Joplin, MO – Women's Cross Country set a program best with their 8^th place finish at Regionals while the Men's team took 17^th. Khot Juac placed second and earned a spot at Nationals.
 
For the second year in a row Khot Juac led the Cougars at the Regional meet as she placed 2^nd. Last year Juac made history by being the first woman from the USF Cross Country program to compete at Nationals. Her 2^nd place finish today granted her back-to-back appearances at Nationals. She'll head back to Joplin in two weeks for the NCAA Championships.

The Women's team took 8^th behind Khot's performance, the highest finish ever for the Cougars at the Regional meet, with a score of 268. The Men's team took 17^th with Ben Morrison leading them in 68^th place and a total 473 points

USF Results

Women
Khot Juac – 2^nd – 20:26.03
Morgan Gehl – 33^rd – 21:51.74
Maddie Swanson – 57^th – 22:22.34
Annika Aho – 58^th – 22:22.54
Ella Kolb – 122^nd – 23:20.00
Mallory Salazar – DNF
 
Men
Ben Morrison- 68^th – 32:33.34
Micade Shumway – 89^th – 32:59.38
Miles Olofson – 95^th – 33:07.92
Caleb Rivera – 109^th – 33:20.44
Colter Elkin – 112^th – 33:26.78
Kade Bullion – 123^rd – 33:46.49
Christian Lietz – 158^th - 34:58.70