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NCAA District III/Southeast Regional Championships
Felnagle Takes First To Lead Women To Third Place At Regionals
November 10, 2007 | Cross Country
Nov. 10, 2007
Men's Results
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Brie Felnagle was the only runner to break the 20-minute mark at the NCAA Regionals in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday as she finished in first place with a time of 19:52 in the 6K event to lead Carolina to a third place finish. Three different Tar Heels earned all-region honors as Megan Kaltenbach finished eighth and Addie Bracy finished 19th to join Felnagle on the all-region team. The men's team finished 14th overall and were led by a trio of runners with Alex Ray taking the top spot on the team with a 52nd place finish. The women's team will learn its fate on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. when the NCAA announces the National Championships field on NCAAsports.com.
The men's 10K race started the day's festivities at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky. Several Tar Heels were battling illnesses heading into the race, including the top finisher Alex Ray who finished in 52nd place with a time of 31:35.85.
"Alex (Ray) was a little under the weather today but he battled it out and finished first on our team, like he has all year for us," head coach Michael Whittlesey said.
Not far behind Ray was the duo of Tristram Thomas and Ian Bracy who finished 56th and 61st, respectively. Thomas finished the race in 31:41.35 just before Bracy could cross the line less than six seconds later at 31:46.00. Brock Baker took fourth for the Tar Heels as he finished the race in 32:20.25 which was good for 88th place. Closing out the scoring for Whittlesey's crew was Stephen Bloemeke who finished in 125th place with a time of 33:21.15. Nick Hutchins and Nick Dawson also competed for Carolina on the day but did not factor in the team scoring as Hutchins finished in 131st place and Dawson finished in 154th.
Tristram (Thomas), Ian (Bracy) and Brock (Baker) ran a great race today," Whittlesey added. "I am proud of the guys that stepped up today, they ran really, really tough."
Men's Team Results
1. NC State - 69 points
2. Louisville - 70 points
3. William & Mary - 74 points
4. Virginia - 116 points
5. Liberty - 168 points
6. Clemson - 188 points
7. Virginia Tech - 228 points
8. Eastern Kentucky - 231 points
9. Wake Forest - 282 points
10. Appalachian State - 284 points
11. Duke - 290 points
12. Kentucky - 318 points
13. Richmond - 354 points
14. North Carolina - 382 points
15. High Point - 412 points
The women were once again the story of the day as Brie Felnagle claimed the individual regional championship with her second sub-20-minute 6K race of the season. Felnagle's 19:52.25 was more than seven seconds faster than the second place finisher, Emily Harrison of Virginia. Megan Kaltenbach turned in her second straight impressive performance with an eight place finish as she finished the race in 20:33.05. Joining in on the all-region honors was Addie Bracy who finished 19th to earn her first all-region honors. Bracy crossed the line in 21:08.85.
"Brie (Felnagle) did a great job with her victory and Addie (Bracy) and Megan (Kaltenbach) both ran just great, great races. It's great to have both of them get all-region and especially for Addie who has worked so hard over her four years to get herself in that position," Whittelsey said.
Freshman Courtlin LaReau ran possibly the best race of her short career in finishing 41st overall in a time of 21:38.75. Morgan Stengel closed out the scoring for Carolina who accumulated 124 points on the day as Stengel finished in 55th place with a time of 21:44.95. Closing out the seven Tar Heels that made the trip to Louisville were Lauren Holesh and Emily Hoffman who finished 72nd and 120th overall, respectively.
"We were hoping to be one of the top two teams but we feel good about our position to get an at-large bid to go to Terre Haute," Whittlesey added.
Women's Results
1. NC State - 106 points
2. Duke - 114 points
3. North Carolina - 124 points
4. Kentucky - 141 points
5. Virginia Tech - 155 points
