Viscusi to Compete in NCAA Championships on Saturday
Jessica Viscusi will represent the Mars Hill women’s cross country team at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in Louisville
MARS HILL, N.C. - For the second consecutive year, Jessica Viscusi will represent the Mars Hill women's cross country team at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday as part of the NCAA Division II Fall Festival.
Viscusi qualified for the meet after a third place finish in the Southeast Regional championship on November 22 with a 6K time of 22:34.2. She earned All-Region honors from the USTFCCCA last week and was named the South Atlantic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Thursday.
In 2013, Viscusi finished 125th out of 244 runners with the third-best 6K time in school history as she finished in 22:50.6. The 2013 meet was held at Plantes Ferry Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash.
The championships will take place at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park at 12:15 p.m. Live results for the race are available by clicking this link.
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 2013 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 following teams and individuals were selected to the championships:
Adams State, South Central
Alaska Anchorage, West
Augustana (South Dakota), Central
Bloomsburg, Atlantic
Central Washington, West
Chico State, West
Colorado-Colorado Springs, South Central
Colorado Mesa, South Central
Colorado School of Mines, South Central
Edinboro, Atlantic
Grand Valley State, Midwest
Hillsdale, Midwest
Malone, Midwest
Metro State, South Central
Minnesota Duluth, Central
Missouri Southern State, Central
Montevallo, Southeast
North Georgia, Southeast
Roberts Wesleyan, East
Saint Leo, South
Saint Michael's, East
Shippensburg, Atlantic
Simon Fraser, West
Stonehill, East
Tampa, South
UC San Diego, West
Union (Tennessee), South
Wayne State (Michigan), Midwest
Western State, South Central
Western Washington, West
Wingate, Southeast
Winona State, Central
Women's Individual Qualifiers
Atlantic Region
Amanda Eisman, West Chester
Julie Friend, California (Pennsylvania)
Corinne Manela, Kutztown
Central Region
Sasha Hovind, Northern State
Elizabeth Luckel, Southwest Baptist
Alexis Zeis, Mary
East Region
Pascaline Jerotich, American International
Antonia Pagliuca, Assumption
Talya Williams, LIU Post
Midwest Region
Emily Frith, Bellarmine
Julia Kohnen, Southern Indiana
Emily Short, Saginaw Valley State
South Region
Kelley Bahn, West Florida
Michelle Kruse, Alabama-Huntsville
Kailey Williams, Alabama-Huntsville
South Central Region
Rebekah Hernandez, Texas A&M International
Michaela Johnson, West Texas A&M
Emma Love, West Texas A&M
Southeast Region
Catie Byrd, Queens (North Carolina)
Marlee Rhodes, Erskine
Jessica Viscusi, Mars Hill
Megan Wright, Queens (North Carolina)
West Region
Caroline Barkechir, California Baptist
Staci Foster, Azusa Pacific
Fiona McKenna, Hawaii Pacific
