Regional Results (PDF)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - WKU Cross Country senior Lindsey Hinken closed out the 2016 campaign with an 84th place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional hosted by the University of Virginia at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Hinken ran as an individual in the 6K race and clocked a time of 22:15.1 to finish 84th. The field included 227 participants representing 38 different institutions.
"The NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Country meet is an extremely competitive meet," said WKU head coach Erik Jenkins. "The region has multiple top-25 nationally ranked teams and some of the best individual competitors in the NCAA. Lindsey concluded her senior season in cross country today as one of the top runners in WKU history. She did a good job today and I am excited about her possibilities in track."
Taking home the women's team title was NC State with 53 points at the event followed by Louisville in second (163), Kentucky in third (164), Furman taking fourth (168) and Wake Forest (186) rounding out the top five.
NC State also claimed the title on the men's side with 90 points. Host Virginia claimed second place (105), narrowly edging out Furman which finished third (106). Eastern Kentucky claimed the fourth spot (117) and Kentucky (150) rounded out the top five.
This marked the third NCAA Southeast Regional run of Hinken's career at WKU. In her two previous NCAA regional appearances, Hinken finished 22nd with a time of 21:31.20 in 2015, and secured a 54th place finish during the 2012 competition (21:53.60).
The Southeast Regional is one of nine NCAA Regional sites across the country in 2016. A total of 31 teams qualified for next weekend's NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana. Automatic qualification will be given to the top two teams at each of the nine regionals. The remaining 13 slots will be filled in an at-large selection process. Individually, 38 additional athletes will be added to the NCAA Championships field and the top four runners at each regional not on a qualifying team will be automatically selected.
