DALLAS – Two Conference USA individual runners qualified for the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, announced Saturday. CUSA will be represented by athletes from Middle Tennessee and Liberty.
 
The Middle Tennessee men earned tenth place at the NCAA South Regional Championship on Saturday, hosted by Florida State. Allan Kiplagat finished the men’s 10K, clocking a time of 29:47.6. Kiplagat landed in fifth place, automatically qualifying for NCAAs.
 
The Liberty women placed fifth at the NCAA Southeast Regional on Saturday, hosted by Winthrop. The Lady Flames were led by senior Adelyn Fairley, who completed the women’s 6K with a time of 20:40.3. Fairley’s performance landed earned her eighth place, punching her ticket to NCAAs.
 
The 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships are set to take place on Nov. 23 in Madison, Wisconsin, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The women’s race will be at 9:20 a.m. CT, and the men’s race will be at 10:10 a.m. CT. Fans can tune in on ESPNU and ESPN+ beginning at 8:30 a.m. CT.

2024 NCAA Cross Country Regional Championship Results
 
Men’s Mountain Regional
TEAM
15. NM State – 462 pts
17. UTEP – 546 pts
 
Women’s Mountain Regional
TEAM
16. NM State – 455 pts
18. UTEP – 501 pts
 
Men’s South Regional
TEAM
10. Middle Tennessee – 244 pts
13. Jax State – 399 pts
14. KSU – 411 pts
26. FIU – 820 pts
 
INDIVIDUAL TOP 25
5. Allan Kiplagat, MTSU – 29:47.6
10. Collins Kipkemboi, KSU – 30:16.0
18. Brian Limo, KSU – 30:33.6
 
Women’s South Regional
TEAM
12. MTSU – 404 pts
13. KSU – 409 pts
22. FIU – 609 pts
23. Jax State – 620 pts
 
INDIVIDUAL TOP 25
18. Sandra Maiyo, MTSU – 20:26.8
 
Men’s Southeast Regional
TEAM
8. Liberty – 250 pts
 
Women’s Southeast Regional
TEAM
5. Liberty – 162 pts
 
INDIVIDUAL TOP 25
8. Adelyn Fairley, Liberty – 20:40.3
20. Allie Zealand, Liberty – 21:08.5
 
Men’s South Central Regional
TEAM
8. Sam Houston – 254 pts
 
INDIVIDUAL TOP 25
20. Gudisa Adnow, SHSU – 30:02.7
 
Women’s South Central Regional
TEAM
24. Sam Houston – 624 pts