By: Michael MacEachern
Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications
SPARTANBURG, S.C. | The Georgia College & State University women's cross country team finished in 14th place Saturday (Nov. 9) morning at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championship that was competed at the Milliken Research Park.
The Bobcats finished as a team with 369 points, while WIngate University won the 30-team meet with 33 points.Â
Five GCSU runners established new personal-best 6K times.
Lorena Cazora was the top Bobcat in the field with a personal-best time of 23:31.6 and came in 52nd place.
Jillian Muncus and
Haven Bejnerowicz also set personal-best times. Muncus came in 61st place with a time of 23:45.3, while Bejnerowicz was 78th with an effort of 24:22.3.
Anna Agi completed the course in a time of 24:46.0 and came in 90th, while
Lauren Thisdale finished in 94th place with a personal-best time of 25:02.7.
Abbie Brown set a personal-best time of 25:17.5 and placed 99th, while
Emily Wright came in 102nd place with a time of 25:30.3.
The regional was the final race of the season for the Bobcats.
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