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How do the cross country championships work?

The NCAA Cross Country Championship will take place on Nov. 22 in Columbia, Mo. Prior to the championship, Ole Miss must compete in the South Regional on No. 14 and the SEC Championships on Oct. 31. Here is how the Rebels can reach the championship.

The nation is divided into nine local regional events. This year, Ole Miss is in the south region in Huntsville, Ala.

Only the individual scores of the first five runners on a team count towards the team score, as is the norm in all NCAA Cross Country competitions. The first-place runner earns one point, the second-place runner earns two points and so on.