The Syracuse Orange cross-country teams have both qualified for next weekend’s NCAA Championships at Virginia, but it didn’t go as many expected.
Syracuse’s women entered Friday’s meet needing a strong performance to get back into the field. They left nothing to chance as the Orange won the Northeast Regional with a score of 98 points to hold off surprise 2nd-place squad Boston College. Savannah Roark led the way with a 6th place finish covering the 6k course in 19:59. She was followed by Rylie Lusk (16th in 20:16), Madison Neuner (19th in 20:23), Sophia Jacobs-Townsley (22nd in 20:27) and Olivia Joly (35th in 20:40).