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WU WXC wins SAC for eighth time
Jackie Kirby

Women's Cross Country

SAC champion Wingate XC teams seek NCAA national bids Saturday

RESULTS | NCAA Southeast Regional Championship live results

Spartanburg, S.C.----The South Atlantic Conference champion Wingate University cross country teams look to punch their tickets to nationals Saturday, as the Bulldogs compete in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region championship meets at the Milliken Research Park. The men's 10K race begins at 10 a.m., while the women's 6K race starts at 11:15 a.m.
 
In the most recent NCAA Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) coaches' polls, the Bulldog men are No. 1, while the Wingate women are No. 7. The Bulldogs are the defending Southeast Region champions. Wingate swept the 2023 SER titles at the University of North Georgia Cross Country Course in Oakwood, Georgia.
 
The Bulldog men have won three Southeast Region championship meets in a row, while the Wingate women have won the last two SER titles. The Wingate men won the '23 NCAA Division II national championship meet, while the Bulldog women claimed eighth place at the '23 NCAA event.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech

"We are looking forward to head to Spartanburg tomorrow for the regional championships. When the big championships come around, there is always a sense of urgency and over excitement…we have been trying to control those feelings. Our goal is to execute our race plans and move on to the next race. It's always a special moment when we get to compete for titles wearing the Wingate uniform…I am sure that Saturday will be no different."
 
Both Bulldog teams earn South Atlantic Conference titles
 
Both Wingate cross country teams earned South Atlantic Conference titles on Saturday, October 26 in Newberry, South Carolina. The Wingate women's cross country team collected its eighth South Atlantic Conference championship, placing five runners in the league meet's top 11 at The Farm. The Bulldogs have won the last four SAC championship meets in a row.
 
On the men's side, Wingate junior Will Aitken won the individual title, pacing the Bulldogs to their fourth straight South Atlantic Conference men's cross country championship at The Farm. Wingate had five of the top eight runners and seven of the top 10 to finish with 19 points. Ten Bulldogs started the race and 10 WU harriers made the three All-SAC teams.
 
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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