COMPLETE MEN'S RESULTS | COMPLETE WOMEN'S RESULTS
 
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Radford men's and women's cross country programs concluded their record-setting season at the 2024 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships at the Winthrop University Recreation Complex on Friday.

The men's squad raced to a 27th-place finish while the women clocked in at 22nd overall, the best finish for the group at a regional meet since 2021.

"We had some solid efforts from both sides today," cross country head coach Sam Bradley said. "Max and Az on the men's side were particularly impressive and held their own in an extremely deep field."

"The women once again ran extremely well as a cohesive unit," he added. "There were some very small gaps between our one and five runners, which was very cool to see and a testament to how well our women's group is running right now with so much youth on the roster. It really has us fired up for track season and bringing the core of this group back for cross next year."
 
THE BASICS
RESULTS: Men: 27th (795 Points) | Women: 22nd (675 Points)
MEET: 2024 Southeast Regional Championships
LOCATION: Winthrop University Recreation Complex (Rock Hill, South Carolina)
 
NOTABLES
- The women's 6K championship race got the day started where the Highlanders posted one of the best complete team performances in the race.
- The group was led by freshman Sienna Bailey who claimed 126th with a time of 22:59.2. She was the 35th-fastest freshman in the entire race.
- Leonora Lynn was next across the line in 136th at 23:08.7.
- The rest of the top five was rounded out by Kate McLearen (137th, 23:09.5), Megan Cash (149th, 23:18.4) and Claire Keefe (168th, 23:43.3).
-  Kayla Fields (25:13.9) and Mia Farley (25.16.4) also competed and came across in 225th and 227th, respectively.
- The Radford women had just a 44 second difference between its first and fifth-place finishers, the fourth-best split as a team in the entire regional.
- With their 22nd-place finish, the Highlander women finished ahead of teams from Norfolk State, James Madison, UNC-Asheville, Coastal Carolina, Bellarmine, Longwood, Morehead State, Murray State, Northern Kentucky, USC Upstate, VMI and host Winthrop.
- Just like at the conference championships, the women also finished third among Big South programs, behind just High Point and Charleston Southern.
- The men were up next and raced to a 27th-place finish overall over the 10K course.
- Radford was paced by the strong one-two punch of Azrael Cabusao and Maxton Sowers. Cabusao crossed the line first in 117th with a personal best of 32.39.8 while Sowers was right behind in 119th at 32:41.8.
- Clay Kelly (178th, 34:13.4), Charlie Dance (200th, 34:52.9), and Logan Hamilton (226th, personal record of 36:10.5) made up the rest of the Highlanders scoring five.
- Liam McDonald also took to the course for Radford and rounded out the day with a 230th-place finish at 36:49.2.
- The Radford men finished ahead of teams from Northern Kentucky, USC Upstate, Murray State, Longwood, host Winthrop and the College of Charleston.
- The regional championship puts an end to the record-setting 2024 cross country campaign, one that featured school records, numerous all-time top-10 marks and countless personal bests.
 
MEN'S RESULTS
117. Azrael Cabusao: 32:39.8*
119. Maxton Sowers: 32:41.8
178. Clay Kelly: 34:13.4
200. Charlie Dance: 34:52.9
226. Logan Hamilton: 36:10.5*
230. Liam McDonald: 36:49.2
 
WOMEN'S RESULTS
126. Sienna Bailey: 22:59.2
136. Leonora Lynn: 23:08.7
137. Kate McLearen: 23:09.5
149. Megan Cash: 23:18.4
168. Claire Keefe: 23:43.3
225. Kayla Fields: 25:13.9
227. Mia Farley: 25:16.4
 
* Personal Best | $ Top 10 Mark in School History
 
MEN'S TEAM SCORES (POINTS)
1. Virginia (79)
2. North Carolina (85)
3. Eastern Kentucky (105)
4. Virginia Tech (128)
5. Wake Forest (134)
…
25. Morehead State (738)
26. VMI (793)
27. Radford (795)
28. Northern Kentucky (805)
29. USC Upstate (871)
30. Murray State (895)
31. Longwood (903)
32. Winthrop (906)
33. College of Charleston (916)
 
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES (POINTS)
1. NC State (60)
2. Virginia (85)
3. North Carolina (119)
4. Wake Forest (126)
5. Liberty (162)
…
20. Richmond (630)
21. Davidson (659)
22. Radford (675)
23. Norfolk State (679)
24. James Madison (725)
25. UNC-Asheville (759)
26. Coastal Carolina (799)
27. Bellarmine (819)
28. Longwood (859)
29. Morehead State (861)
30. Murray State (866)
31. Northern Kentucky (914)
32. USC Upstate (965)
33. VMI (1000)
34. Winthrop (1013)
 
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