2022 DI cross country regional championships: Schedule, times, live updates, results
Recapping the 2022 DI cross country regional championships, auto-bids 🎟
All nine of the 2022 DI cross country regional championships were held Friday, Nov. 11. Teams competed for regional titles and an automatic bid to the DI national championships. We saw over five hours of continuous cross country races, with big names stepping up to deliver championship-level performances. Check out the results below.
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| Regional Championship | Men's Team Winner | Women's Team Winner | Results |
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| Great Lakes | Wisconsin | Notre Dame | Results |
| Mid-Atlantic | Villanova | Georgetown | Results |
| Midwest | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Results |
| Mountain | Northern Arizona | New Mexico | Results |
| Northeast | Syracuse | Providence | Results |
| South | Tennessee | Alabama | Results |
| South Central | Arkansas | Arkansas | Results |
| Southeast | North Carolina | NC State | Results |
| West | Stanford | Stanford | Results |
Automatic bids
The top two finishing teams in each regional secure automatic bids to the championship. Here are the automatic qualifying teams.
| Region | WoMen's Auto-Bids | Men's Auto-Bids | WATCH | |
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| Great Lakes | 1. Notre Dame 2. Ohio State |
1. Wisconsin 2. Notre Dame |
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| Mid-Atlantic | 1. Georgetown 2. West Virginia |
1. Villanova 2. Georgetown |
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| Midwest | 1. Oklahoma State 2. Northwestern |
1. Tulsa 2. Oklahoma State |
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| Mountain | 1. New Mexico 2. Utah |
1. Northern Arizona 2. BYU |
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| Northeast | 1. Providence 2. Syracuse |
1. Syracuse 2. Harvard |
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| South | 1. Alabama 2. Florida State |
1. Tennessee 2. Ole Miss |
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| South Central | 1. Arkansas 2. Texas |
1. Arkansas 2. Texas |
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| Southeast | 1. NC State 2. North Carolina |
1. North Carolina 2. Virginia |
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| West | 1. Stanford 2. Oregon |
1. Stanford 2. Gonzaga |
The first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships. While the at-large teams won't be decided until the selection show at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 12, here's a look at the top four finishers from non-AQ teams in each region.
| Region | WoMen's Top Four | Men's Top Four | |
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| Great Lakes | 1. Katie Osika (Michigan State) 2. Joy Chirchir (Toledo) 3. Samantha Stieve (Wisconsin) 4. Faith Linga (Toledo) |
1. Barry Keane (Butler) 2. Tom Brady (Michigan) 3. Arjun Jha (Michigan) 4. Jesse Hamlin (Butler) |
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| Mid-Atlantic | 1. Abigail Loveys (Princeton) 2. Maeve Stiles (Penn) 3. Eleanor Mancini (La Salle) 4. Elizabeth Mancini (La Salle) |
1. Connor Nisbet (Princeton) 2. Ibrahim Kedir (La Salle) 3. Jack Miller (Pittsburgh) 4. Taonga Mbambo (La Salle) |
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| Midwest | 1. Olivia Howell (Illinois) 2. Chloe Hershenow (Tulsa) 3. Dana Feyen (Iowa State) 4. Olivia Borowiak (DePaul) |
1. Ryan Martins (Loyola Chicago) 2. Gable Sieperda (Iowa State) 3. Isaac Basten (Drake) 4. Titus Winders (Iowa State) |
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| Mountain | 1. Everlyn Kemboi (Utah Valley) 2. Elise Stearns (Northern Arizona) 3. Aubrey Frentheway (BYU) 4. Lexy Halladay-Lowry (BYU) |
1. Duncan Hamilton (Montana State) 2. Matthew Richtman (Montana State) 3. Austin Vancil (Colorado) 4. Ryan Johnson (Air Force) |
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| Northeast | 1. Maia Ramsden (Harvard) 2. Kenzie Doyle (UMass Lowell) 3. Victoria Patterson (Columbia) 4. Pheobe Anderson (Columbia) |
1. Tyler Berg (Columbia) 2. Perry Mackinnon (Cornell) 3. Marcelo Rocha (Providence) 4. Alexander Korczynski (Northeastern) |
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| South | 1. Parker Valby (Florida) 2. Lydia Miller (Lipscomb) 3. Liz Galarza (Georgia Tech) 4. Ryann Helmers (Ole Miss) |
1. Victor Kiprop (Alabama) 2. Kirami Yego (South Alabama) 3. Fearghal Curtin (Florida State) 4. Ryan Kinnane (Auburn) |
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| South Central | 1. Gracie Morris (TCU) 2. Sophie Daigle (Louisiana) 3. Irene Rono (Abilene Christian) 4. Jaybe Shufelberger (Arkansas State) |
1. Jonathan Chung (Texas A&M) 2. Dennis Kipngeno (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) 3. George Wheeler (Lamar) 4. Bradley Makuvire (Tulane) |
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| Southeast | 1. Tori Herman (Kentucky) 2. Bethany Graham (Furman) 3. Amina Maatoug (Duke) 4. Perri Bockrath (Kentucky) |
1. Nickolas Scudder (Charlotte) 2. Dylan Schuber (Furman) 3. Antonio Lopez Segura (Virginia Tech) 4. Ian Shanklin (NC State) |
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| West | 1. Kaylee Mitchell (Oregon State) 2. Laura Pellicoro (Portland) 3. Yasna Petrova (California Baptist) 4. Ruby Smee (San Francisco) |
1. Brian Fay (Washington) 2. Aaron Bienenfeld (Oregon) 3. Luke Houser (Washington) 4. Jonathan Shields (Boise State) |
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Rewatch the DI regional championships
The 2022 DI men’s and women’s cross country regional championships have concluded. Two regional championships were live streamed. Here's how to watch them.
South regional
- Rewatch the men's South regional race below:
- Rewatch the women's South regional race below:
Midwest regional
- Rewatch the men's and women's Midwest regional races below
Regional schedule and start times
The 2022 DI men's and women's cross country regional championships are Friday, Nov. 11. In each region, all women run in a six-kilometer race while all men run in a 10-kilometer race.
There are nine regionals hosted by nine different schools, with the top two finishing teams in each regional securing automatic bids to the championship. The first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships.
Check out the regional championship schedule and start times below:
All times Eastern
| Region | Host School | Start time women's | Start time men's | Live Results |
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| Great Lakes | Indiana State | 10 a.m. | 11 a.m. | Results |
| Mid-Atlantic | Penn State | 10:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | Results |
| Midwest | Missouri | 12 p.m. | 1 p.m. | Results |
| Mountain | New Mexico | 1 p.m. | 2 p.m. | Results |
| Northeast | Columbia | 11 a.m. | 12 p.m. | Results |
| South | North Alabama | 9:30 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | Results |
| South Central | Texas A&M | 9:30 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | Results |
| Southeast | Louisville | 11 a.m. | 12 p.m. | Results |
| West | Washington | 1 p.m. | 2 p.m. | Results |
West regional men: Washington's Brian Fay, Stanford's team wins titles
Washington's Brian Fay won the men's individual title, finishing the West regional in 28:17.2. Stanford won the team title with runners finishing 3-5-6-8-23. Gonzaga finished second with runners in 4-7-22-26-33 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
BRIAN FAY‼️ 🥇
— Washington Track & Field (@UWTrack) November 11, 2022
He’s the third-straight Husky to win the West Region title!!#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/sXTQImwBX3
Mountain regional men: Northern Arizona's Nico Young, Lumberjack team wins titles
Northern Arizona's Nico Young won the men's individual title, finishing the Mountain regional in 28:01.8. The Lumberjacks won the team title with runners finishing 1-2-9-14-17. BYU finished second with runners in 5-6-8-13-22 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
West regional women: Oregon State's Kaylee Mitchell, Stanford's team wins titles
Oregon State's Kaylee Mitchell won the women's individual title, finishing the West regional in 19:19.2. Stanford won the team title with runners finishing 3-15-18-19-21. Oregon finished second with runners in 4-12-23-24-33 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
Mountain regional women: Utah Valley's Everyln Kemboi, New Mexico's team wins titles
Utah Valley's Everyln Kemboi won the women's individual title, finishing the Mountain regional in 19:47.6. New Mexico won the team title with runners finishing 5-8-9-13-21. Utah and Northern Arizona tied for a second-place finish with runners in 7-10-17-33-36 and 2-18-19-25-39, respectively. The Utes won the tiebreaker 3-2 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
Midwest regional men: Oklahoma State's Isai Rodriguez, Tulsa's team wins titles
Oklahoma State's Isai Rodriguez won the men's individual title, finishing the Midwest regional in 29:40.1. Tulsa and Oklahoma State each finished with 49 points each, with the Golden Hurricanes finishing 3-4-5-6-31 and the Cowboys finishing 1-7-12-13-16. Tulsa gets the tiebreaker thanks to a 3-2 advantage. Both Tulsa and Oklahoma State secured automatic qualifying bids.
Southeast regional men: Charlotte's Nikolas Scudder, North Carolina's team wins titles
Charlotte's Nikolas Scudder won the men's individual title, finishing the Southeast regional in 29:42.8. North Carolina won the team title with runners finishing 2-6-14-15-24. Virginia finished second with runners in 3-10-22-23-25 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
Northeast regional men: Harvard's Graham Blanks, Syracuse's team wins titles
Harvard's Graham Blanks won the men's individual title, finishing the Northeast regional in 29:14.1. Syracuse won the team title with runners finishing 6-8-11-17-23. Harvard finished second with runners in 1-2-15-29-42 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
Tyler Berg crosses the line in 3rd and is headed to @NCAATrackField Nationals! #NCAAXC @IvyLeague pic.twitter.com/oqBM8ng5Ft
— Columbia Lions XC/TF (@CULionsXCTF) November 11, 2022
Midwest regional women: Illinois' Olivia Howell, Oklahoma State's team wins titles
Illinois' Olivia Howell won the women's individual title, finishing the Midwest regional in 20:02.9. Oklahoma State won the team title with runners finishing 2-3-16-17-20. Northwestern finished second with runners in 8-13-15-25-27 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
Mid-Atlantic regional men: Villanova's Liam Murphy, Wildcat team wins titles
Villanova's Liam Murphy won the men's individual title, finishing the Mid-Atlantic regional in 29:52.6. The Wildcats won the team title with runners finishing 1-4-8-11-12. Georgetown finished second with runners in 2-3-10-21-22 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
Great Lakes regional men: Butler's Barry Keane, Wisconsin's team wins titles
Butler's Barry Keane won the men's individual title, finishing the Great Lakes regional in 23.42.4. Wisconsin won the team title with runners finishing 4-6-7-8-11. Notre Dame finished second with runners in 9-10-14-15-16 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
Keane and Hamlin go 1-2! pic.twitter.com/1hDmkNGFGt
— Butler XC/T&F (@butlerXCTF) November 11, 2022
Northeast regional women: Harvard's Maia Ramsden, Providence's team wins titles
Harvard's Maia Ramsden won the women's individual title, finishing the Northeast regional in 20:20.6. Providence won the team title with runners finishing 3-12-14-17-25. Syracuse finished second with runners in 2-18-20-24-27 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
Crossing the finish line together 🤝#NCAAXC x 🎥 @CULionsXCTF
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) November 11, 2022
pic.twitter.com/M7qxrVIFID
Southeast regional women: NC State's Katelyn Tuohy, Wolpack team wins titles
NC States's Katelyn Tuohy won the women's individual title, finishing the Southeast regional in 19:49.1. The Wolfpack won the team title with runners finishing 1-2-3-7-12. North Carolina finished second with runners in 8-11-17-18-22 to secure the second automatic qualifying bid.
Ahead of the Pack 🐺🏃♀️💨 pic.twitter.com/o8hwnH9Czl
— Pack Track & Field and Cross Country (@Wolfpack_TFXC) November 11, 2022