It was a historic week for Ole Miss cross country, as both the men’s and women’s teams built on last year’s record-breaking season and qualified for each team’s respective NCAA Tournament. Both programs’ appearances will mark back-to-back trips, but the true history-making moment came during the regional qualifiers.
The women’s program, coming off a second-place finish in last year’s regionals, scored its first-ever top finish in the South region championship. The championship showing capped off an already impressive tournament that saw all five scorers from the women’s team place in the top 25.
Leading the way with a seventh-place finish was Shelby Brown with a time of 20:15.