2014 NCAA Cross-Country Team And Individual Qualifiers With LRC Analysis – All On One Page
By LetsRun.com
November 14, 2014
Below you will find the complete list of every team and individual that will compete at the 2014 NCAA XC Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on November 22. We’ve calculated the teams according to the NCAA formula using Bo Waggoner‘s computer program. We got the individual qualifiers by removing the top individuals in each region that run for a qualifying team; the top four on a team that’s not going to NCAAs qualify as individuals (with two to four extra at-large spots for individuals to be announced by the NCAA tomorrow; we’ve listed the individuals who would be eligible for consideration under the NCAA rules — they have to place top 25 at Regionals).
The results are broken down region by region, with links to full results of each race. To see all regional results on one page, go here.
Full men’s and women’s qualifiers (with logic behind them)
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South Regional (women) *Full Results
Team Results
1 Vanderbilt 52 AQ
2 Florida State 53 AQ
3 Alabama 135
4 Lipscomb 176
Individual Qualifiers
2 Blaase, Chelsea JR Tennessee
3 Price, Rhianwedd SO Miss State
4 Blaney, Anne-Marie JR Ucf
8 Maina, Hannah SO Mid. Tenn. State
Comments: Vandy upset FSU to earn itds first-ever regional title. The two teams we thought were going to NCAAs are going.
On the bubble for at-large spots
11 Waggoner, Hannah SO Alabama
12 Greenleaf, Katelyn JR Alabama
15 Wittman, Hannah JR Belmont
16 Talbert, Madelin JR Lipscomb
South Regional (men) *Full Results
Team Results
1 Ole Miss 52 AQ
2 Florida State 94 AQ
3 Auburn 106
4 Mid. Tenn St. 157
Individual Qualifiers
1 #41 McCormack, Ty SR Auburn 30:08.30
7 #413 Whitelaw, Austin SR Tennessee 30:24.30
8 #38 Grimster, Kane SR Auburn 30:33.10
9 #370 Graf, Christoph JR South Alabama 30:40.90
Comments: Ole Miss clinches its first-ever NCAA bid on the men’s side with a commanding victory over host school FSU. The Seminoles return to the Big Dance after a one-year absence. They made it 10 straight years from 2003-12.
On the bubble for at-large spots
10 #181 Spevacek, Steven JR Georgia 30:41.50
11 #374 Pienaar, Michael FR South Alabama 30:42.00
12 #341 Damato, Michael SO North Florida 30:42.40
13 #415 Sambu, Geoffrey SO Tennessee Tech 30:51.60 South Central (men)
Northeast Regional (women) *Full Results
Team Results
1 Iona 91 AQ
2 Providence 128 AQ
3 Dartmouth 136 At-large qualifier
4 Syracuse 154 At-large qualifier
5 Boston College 180 At-large qualifier
6 New Hampshire 183
Individual Qualifiers
3 Sara, Lauren SR UConn
11 Garry, Kira SR Yale
12 Durgin, Emily JR UConn
13 Moriello, Rosa SR Boston University
Comments: Defending NCAA champion Providence needed to finish in the top two in order to qualify as the Friars didn’t have enough at-large points to get in on their own. Mission accomplished, as Ray Treacy’s women auto-qualified even with their top runner, Sarah Collins, redshirting for the season.
On the bubble for at-large spots
14 Purrier, Eleanor SO UNH
15 Melian, Christina JR Stony Brook
16 Kellner, Caroline JR Cornell
18 Renfer, Molly SR Harvard
Northeast Regional (men) *Full results
Team Results
1 Syracuse 45 AQ
2 Providence 48 AQ
3 Iona 60 At-large qualifier
4 Columbia 126
5 Cornell 141
Individual Qualifiers
3 Dooney, Kevin JR Yale
13 Boyle, Jack SO Columbia
16 Everett, Daniel SR Columbia
17 Purnell, Tom JR Harvard
Comments: We knew going in that Syracuse, Providence and Iona were a cut above everyone else in this region and that proved to be true as they combined for 11 of the first 12 finishers. Columbia, which tied for fifth at Heps, bested all five of the other Ivies in this race to take fourth. Providence beat Iona for second but they were the only one of the top three to run a full squad (Syracuse didn’t run Justyn Knight and Max Straneva; Iona didn’t run Chartt Miller).
On the bubble for at-large spots
19 DeLuca, Dominic FR Cornell
20 Mann, Jordan SR Brown
21 Rutherford, Tait JR Columbia
22 Eimstad, Brian JR Cornell
Mountain Regional (women) *Full results
Team Results
1 Colorado 43 AQ
2 New Mexico 56 AQ
3 BYU 112
4 Northern Arizona 149
Individual Qualifiers
4 #112 Harrison, Andrea SR BYU
5 #113 Jube, Carrie JR BYU
6 #282 Page, Holly SR Wyoming
8 #208 Townsend, Melanie SO Northern Arizona
Comments: BYU was one of the last teams predicted to get in under the USTFCCCA Regional Rankings, but in our preview, we noted that their spot was tenuous should upsets occur in other regions. Well, William & Mary and Providence both grabbed auto spots, and that pushed BYU down the list far enough to leave them at home for NCAAs.
On the bubble for at-large spots
11 #265 Jepkirui, Joan FR UTEP
14 #228 Caro, Jocelyn SO Texas Tech
15 #134 Spillar, McKenna FR Colorado St.
17 #140 Hutchison, Kylie JR Idaho State
Mountain Region (men) *Full results
Team Results
1 Colorado 45 AQ
2 Northern Arizona 68 AQ
3 BYU 121 At-large qualifier
4 Southern Utah 128 At-large qualifier
5 Colorado St. 140 At-large qualifier
6 UTEP 156 At-large qualifier (pushed in by New Mexico)
7 New Mexico 158 At-large qualifier
8 Weber State 191
9 Air Force 202
Individual Qualifiers
6 #433 Bowen, Amos JR Wyoming
15 #344 Turner, Jake JR Montana State
19 #291 Coates, Riley SR Air Force
20 #409 Shellhorn, Eric SR Utah State
Comments: Our projections had seven teams getting in from the Mountain Region, and that is indeed the number it will send to Terre Haute. The only difference: instead of Air Force crashing the party and getting pushed in, it was UTEP who benefited from a push, with New Mexico doing the honors. Three fewer places and UTEP would be sitting at home next weekend. They can thank #2 man Cosmas Boit (beat the next runner by 0.41 seconds) and #5 man Evans Kiprono (the next two runners were just 0.57 and 0.62 seconds behind him).
On the bubble for at-large spot
23 #432 Worob, Thomas SR Weber State 3:02.4 30:23.77 23
West Region (women) *Full results
Team Results
- Oregon 88 AQ
- Boise St. 103 AQ (wins tiebreaker vs. Stanford)
- Stanford 103 At-large qualifier
- Washington 131 At-large qualifier
- UCLA 176 At-large qualifier
- California 177
Individual qualifiers
1 1 27 Shelby Houlihan ARIZONA STATE 19:31.6 5:15
4 4 113 Bethan Knights CALIFORNIA 19:59.6 5:22
6 6 285 Tansey Lystad PORTLAND 20:08.1 5:25
8 8 483 Raquel Hefflin UC RIVERSIDE 20:27.1 5:30
Comments: Boise State won the tiebreaker over Stanford for the auto spot based on head-to-head matchups (their #1, #2 and #5 runners all beat Stanford’s #1, #2, #5, giving them a 3-2 edge). Stanford still qualified easily, along with Washington and UCLA, while Cal will be left wondering what might have been. The Golden Bears could have been pushed in if they beat UCLA but came up one point short; instead, Bethan Knights (fourth overall) will run in Terre Haute alone.
On the bubble for at-large spots
12 12 361 Jana Soethout SAN FRANCISCO 20:36.6 5:32
17 17 212 Grace Graham-Zamudio LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 20:44.3 5:34
19 19 213 Danielle Shanahan LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 20:46.4 5:35
20 20 31 Adriana Olivas ARIZONA STATE 20:48.3 5:35
West Region (men) *Full results
Team Results
- Oregon 60 AQ
- Portland 71 AQ
- Stanford 97 At-large qualifier
- UCLA 104 At-large qualifier
- Washington 139 At-large qualifier
- Arizona St. 155
Individual Qualifiers
5 5 125 Chris Walden CALIFORNIA 29:40.4 4:47
8 8 38 Ryan Herson ARIZONA STATE 29:46.4 4:48
11 11 61 Andrew Rafla BOISE STATE 29:50.6 4:49
12 12 369 Jose Madera SAN FRANCISCO 29:51.0 4:49
Comments: The top five teams all had plenty of points and were expected to qualify; the question was, would anyone beat one of them to get pushed in? The answer was no, as Arizona St. fell 16 points short of Washington and finished sixth. In the individual race, Maksim Korolev defeated Edward Cheserek for the win.
On the bubble for at-large spots
15 15 366 Eric Causey SAN FRANCISCO 29:53.2 4:49
19 19 56 David Elliott BOISE STATE 29:57.5 4:50
23 23 510 Anthony Ortolan UC SANTA BARBARA 30:00.9 4:50
25 25 35 CJ Albertson ARIZONA STATE 30:03.4 4:51
Great Lakes (women) *Full results
Team Results
1. Michigan State 28 AQ
2. Wisconsin 82 AQ
3. Toledo 133 At-large qualifier
4. Michigan 137 At-large qualifier
5. Ohio State 155 At-large qualifier
6. Notre Dame 195 At-large qualifier
7. Indiana 198
8. Eastern Michigan 202
9. Butler 210
10. Purdue 221
Individual Qualifiers
10 10 77 Victoria Voronko SR Eastern Michigan 6:48 13:42 20:16 5:27
11 11 71 Sofie Gallein JR Eastern Michigan 6:53 13:46 20:17 5:27
13 13 256 Maria McDaniel FR Western Michigan 6:58 13:52 20:21 5:28
16 16 32 Abbey Kelto SR Central Michigan 6:55 13:50 20:30 5:30
Comments: Michigan State dominated. Stop us if you’ve heard that one before. After scoring 26 at Big 10s, the Spartans scored 28 against a better field in Madison, with four in the top six and six in the top 15. MSU’s first national championship seems to be a formality at this point. It was a battle royale for spots six through 10, as they were separated by just 26 points. Only one of those schools — Notre Dame — will be going to nationals, though.
On the bubble for at-large spots
20 20 26 Colleen Weatherford SO Butler 6:53 13:53 20:36 5:32
23 23 147 Jess Hoover SR Miami (Ohio) 6:55 14:00 20:41 5:33
Great Lakes (men) *Full results
Team Results
1. Wisconsin 61 AQ
2. Michigan St. 82 AQ
3. Michigan 94 At-large qualifier
4. Indiana 126 At-large qualifier
5. E. Michigan 164
Individual Qualifiers
1 1 414 John Mascari JR Indiana State 6:18 12:32 18:50 24:40 30:07 4:51
3 3 532 Matt McClintock JR Purdue 6:19 12:32 18:50 24:43 30:17 4:53
5 5 338 Erik Peterson JR Butler 6:18 12:32 18:49 24:43 30:22 4:54
6 6 493 Michael Clevenger JR Notre Dame 6:18 12:32 18:49 24:44 30:22 4:54
Comments: Michigan State needed a big performance and, perhaps inspired by their women’s team, ran a great race to take the second auto spot behind Wisconsin, which qualified for its 43rd straight NCAA Championship. Michigan and Indiana both grabbed at-large spots, while E. Michigan, which led early in the race, faded over the second half to take fifth. Indiana St.’s John Mascari repeated as individual champ.
On the bubble for at-large spots
8 8 462 Joseph Stewart JR Miami (Ohio) 6:19 12:32 18:49 24:45 30:29 4:55
19 19 383 Willy Fink JR Eastern Michigan 6:18 12:32 18:49 24:46 30:39 4:56
23 23 318 Clayton Murphy SO Akron 6:18 12:33 18:50 24:54 30:43 4:57
24 24 354 Kevin Fink SR Cincinnati 6:22 12:34 18:51 24:53 30:43 4:57
Mid-Atlantic (women) *Full results
Team Results
1 Georgetown 38 AQ
2 West Virginia 42 AQ
3 Princeton 125
4 Villanova 128
5 Penn State 155
Individual Qualifiers
4 4 Megan Curham, So 20:28 5:29 Princeton
5 5 Morgan Szekely, Fr 20:34 5:31 La Salle
6 6 Elizabeth Weiler, Jr 20:38 5:32 Lehigh
11 11 Jillian Hunsberger, Fr 20:49 5:35 Penn State
Comments: Princeton, Villanova and Penn State all needed help to get into the Big Dance and they didn’t receive it. Katrina Coogan of Georgetown was the individual champion as Princeton’s Megan Curham (Heps champ and second at Pre-Nats) was just fourth.
On the bubble for at-large spots
14 14 Stephanie Schappert, Sr 21:01 5:38 Villanova
16 16 Kelley Robinson, Jr 21:06 5:39 Navy
17 17 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner, Fr 21:10 5:40 Villanova
18 18 Valerie Palermo, So 21:10 5:40 Duquesne
Mid-Atlantic (men) *Full results
1 Villanova 41 AQ
2 Georgetown 74 AQ
3 Penn State 87
4 Princeton 88
Individual Qualifiers
1 1 Matt Fischer, Sr 30:16 4:53 Penn State
3 3 Thomas Awad, Jr 30:21 4:54 Penn
5 5 Ryan Mahalsky, Sr 30:22 4:54 Lehigh
9 9 Stephen Schroeder, Jr 30:24 4:54 Navy
Comments: As was the case with the women, Penn State and Princeton had to upset one of the favorites in order to go, but neither could get close enough as Georgetown held on for second. With Princeton unable to secure a bid, this marks the first time since 2009 that the Ivy League will not send a men’s team to NCAAs (though Heps individual champ Thomas Awad did grab an individual spot).
On the bubble for at-large spots
10 10 Sam Pons, Sr 30:25 4:54 Princeton
11 11 Michael Sublette, Jr 30:26 4:54 Princeton
12 12 Glen Burkhardt, Jr 30:27 4:55 Penn State
17 17 Wade Endress, Jr 30:33 4:56 Penn State
Midwest (women) *Full results
Team Results
1. Iowa St. 66 AQ
2.Minnesota 125 AQ
3. Bradley 175
4. Tulsa 180
Individual Qualifiers
1. Courtney Frerichs, UMKC
2. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota St.
3. Monika Juodeskaite, Oklahoma St.
7. Karissa Schweizer, Missouri
Comments: As expected, Iowa St. and Minnesota were the only two teams to qualify from the Midwest. Iowa St. rested its #3, Margaret Connelly, and held off on bringing back 2013 All-American Bethanie Brown, who is likely to debut at NCAAs next week.
On the bubble for at-large spots
Laura Galvan, Kansas St.
Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota
Kelsey Hildreth, Northern Illinois
Caitlin Busch, Bradley
Midwest (men) *Full results
Team Results
1. Oklahoma St. 63 AQ
2. Tulsa 77 AQ
3. Iowa St. 110
4. Minnesota 128
5. Illinois 137
6. Oklahoma 148
Individual Qualifiers
Sam Penzenstadler, Loyola
Aaron Barnik, Minnesota
Dan Curts, Iowa St.
Brogan Austin, Drake
Comments: Oklahoma had a shot to grab an at-large spot, but the Sooners blew up and finished sixth, crushing any dreams they had of dancing. OU was hurt by a DNF from Zac Randall and a sub-par race from usual #1 Abbabiya Simbassa (just 15th). OSU’s Kirubel Erassa was the individual champ.
On the bubble for at-large spots
Jacob Morgan, Kansas
Brandon Doughty, Oklahoma
Ian Barnett, Illinois
Ryan Rutherford, Illinois St.
South Central (women) *Full results
Team Results
1 Arkansas 29 AQ
2 Baylor 82 AQ
3 SMU 113
4 Lamar 140
5 Rice 147
Individual Qualifiers
3 Agnes Sjostrom SO SMU 6:49.5 2 20:11.0 3
5 Cali Roper SO Rice 6:49.6 3 20:14.0 5
8 Hillary Montgomery SR Texas A&M 6:49.9 20:17.2 8
9 Grace Fletcher SR Texas A&M 6:49.6 3 20:19.6 9
Comments: We knew going in that this was likely to be a two-bid region and that’s how it played out. SMU would have had a shot at an at-large spot but for some upsets in other regions (notably William & Mary in the Southeast).
On the bubble for at-large spots
10 Karis Jochen SO Texas A&M 6:49.9 8 20:31.4 10
13 Charlotte Wilson SR North Texas 6:50.5 20:42.4 13
14 Minttu Hukka FR Lamar 6:51.1 15 20:43.6 14
15 Shanoah Souza JR SMU 6:56.1 25 20:45.0 15
South Central (men) *Full results
Team Results
1 Arkansas 42 AQ
2 Texas 51 AQ
3 Lamar 106
4 North Texas 134
Individual Qualifiers
3 Sam Stabler SR Lamar 29:35.9 3
4 Brian Barraza SO Houston 29:41.5 4
7 Charles Mathenge SO Stephen F. Austin 29:58.5 7
8 Troy Taylor JR North Texas 30:01.7 8
Comments: Arkansas and Texas were the classes of this field as both scored 51 points or fewer to take the two auto spots. Arkansas has now qualified for 40 of the last 41 NCAA XC Championships (only missing out in 2011).
On the bubble for at-large spots
12 Jan Lukas Becker FR Lamar 30:09.6 12
14 Craig Lautenslager JR Texas-Arlington 30:16.3 14
16 Jonathan Burgess SR C. Arkansas 30:16.9 16
17 Alejandro Valencia SR North Texas 30:17.3 17
Southeast (women) *Full results
1 William & Mary 74 AQ
2 Virginia 82 AQ
3 North Carolina 94 At-large qualifier
4 Virginia Tech 97 At-large qualifier
5 NC State 106 At-large qualifier
6 Furman 195
7 Eastern Kentucky 230
Individual Qualifiers
9 Allie Buchalski SO Furman 20:35.7 9
10 Kyla Van Graan SO Coastal Carolina 20:35.7 10
12 Letitia Saayman JR Coastal Carolina 20:39.2 12
16 Ann Eason SR Eastern Kentucky 20:43.8 16
Comments: William & Mary, ranked #5 in the region coming in, came up huge to take the victory and an automatic berth at nationals (we didn’t have them going to NCAAs in our original predictions). Their victory was made more impressive by the fact that Emily Stites (46th at NCAAs last year, pbs of 15:43/32:41) was only their fifth woman today. UNC’s Annie Lehardy was the individual champ.
On the bubble for at-large spots
17 Sinead Haughey SR Furman 20:46.0 17
21 Katie Lever JR Western Kentucky 20:51.8 21
22 Tereza Novotna SR Elon 20:54.2 22
Southeast (men) *Full results
Team Results
1 Virginia 75 AQ
2 Furman 79 AQ
3 North Carolina 87 At-large qualifier
4 Eastern Kentucky 107 At-large qualifier
5 NC State 142
6 Virginia Tech 157
Individual Qualifiers
1 Luis Vargas SR Elon 30:05.8 1
2 Edwin Kibichiy SO Louisville 30:13.9 2
3 Ernest Kibet JR Louisville 30:16.4 3
4 George Parsons SO NC State 30:16.9 4
Comments: Furman delivered on its promise and followed up a perfect score at its conference meet with its first trip to nationals since 1970. Virginia, UNC and Eastern Kentucky will all be joining the Paladins in Terre Haute, while NC State and Virginia Tech missed out. Individually, you had to be in the top four overall to grab an auto spot, though its possible the Southeast could send another guy as an at-large individual.
On the bubble for at-large spots
17 Stuart Robertson SO Virginia Tech 30:37.6 17
18 Graham Crawford JR NC State 30:39.0 18
19 Jeff LaCoste JR High Point 30:42.4 19
23 Michael Conway SR George Mason 30:54.7 23
A few quick takeaways (check back on Monday for a more comprehensive breakdown):
- The following ranked men’s teams failed to qualify for NCAAs: #18 NC State, #24 Penn State, #26 Oklahoma and #29 Air Force.
- The following unranked men’s teams made it instead: Colorado State (#32 by votes), Eastern Kentucky (#34 by votes), Ole Miss (#35 by votes), Texas (#36 by votes) and UTEP (no votes).
- The following ranked women’s teams failed to qualify for NCAAs: #24 Arizona State, #28 Princeton and #30 Villanova.
- The following unranked women’s teams made it instead: Boston College (#31 by votes), Providence (#32 by votes), Virginia Tech (#33 by votes) and William & Mary (#37 by votes)
- The big surprises on the women’s side were Providence and William & Mary grabbing auto spots in the Northeast and Southeast, respectively. That meant that teams like BYU, SMU and Princeton all had multiple points but couldn’t get in. Arizona State also finished with 10 points but amazingly didn’t get in because it only finished eighth in the West. That meant that the Sun Devils were blocked by Cal AND Portland, and since you can’t push two teams in, ASU was forced to sit out. You have to run well in the regular season to accumulate points (ASU did), but you still have to execute at least a little and apart from Shelby Houlihan (who won the race), the Sun Devils didn’t do that on Friday.
- The biggest men’s surprise was undoubtedly UTEP, which didn’t receive a single vote in the most recent coaches’ poll, getting in as an at-large team from the Mountain Region. New Mexico, who was ranked third in the region according to the USTFCCCA, finished just seventh on Friday. But they had enough points to push UTEP and get in anyway, giving the Mountain seven bids, the most of any region. NC State, Penn St., Iowa St. and Minnesota all had multiple points at the end but pushes in the Mountain (UTEP) and Southeast (UNC) prevented them from getting in.