Dores Fight at South Regionals

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Vanderbilt cross country earned a top-three finish in the women's 8K race as the Dores wrapped up competition on Friday from the NCAA South Regional Championships hosted by Florida State.

“I’m incredibly proud of how our women and men competed today," director of cross country and track and field Althea Thomas said. "The ladies came into the regional championship ranked fourth, we challenged ourselves to rise to the occasion, and they did exactly that with a third-place finish. The men ran with heart, trusted the race plan, and executed what Coach (Chad) Balyo and Coach Lisa (Morgan) asked of them."

The Dores were led by Maggie Jebitok, who completed the race with a time…