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Kenosha, Wis.----The Wingate University cross country teams will look to bring home NCAA hardware as they compete in the Division II national championship meet Saturday. The women's 6K race is slated for 11 a.m. EST, while the men's 10K race follows at 12:15 p.m. EST.
 
This year's XC championship event will be held at the Wayne E. Dannehl National XC Course in Kenosha. The Bulldog men won the '23 national title on the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course in Joplin, Missouri. The Bulldog women finished eighth in the last two NCAA Division II national championship meets.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech
 
WOMEN: "We're so happy to be in Wisconsin ahead of the national championships on Saturday. The women have put together an incredible training block leading into this race…and we feel as confident as we've ever been in this group. At this stage, it's all about rest, recovery and trusting the work we've done. Now it's time to stay sharp, stay calm and execute our race plan on Saturday."
 
MEN: "Again, we're thrilled to be in Wisconsin ahead of the national championships on Saturday. I'm really excited to see this group perform together. As is our style, we haven't raced our full squad all season, so I'm especially looking forward to having them all on the same starting line, ready to get after it as a unit. I can't wait for the battle on Saturday!"
 
Looking back at the Southeast Regionals
 
WOMEN-The No. 8 Wingate women's cross country team had five student-athletes finish in the top 10 as the Bulldogs claimed their fourth consecutive NCAA Division II Southeast Region championship at the WU Cross Country Facility Saturday, November 8. Bulldog junior Evie Brooks finished third, thanks to her personal-best 6K time of 21:32.92.
 
MEN-The No. 1 Wingate men's cross country team had five of the top six finishers as the Bulldogs won their fifth straight NCAA Division II Southeast Region championship at the WU Cross Country Facility Saturday, November 8. Leading the way was senior individual champion Lars Laros, who posted a personal-best 10K time of 30:48.38.
 
#WUXC NCAA quick hits
 
- Thirteen WU runners (seven men, six women) made the All-Southeast Region teams
- Senior Lars Laros was the SER men's cross country Athlete of the Year
- Pol Domenech was the Southeast Region women's XC Coach of the Year
- Domenech coached both WU teams to SAC and SER XC championships this year
- The WU women are making their 12th trip (as a team) to NCAA nationals
- Wingate's first team trip was to Evansville, Ind. in 2004
- The Bulldog men have been to five Big Dances in a row (2021-25)
- Wingate finished second in the '22 and '24 men's XC national championships
- Wingate's women finished fifth in the '21 XC nationals in Florida
- The fifth-place performance is Wingate's program-best women's finish
 
#WUXC NCAA alphabetical rosters


WOMEN
Ona Alonso
Abigail Bester
Kiara Bester
Sira Bo
Evie Brooks
Firdaouss Hriche
Imane Jourji
Riya Keshaw
Karlijn Mesman
 
MEN
Joaquin Campos
Mohamed Dahmouch
Alex Durant
Arthur Faroux
Samuel Gilson
Lars Laros
Niels Peeters
Luca Poppe
Antonin Saint-Peyre
 
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Wingate University women's cross country
NCAA national championship history
 
Team participation
2004 – Evansville, Ind.                                              
2007 – Joplin, Mo.                                                     
2013 – Spokane, Wash.                                             
2014 – Louisville, Ky.                                               
2015 – Joplin, Mo.                                                     
2016 – Saint Leo, Fla.                                                
2019 – Sacramento, Calif.
2021 – Saint Leo, Fla.
2022 – University Place, Wash.                                                
2023 – Joplin, Mo.
2024 – Sacramento, Calif.
2025 – Kenosha, Wis.
 
Individual participation (site)
2003 – Natalie Creech (Cary, N.C.)
2006 – Amber Hines (Pensacola, Fla.)
2012 – Keeley Wood (Joplin, Mo.)
2017 – Madison Hiatt (Evansville, Ind.)
 
Wingate University men's cross country
NCAA national championship history
 
Team participation
2021 – Saint Leo, Fla.                                                
2022 – University Place, Wash.
2023 – Joplin, Mo. (national champions)
2024 – Sacramento, Calif.
2025 – Kenosha, Wis.

Individual participation (site)
2006 – Jayce Watson (Pensacola, Fla.)
2007 – Jayce Watson (Joplin, Mo.)
2008 – Jayce Watson (Slippery Rock, Pa.)
2019 – Micah Kipchumba (Sacramento, Calif.)