Texas Tech Athletics
NCAA Mountain Region Championships
Red Raiders set for NCAA Regionals
November 14, 2024 | Cross Country
The 2024 Mountain Regional is hosted by Nevada for the first time
LUBBOCK, Texas – The men's and women's Texas Tech cross country teams are set to compete in the 2024 NCAA Mountain Region race hosted by Nevada at the Washoe Golf Course Friday afternoon.
The women's 6k race will begin at 1 p.m., while the men's 10k race will start at 2 p.m.
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Regional Knowledge
A team's advancement to the national championship is dependent on their performance at the regional championships. Once the regionals have concluded, the top two teams in each regional — there are nine in total — automatically qualify for the championships, which equates to 18 automatic qualifiers. The NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee will then choose 13 at-large teams to fill out the 31-team field. At-large teams selections are based firstly on their performance at regionals, making the third- and fourth-place teams the most likely candidates.
As far as individual selections go, that is a different process. From the regional, the first four finishers who do not belong to an automatic qualifier or an at-large team automatically advance to the championships. All four finishers have to finish in the top-25 within their region. All said, 36 individuals automatically qualify and two are chosen at-large, making 38 the grand total. The two at-large selections are the highest placing individuals at a regional that were not automatic qualifiers.
Mountain Region
Tech is slotted in arguably the toughest region in the nation. Just alone on the men's side, there are three teams inside the top-10, including No. 1 BYU. The women's side boasts four in the top-10, with No. 1 BYU also leading the way.
The Tech men are ranked No. 27 nationally and sixth among teams in the region.
2023 Results
In last season's race, hosted in Lubbock for the first time, Juliet Cherubet paced the way for the women's squad finishing third overall. Meanwhile, Anastasia Chepkorir placed 13th overall. Both Red Raiders earned trips to the national meet the following weekend.
On the men's side, Gideon Kiplimo earned himself a trip to nationals with his 11th-palce overall finish.
Up Next
The Red Raiders will have their sights set on the NCAA Championships next weekend (Nov. 23) in Madison, Wisc.
