INFO | NCAA Southeast Regional complete results (HTML)
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Spartanburg, S.C.----For the second year in a row, the No.1 Wingate University men's cross country team had a perfect score of 15 on the way to its fourth straight NCAA Division II Southeast Region championship at the Milliken Research Park Saturday. The Bulldogs had the top six finishers, led by senior individual champion Ricardo Barbosa.
 
A 2024 NCAA Division II All-American, Barbosa posted a personal-best 10K time of 29:16.0. Less than 0.2 seconds separated Wingate's top five runners. South Atlantic Conference individual champion Will Aitken finished second with his silver-medal time of 29:16.1. Luca Poppe, Antonin Saint Peyre and Scott Nutter completed Wingate's top five with identical times of 29:16.2.
 
Meet Information

Top five teams: Wingate (15 points), Augusta (74), Anderson (102), Flagler (102) and Catawba (153)
Individual finishers: 187 student-athletes with 28 schools recording a team score
Location: Milliken Research Park, Spartanburg, S.C. (Converse University, host)
 
Quotables
 
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech:
 
"The men executed the pre-race plan really well. The idea was to get one last hard effort two weeks out from nationals. We were able to keep our pack together for the whole race, which was really nice. In addition, the top five finished within one second of each other. Now with only two weeks left, we cannot get much better physically, so all the efforts will turn to making these guys ready to execute."
 
"I would be remiss if I didn't mention the huge Wingate crowd that came down to Spartanburg today. Without them, we are nothing, and I am so thankful to have this crew as part of our family. Regardless of the victories or trophies, what will forever remain in my memory is the sense of community that we have created."

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Both Wingate XC teams will compete in the NCAA Division II national championship meet on Saturday, Nov. 23. This year's XC championship event will be held at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, California. The Bulldog men are the defending NCAA Division II national champions. Wingate won its '23 national title on the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course in Joplin, Missouri.

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