Mars Hill’s Gragg, McCain, Lenoir-Rhyne’s Griewisch, Anderson’s Bishoff Named To Cross Country All-Region Team
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Mars Hill men's cross country runners Justin Gragg and Trey McCain were both were named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Southeast Region Team. The USTFCCCA recognized nearly 240 athletes that earned All-Region awards for cross country in Division II following this weekend's NCAA Regional Championships. Athletes of member schools that finished in the top 15 individually at one of the eight regional sites earned the honor.
Lenoir-Rhyne University's Kate Griewisch and Anderson University's Whitney Bishoff were named to the women's All-Southeast Region Team.
In Charlotte, Gragg finished sixth, while McCain finished 13th out of 164 runners.
Griewisch ran a 20:55 over 6K to win the 2010 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Southeast Regional Championship at McAlpine Park. Griewisch, who finished 36 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor, won the regional race for the second straight year.
Bishoff posted a ninth-place finish.
Mars Hill will run in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on December 4 at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.