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Cross country teams head to Texas for NCAA D-II qualifiers

Eagle Staff

The men’s and women’s cross country  teams travel this weekend to Canyon, Texas, to compete in the NCAA South Central Region Championships, Saturday.

The women’s race starts at 9:30 a.m.; the men take off at 10:30 a.m.

The six men and seven women heading to Texas are competing in their second-to-last race of the season.

If the teams place in this race, they will move on to the NCAA D-II National Championships, Nov. 23 in Spokane, Wash.

Traveling for the women’s team this weekend are: Stacy Girard, senior of Alliance; Ashley Riesen, senior of Chadron; Jayme Nunes, sophomore of Alliance; Rebecca Volf, sophomore of Wood River; Sarah Townsend, sophomore of Douglas, Wyo.; Nicky Applegarth, freshman of Chadron; and Callie Johnson, freshman of Casper, Wyo.

Traveling for the men’s team are: Evans Koech, sophomore of Nairobi, Kenya; Dylan Stansbury, sophomore of Crawford; Robert Ricks, freshman of Douglas, Wyo.; Hank Jackson, freshman of Lingle, Wyo.; Josef Gertner, freshman of Fort Morgan, Colo.;  and Nathan Faulkner, senior of Morrill.