
Co-hosts: California Collegiate Athletic Association and Sacramento Sports Commission
 
Quotables
 
Wingate head coach Pol Domenech:
 
"The women showed us again how consistent they are. They executed extremely well in a pretty chaotic environment. All seven of our runners ran to their potential. For us to accomplish this year in and year out is something for which I am very proud. I'm looking forward to building on this result for the years to come. The future is bright for this group."
 
Inside the 6K Race Results
 
- Senior Anna Martin posted a personal-best 6K time of 21:48.5
- Martin's previous best was 21:48.6 in the '24 SAC championships
- Sophomore Evie Brooks was next, posting a 6K time of 21:54.0
- Senior Grace Burrell rounded out Wingate's counting times
- Burrell completed the 6K course with a time of 21:56.8
- Senior Laila Abouzaid ran a 22:06.4 6K Saturday
- Sophomore Sira Bo posted a 6K time of 22:13.4
 
Notables

- Only two WU runners (Bo and Burrell) ran in the '23 NCAA national meet
- Bo, Brooks, Cabrera and Hriche were All-Southeast Region runners this year
- The 'Dogs have won three consecutive SER championship meets
- Wingate has won eight total SAC crowns including the last four in a row
- Grand Valley State junior Lauren Kiley is the '24 individual national champion
- Kiley completed the 6K layout in 20:28.5, helping GVSU finish fourth
- Adams State has won three of the last four D2 national championship meets
 
Up Next
 
The Wingate cross country teams will switch their focus to indoor track and field in December. The Bulldogs open the 2024-25 indoor campaign on Saturday, December 7 with two meets: The Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener at Boston University and the JDL College Kick-Off in Winston-Salem. The Bulldogs will also send student-athletes to the JDL Early Bird Invitational on Sunday, December 8.

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