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Wingate, N.C.----The South Atlantic Conference champion Wingate University cross country teams look to punch their tickets to nationals Saturday, as the Bulldogs host the NCAA Division II Southeast Region championship meets at the WU Cross Country Facility. The women's 6K race begins at 10 a.m., while the men's 10K 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 '24 SER titles at the Milliken Research Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
 
The Bulldog men have won four Southeast Region championship meets in a row, while the Wingate women have won the last three SER titles. The Wingate men won the '23 NCAA Division II national championship meet, while finishing second at the '24 NCAA event. The Bulldog women claimed eighth place in the last two national championship meets.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech

WOMEN: "The women have been putting together a stellar season. We are excited to see them defend their title in front of our home crowd. The team will look different that the SAC squad, but it will be equally strong, if not stronger."
 
MEN: "We are very excited to get back out there after the conference victory. The team has been looking forward to its first 10K race of the season. It is always amazing to run at home! It only gets better, when there is a championship trophy on the line."
 
Both Bulldog teams earn South Atlantic Conference titles
 
Both Wingate cross country teams earned South Atlantic Conference titles on Saturday, October 25 at Kinser Park in Greeneville, Tennessee. The women's cross country team collected its ninth South Atlantic Conference championship with freshman Abigail Bester earning SAC Runner of the Year by virtue of her first-place finish. The Bulldogs have won the last five SAC meets in a row.
 
On the men's side, Wingate junior Samuel Gilson won the individual title, pacing the Bulldogs to their fifth straight South Atlantic Conference men's cross country championship. Wingate had three of the top four runners to finish with 36 points. Anderson was a close second with 37 points. The Bulldog men matched the women with seven All-SAC performers.
 
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 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 17 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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