Results
MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Flagler College men's cross country team finished in fourth place at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Saturday morning at the University of Montevallo. That was Flagler's best finish at an NCAA regional event since becoming eligible in 2008.
Flagler had three top 25 performances which earns the runners all-region honors.
Andrew Smith, competing in his final race, blasted his career-best time in a 10K with a 31:18.67, which was over two minutes better than his previous personal record. Smith finished in 13
th place which earned him his second consecutive all-region award.
Kray Hubner, the PBC Freshman of the Year, was the top first-year runner at the regional. His time of 31:29.27 was good for 18
th place. And the last person to earn all-region honors was
Erik Hartley. The redshirt senior finished in 25
th place with a personal-best time of 31:47.50, earning him his first all-region honor.
The three teams advancing to Saint Leo, Florida are: the University of Mount Olive, Mars Hill University and Queens University of Charlotte. The top three individuals moving on to nationals are: Timothy Asis of Young Harris College, Henning Schein of Armstrong State University and Tanner Cook of King University.
Topping the 169-man field was Adam Craig of Mount Olive who posted a time of 29:49.03. He finished just ahead of Timothy Asis of Young Harris who finished with a time of 30:02.40.
Trenton Liberty finished in 41
st place with a time of 32:23.12.
Sam Mack was not too far behind, finishing in 46
th place, with a time of 32:39.24. Breaking the finish line at 32:46.66 was
Crisman Jones who finished in 52
nd place.
Team results: 1) Mount Olive 57; 2) Mars Hill 77; 3) Queens 101; 4) Flagler 133; 5) Augusta 177; 6) Montevallo 194; 7) UNC Pembroke 214; 8) Lincoln Memorial 247; 9) Anderson 269; 10) Young Harris 316; 11) Lees-McRae 336; 12) Georgia College 341; 13) Columbus State 345; 14) Wingate 345; 15) Lenoir-Rhyne 350; 16) Armstrong State 371; 17) Clayton State 381; 18) Catawba 495; 19) Carson-Newman 501; 20) Newberry 558; 21) Tusculum 602; 22) Francis Marion 606; 23) Pfeiffer 632; 24) Belmont Abbey 684.
Top 10 finishers: 1) Adam Craig (UMO) 29:49.03; 2) Timothy Asis (YHC) 30:02.40; 3) Jonathan Dahlke (UMO) 30:04.71; 4) David Jones (MHU) 30:32.25; 5) Henning Schein (ASU) 30:37.61; 6) Tanner Cook (KU) 30:41.05; 7) Mathew Biwott (YHC) 30:56.27; 8) Donny Barnes (UM) 31:01.85; 9) Elijah Inuwa (QUC) 31:07.75; 10) Daniel Broadhead (AUG) 31:12.16.
Flagler members: 13) Smith 31:18.67; 18) Hubner 31:29.27; 25) Hartley 31:47.50; 41) Liberty 32:23.12; 46) Mack 32:39.24; 52) Jones 32:46.66.
