Cross Country Concludes Season on High Note at NCAA Southeast Regional

Friday, November 13

Spartanburg, S.C.

10:00 AM

Radford University

NCAA Southeast Regional

Men's Results Women's Results

Photo by: Jason Aigner

11/13/2026 3:24:00 PM | Cross Country

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Radford men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up their strong 2026 campaign on Friday morning at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet, conducted at the Milliken Arboretum. The men's team posted their highest finish as a team since 2016, taking 22nd. The women's team placed 32nd and fifth among Big South Conference programs.

MEN'S RACE
In the season's lone 10k meet of the season, Azrael Cabusao led the charge for Radford. The junior matched his previous best finish of 117th overall in a regional set two seasons ago. His time of 31:27.4 was a personal best at the distance and is the fourth-fastest 10k in program history. Spencer Thacker (31:40.5), and Quinlan Beegle (31:47.8) also etched their names onto Radford's all-time 10K list as well, with Thacker in seventh and Beegle in 10^th, respectively.

Freshman Logan Wheelock was the fourth-highest finishing Highlander, setting a time of 32:07.3 in his first 10K event. Grayson Norris just beat 33 minutes (32:59.8) and finished within half a second ahead of Marson Parish of USC Upstate and Carter Hayes of WKU for 194th overall. Logan Hamilton cut nearly three minutes off his previous 10k PR with a time of 33:17.7.

WOMEN'S RACE
Kayla Fields concluded her career as a Highlander leading the team. She took 136^th overall and set a PR time of 22:10.3 in her final race. Allison Nelson finished the 6k strong, climbing 10 positions over the last kilometer to finish 180^th overall with a time of 22:45.2. Freshman Faith Thomas was the third-highest finishing Highlander, taking 189^th with a time of 22:50.7.

Katelyn Campbell concluded the season with a time of 23:04.4 in the 6k, and Kaylie Dziedzina was next for Radford clocking a 23:14.5. Teagan Gilhooly and Cora Genztel finished as a pair, with Gilhooly posting a time of 23:20.7 and Gentzel a 23:23.6.

FROM COACH HOWARD
"The men went out very fast, but held strong for some great times all-time," began distance coach Stephen Howard after the race. "Quinlan (Beegle) had me a little worried as he PR'ed in the 5k en route to his 10k finish, but he held strong. Azrael Cabusao has done nothing but be a tremendous team leader all season, and I was thankful to see him bounce back from his performance at the conference meet. He put himself in contention to break the school record, and while he did not get it, he truly fought every step of the way. Finally, Logan Wheelock continues to impress me. He barely broke 16:00 in the 5k in high school and is nearly breaking 32:00 in a hilly 10k. He is doing tremendous work and I'm so proud of him for it!"

"The women did well. Kayla (Fields) had a great race to end her career. I'm so proud of who she is as a person, and how hard she has worked to lead our team. Faith (Thomas) had an incredible 6k debut today, breaking 23:00 in her first race at that distance. Allison Nelson had a wonderful day as well, splitting faster through the 5k than she did racing the same 5k at conference."

"As always, I am thankful to be part of the Highlander community. We had many parents and athletes drive to South Carolina today to cheer us on and it felt amazing to have such a strong culture backing the program."

UP NEXT
The Highlanders hope to keep the momentum going into indoor track and field season. Stay tuned for the full Radford schedule release, set to be announced in the coming week.

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