Here’s a quick snapshot for what to know about this year’s DI cross country championship regionals.
When are the 2024 DI cross country regionals?
The 2024 DI cross country regionals will run on Friday, November 15.
How many DI cross country regionals are there?
There are nine DI cross country regionals held for the following regions:
- Great Lakes
- Mid-Atlantic
- Midwest
- Mountain
- Northeast
- South
- South Central
- Southeast
- West
Where are the 2024 DI cross country regionals?
The 2024 DI cross country regionals will be hosted by a different school for every region. See the complete list of hosts and venues below.
- Great Lakes:
- Mid-American Conference and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, co-hosts; Silver Creek Metro Park, Norton, Ohio
- Mid-Atlantic:
- Pennsylvania State University, host; Blue/White Golf Courses, State College, Pennsylvania.
- Midwest:
- Bradley University, host; Newman Golf Course, Peoria, Illinois.
- Mountain:
- University of Nevada, Reno and Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, co-hosts; Washoe Golf Course, Reno, Nevada.
- Northeast:
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell, host; Hopkinton State Fairgrounds Cross Country Course, Hopkinton, New Hampshire.
- South:
- Florida State University, host; Apalachee Regional Park, Tallahassee, Florida.
- South Central:
- Texas A&M University, College Station, host; Dale Watts ‘71 Cross Country Course, College Station, Texas.
- Southeast:
- Winthrop University and Visit York County, co-hosts; Winthrop University Recreation Complex, Rock Hill, South Carolina.
- West:
- Washington State University, host; Colfax Golf Club, Colfax, Washington
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Who runs in the DI cross country regionals?
The DI cross country regionals feature any eligible teams and/or athletes from a region. There aren’t any qualifying standards/times required to run in a regional meet.
How long are the DI cross country regional races?
In each region, all women run in a six-kilometer race while all men run in a 10-kilometer race.
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How do the regional championships determine automatic qualifiers?
The regional championships help teams advance to the Division I cross country championships each year. The top two teams in each regional secure automatic bids to the championship. The first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships.
If a team doesn’t secure an automatic bid, it will have to rely on the NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee to select it as one of the 13 at-large teams. Only two individual at-larges are selected, making a strong regional performance pivotal to advancing toward a national title.
