Men's Cross Country | 11/12/2022 3:00:33 PM
Seven Empire 8 teams competed at the Niagara Regional, and Russell Sage College competed at the Mideast Regional, as part of the 2022 NCAA Cross Country Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 12. The Niagara Regional was held at the Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, NY, hosted by the University of Rochester, while the Mideast Regional was raced at Ronald C. Hoffman Course in Canton, NY, hosted by St. Lawrence University.
A total of 10 teams (one per regional) will automatically qualify for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Nov. 19. There will be 22 at-large teams selected by a committee that will be announced on Nov. 13. In addition, a total of 70 individuals will automatically qualify for the national championship. The top-seven runners not from a qualifying team will be determined the top-seven qualifiers per region. Those qualifiers will also be confirmed and announced on Nov. 13.
WOMEN
Empire 8 Champion St. John Fisher had the top team finish, placing seventh overall at the Niagara Regional with 220 points, while Nazareth was right behind in tenth with 271 points.
Four Empire 8 runners earned All-Region accolades by finishing in the top-35. Nazareth's Riley Corey finished 21st overall over the 6,000-meter course, finishing with a time of 23:29.4.
The St. John Fisher trio of Riley Corey, Lauren Demichele and Laura Witt also garnered All-Region honors. Corey, who placed fourth overall in 2021, finished 23rd in a time of 23:35.4. Demichele and Witt placed 29th and 30th, respectively. Demichele recorded a time of 23:53.6, while Witt completed the race in 23:55.8
Nazareth's Emily Weaver and Ella Impaglia, along with the Houghton trio of Amanda Burrichter, Noelle Linenfelser and Rachel Domaracki, Utica's Gianna Welker and Brigid McKee of St. John Fisher all finished in the top-70.
Hanning and Corey will await Sunday's selections to see if they qualifiy.
The Empire 8 results and regional split can be seen below:
Niagara Region Participants:
St. John Fisher - 7th - 220 points
Nazareth - 10th - 271 points
Houghton - 13th - 362 points
Utica - 16th - 483 points
Alfred - 17th - 486 points
Hartwick - 21st - 683 points
Medaille - No Team Score
Mideast Regional Participant:
Russell Sage - No Team Score
MEN
Empire 8 Champion Nazareth had the top team finish, placing eighth overall at the Niagara Regional with 221 points, while St. John Fisher finished 13th with 348 points.
Nazareth's Nathan Bowers was the lone E8 student-athlete to earned All-Region accolades by finishing in the top-35. He finished 24th overall over the 8,000-meter course, finishing with a time of 26:19.0.
The St. John Fisher trio of Riley Corey, Lauren Demichele and Laura Witt also garnered All-Region honors. Corey, who placed fourth overall in 2021, finished 23rd in a time of 23:35.4. Demichele and Witt placed 29th and 30th, respectively. Demichele recorded a time of 23:53.6, while Witt completed the race in 23:55.8
Utica's Michael Roberts in addition to Ethan Billings and Bogdan Rozvora of St. John Fisher and the Nazareth sextet of Cade Eells, Nathan McNally, Joey Everts, Matt Reimann, Ethan Kenyon and Antonio Benitez all finished in the top-70.
Bowers will await Sunday's selections to see if he qualifies.
Niagara Region Participants:
Nazareth - 8th - 221 points
St. John Fisher - 13th - 348 points
Utica - 15th - 460 points
Houghton - 16th - 462 points
Alfred - 23rd - 686 points
Hartwick - No Team Score
Medaille - No Team Score
Mideast Regional Participant:
Russell Sage - No Team Score
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