Mount Olive Men's Cross Country to Compete at National Championship Race on Saturday

11/21/2019 12:00:00 AM

Mount Olive Men’s Cross Country to Compete at National Championship Race on Saturday

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Nationally 24^th-ranked Mount Olive men’s cross country will compete in the 2019 NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Championship that will be held Nov. 23, 2019 at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course at Haggin Oaks.

The men’s 10K national championship race is scheduled for a 2:15 p.m. EST start.

Mount Olive won its eighth straight Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.

The Trojans secured the first five spots and seven of the top 11 spots in collecting their eighth straight title with an impressive score of just 15. Tai Smith secured the individual title with a time of 25:42.4. Mount Olive owned a total team time average of 25:52.

To advance to the NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Championship for the eighth straight year, Mount Olive picked up a third-place team finish at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on Nov. 9.

Mount Olive had five individuals in the top 20 with Jacob Gonzalez leading the way with an 11^th-place finish (31:49.4). Smith (31:56.5) finished 13^th, while Jacob Willis was 15^th (32:07.2) and Branson Oduor was 17^th (32:12.6). Daniel Francken (32:16.4) finished 19th.

You can stream the NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Championship live on FloTrack HERE. You can follow live HERE. You can learn more about the national championship races HERE.