MIAMI (November 10, 2016) – The FIU men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Tallahassee, Florida, to take part in the 2016 NCAA South Regional Cross Country Championships on Friday, Nov. 11 at Apalachee Regional Park.
The women's 6K race will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the men's 10K event follows at 9:30 a.m.
A total of 31 teams compete as a team at the NCAA Division I Championships. 18 bids are automatic (top two teams in each region), 13 bids are at-large.
After teams have been determined, 38 additional individuals, per gender, are selected to compete at the NCAA Championships. From those teams NOT selected in the above process, the-top-four finishers at each regional are automatically selected (but must have finished within the top 25 of the region). Two additional athletes will be selected from the remainder of the national pool (and must have finished in the regional top 25) as at-large individuals.
Spectator information, start times and live results information for the C-USA Championships are listed below.
2016 NCAA SOUTH REGIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 56,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
