Men's Cross Country Ready for Regionals

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont Men's Cross Country heads to the NCAA South Regional held at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla. on Nov. 13.  

The Bruins enter this week's race after a close fourth-place finish at the Missouri Valley Championships on Oct. 30, where Belmont had two runners finish among the top 15. 

Drew Brill led the way for the Bruins in eleventh place with a time of 24:08.3, earning All-Conference Second Team honors. 

Also earning Second Team conference honors was Charley Townsend, who placed 15^th with a time of 24:18.6.
 
Throughout the season, the Belmont men's team placed 2nd at the Vanderbilt Opener, 9th at the Southern Showcase, 11^th at the Joe Piane Invite, and 5th at the Crimson Classic.
 
In order to qualify for nationals, a team must place in the top two at their regional, or receive one of 14 at-large bids. The first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships, and 38 individuals will receive at-large bids.
 
Last season, the Bruins placed 14th at the South Regional. Drew Brill placed 82^nd overall as the second Belmont finisher behind now-graduated Andrew Hammel.

"This is going to be the first 10K for six of the seven guys running, and so that's going to be a huge challenge. The experience they get is going to pay off down the road, and so I just want them to get their feet wet. See what it feels like to run a 10K with really good high-level competition against national caliber teams."

The Men's South Regional, hosted by Florida State, will feature 33 teams. 

The race will begin at 8:30 a.m. CT, following the women's competition at 7:30 a.m.

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