Viscusi to Compete in NCAA Championships Saturday
Jessica Viscusi will compete in the 2013 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championships. The championships will take place November 23, at the Plantes Ferry Sports Complex in Spokane, Washington.
MARS HILL, N.C. – Jessica Viscusi will compete in the 2013 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championships. The championships will take place November 23, at the Plantes Ferry Sports Complex in Spokane, Washington.
Viscusi, a junior from Bryson City, N.C., placed fifth overall in the region with a time of 22:20.6 to earn a berth in the National Championships. Viscusi's time broke a school-record in the 6K by 27 seconds. The previous record was set by Kate Prichard at the 2006 National Championships. She finished second among SAC runners after placing fifth in the SAC Championship.
The women's race will start at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time followed by the men's race at 11:30 a.m. The Great Northwest Athletic Conference and the Spokane Sports Commission will serve as co-hosts of the championships. Live results will be available on the day of the championships at http://www.primetimetiming.com/liveresults/2013/ncaad2xc/.
In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA regional.
The top three teams of seven student-athletes from each region automatically qualified. Additional berths were awarded to regions based on the first eight team finishers at the 2012 championships. The top three individual finishers from each region who are not part of a qualifying team automatically qualified for the championships. In addition, all individual competitors who finish in the top five overall places in their respective regional meet and are not a member of a qualifying team automatically advance to the championships. The list of advancing teams and individuals are outlined below.
Women's Qualifying Teams (School, Region)
Adams State, South Central
Alabama-Huntsville, South
Alaska Anchorage, West
Augustana (South Dakota), Central
Bentley, East
California State Chico, West
Colorado-Colorado Springs, South Central
Columbus State, Southeast
Edinboro, Atlantic
Flagler, Southeast
Grand Valley State, Midwest
Hillsdale, Midwest
Indiana (Pennsylvania), Atlantic
Lewis, Midwest
Mansfield, Atlantic
Merrimack, East
Metro State, South Central
Minnesota Duluth, Central
Nova Southeastern, South
Saginaw Valley State, Midwest
Seattle Pacific, West
Shippensburg, Atlantic
Simon Fraser, West
Southwest Baptist, Central
Stonehill, East
Tampa, South
Tarleton State, South Central
West Texas A&M, South Central
Western State, South Central
Western Washington, West
Wingate, Southeast
Winona State, Central
Men's Qualifying Teams (School, Region)
Adams State, South Central
Alaska Anchorage, West
Augustana (South Dakota), Central
California Baptist, West
Cal Poly Pomona, West
California State Chico, West
Cedarville, Midwest
Central Missouri, Central
Colorado School of Mines, South Central
Edinboro, Atlantic
Florida Southern, South
Ferris State, Midwest
Franklin Pierce, East
Georgia Regents Augusta, Southeast
Grand Valley State, Midwest
King (Tennessee), Southeast
Lock Haven, Atlantic
Metro State, South Central
Missouri Southern State, Central
Mount Olive, Southeast
Nebraska-Kearney, Central
New Mexico Highlands, South Central
Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, South
Saint Leo, South
Shippensburg, Atlantic
Sioux Falls, Central
Southern Indiana, Midwest
Stonehill, East
West Texas A&M, South Central
Western State, South Central
Western Washington, West
Wilmington (Delaware), East
Women's Individual Qualifiers
Atlantic Region
Victoria Davis, Bloomsburg
Kim Wernerspach, East Stroudsburg
Alexandra Zanella, California (Pennsylvania)
Central Region
Jennifer Agnew, Mary
Dora Eastin, Missouri Southern State
Jessica Macy, Pittsburg State
East Region
Chloe Boutelle, Saint Michael's
Betsy Eickelberg, Adelphi
Alexandra Stasiuk, American International
Midwest Region
Samantha Johnson, Ferris
Tina Oprean, Malone
Delainey Phelps, Ashland
South Region
Inka Homeyer, Florida Tech
Jelena Tancic, Saint Leo
Gabriella Wuyke, Lynn
South Central Region
Kelsey Bruce, Dallas Baptist
Chloe Gustafson, Colorado School of Mines
Regan Mullen, Colorado Christian
Southeast Region
Ashly Sutherland, Converse
Cheyenne Thompson, Montevallo
Jessica Viscusi, Mars Hill
Hannah Witt, King (Tennessee)
West Region
Natalie Evans, Northwest Nazarene
Connie Morgan, Central Washington
Annie Wade, Western Oregon
Men's Individual Qualifiers
Atlantic Region
Aaron Dinzeo, California (Pennsylvania)
Zach Fleming, Kutztown
Nick Patton, Indiana (Pennsylvania)
Central Region
Chris Jessop, Mary
Cory Keehn, Fort Hays State
Adam Volkert, Pittsburg State
East Region
Mike Biwott, American International
Asher Brandt, Southern Connecticut State
John Chirchir, American International
Anthony Fiermonte, Assumption
Nicholas Filippazzo, Adelphi
Midwest Region
Alex Cushman, Indianapolis
Blake Delong, McKendree
Andrew McLain, Lewis
South Region
Blaise Binns, Alabama-Huntsville
Jose Ortega, Alabama-Huntsville
Long Tran, Nova Southeastern
South Central Region
Mikey Davila, Eastern New Mexico
Christian Gering, Fort Lewis
Mitch Kraft, Black Hills State
Southeast Region
Felix Duchampt, Queens (North Carolina)
Job Kemboi, Clayton State
Corey Mundy, Flagler
West Region
Tarq Alwafai, UC San Diego
Bruk Assefa, San Francisco State
Nicolas Rifflard, Academy of Art