Bulldogs Arrive In Tallahassee For NCAA South Regionals

ATHENS, Ga. – The Bulldog cross country teams are set to compete at the NCAA South Regionals on Friday, arriving in Tallahassee, Fla., for their second postseason meet of the year. The meet will take place at Apalachee Regional Park with Florida State serving as the host.

When Do The Starting Guns Fire: The Georgia women will compete first, opening the morning in the 6k race at 8:30 a.m. The men will follow at 9:30 a.m., running their first 10k of the season. An awards ceremony will be held at the conclusion of the men's race to wrap up the meet.

Where To See The Meet: The meet will air live on ESPN+ starting at 8:15 a.m. Both races can be live streamed here: https://gado.gs/cco

Weather: Temperatures will be in the upper-50s with partly cloudy skies at race time on Friday morning.

Live Results: Live results for the meet can be found here: https://gado.gs/ccp

Tribble's Thoughts: "This race will be a very important marker for our team from an individual standpoint," head coach Adam Tribble said. "This is the most important race of the season, and it will be interesting to see how each member of the team responds."

What Dogs Are Competing: Fourteen Bulldogs – seven men and seven women – are expected to take the course at Regionals on Friday. Senior Gracie O'Neal will lead the women's squad, with juniors Lorel Golden and Katherine Law, sophomores Bella Brick and Bella Cammerota, and freshmen Kate Robinson and Izzy Yonas also competing in Tallahassee.

For the men, senior Zack Truitt will lead the way as the veteran runner while redshirt sophomore Mark Trammell; sophomores Luke Churchwell, Ryan Olree, and Conner Rutherford; and freshmen Conor Clifford and Joseph Minecci will join him at Regionals.

Eyes On Madison: The Bulldogs will look to send team or individual qualifiers to the NCAA Championships in Madison, Wis., with strong performances at the regional meet. The top two teams for each gender from each of the nine regions will automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships. The top four individuals not on those qualifying teams will also receive automatic bids to Wisconsin. Additionally, 13 teams and two individuals nationwide from each gender will receive at-large bids, which are set to be revealed during the NCAA Division I Cross Country Selection Show on Saturday at 5 p.m.

Veteran Experience At Regionals: Five Bulldogs have past experience at the regional meet, two of which will be competing in their third-straight South Regional. Law and Golden both scored at the 2023 iteration of the meet, crossing the finish line in 93^rd and 117^th, respectively, to finish as Georgia's second and fourth scorers. O'Neal joined the then-sophomore duo in collecting points, posting a 101^st-place finish at her first regional meet.

Rutherford and Churchwell also competed in the 2023 regionals, placing 90^th and 97^th at the Florida-hosted meet. Rutherford crossed the finish line as Georgia's fifth and final scorer.

A Look Back At The 2023 NCAA South Regionals: The Georgia men posted a 13^th-place finish with 318 points and the Bulldog women tallied 486 points for 17^th at the 2023 NCAA South Regionals in Gainesville, Fla. Chase Condra finished as the top Bulldog scorer for the men, crossing the finish line 30^th in the 10k race. Zachary Roe (63^rd), Cole Heron (67^th), KC Heron (87^th), and Rutherford (90^th) rounded out the UGA scorers on the men's side.

In the women's 6k, Charlotte Augenstein led Georgia across the finish line in 66^th overall as Law finished second among Bulldogs and 93^rd in the field. O'Neal (101^st), Sophia Baker (117^th), and Gracey Owens (120^th) crossed as Georgia's final three scorers in the final meet of the season.

Last Time Out: The Bulldogs traveled to Bryan-College Station, Texas, for the Southeastern Conference Championships on Friday, Nov. 1. The Bulldog men placed 11^th as a team behind a 31^st-place individual performance by Olree. Rutherford followed close behind in 40^th while Trammell (48^th), Truitt (72^nd), and Churchwell (91^st) rounded out the Georgia top five.

The Georgia women finished 16^th at the Texas A&M-hosted meet as Robinson (89^th) led the Bulldogs across the line for the second time this season. Fellow freshman Yonas crossed just seconds behind in 99^th while Law (110^th), O'Neal (137^th), and Golden (142^nd) also posted points for Georgia.

What's Up Next: Qualifiers from the NCAA South Regionals will wrap up their season at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Madison, Wis.

Where To Find Bulldog News: Results and recaps from the Bulldogs' cross country season will be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are always located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.

Bulldogs Arrive In Tallahassee For NCAA South Regionals

Players Mentioned

Charlotte Augenstein

Sophia Baker

Bella Brick

Luke Churchwell

Conor Clifford

Chase Condra

Lorel Golden

Cole Heron

KC Heron

Katherine Law

Joseph Minecci

Gracie O'Neal

Ryan Olree

Gracey Owens

Kate Robinson

Zachary Roe

Conner Rutherford

Mark Trammell

Zack Truitt

Izzy Yonas

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