Friday, November 13
Tallahassee, FL
TBA
University of Georgia
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NCAA South Regional
November 12, 2026 | Cross Country
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Georgia men's and women's cross country teams head to the 2026 NCAA South Regional on Friday at Apalachee Regional Park, with both squads competing for an opportunity to advance to the NCAA Championships.
The regional meet, hosted by Florida State, features teams from across the South competing for one of the automatic qualifying spots in each race at the NCAA Championships, scheduled for Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Indiana. An additional 14 teams in each division will receive at-large selections, while individual competitors also have an opportunity to qualify through the NCAA selection process.
The NCAA Division I Cross Country Selection Show is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 on NCAA.com. The top 25 individual finishers in each regional race earn All-Region honors.
The Bulldog men return a strong group of runners following their runner-up finish at the 2025 SEC Cross Country Championships and appearance at last year's NCAA Championships. Senior Ryan Olree and senior Connor Rutherford lead the returning group, alongside sophomore Kristers Kudlis. Olree and Rutherford also return after earning All-Region recognition at the 2025 NCAA South Regional.
Additional Georgia men scheduled to compete Friday include seniors Valentin Soca and Casey Goetschel and freshmen Bertolf Kalasz, Alex Lennon and Jameson Pifer.
On the women's side sophomore Anastasia Nilsson leads the returning group after finishing 30th at the 2025 SEC Championships. Other returning runners include sophomores Madeline Holland, Lauren Skeens and Erin Musty who also competed for Georgia at last year's conference championship. Freshman Nancy Taylor, junior Ceyda Pinar and sophomores Addison Scott and Maeve Waddell will also be competing on Friday.
The women's 6K championship race is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed by the men's 10K race at 9:30 a.m. ET. Live timing will be available through PrimeTime Timing.
Results and recaps from the Bulldogs' cross country season will be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia's track & field and cross country teams are always located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.
The regional meet, hosted by Florida State, features teams from across the South competing for one of the automatic qualifying spots in each race at the NCAA Championships, scheduled for Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Indiana. An additional 14 teams in each division will receive at-large selections, while individual competitors also have an opportunity to qualify through the NCAA selection process.
The NCAA Division I Cross Country Selection Show is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 on NCAA.com. The top 25 individual finishers in each regional race earn All-Region honors.
The Bulldog men return a strong group of runners following their runner-up finish at the 2025 SEC Cross Country Championships and appearance at last year's NCAA Championships. Senior Ryan Olree and senior Connor Rutherford lead the returning group, alongside sophomore Kristers Kudlis. Olree and Rutherford also return after earning All-Region recognition at the 2025 NCAA South Regional.
Additional Georgia men scheduled to compete Friday include seniors Valentin Soca and Casey Goetschel and freshmen Bertolf Kalasz, Alex Lennon and Jameson Pifer.
On the women's side sophomore Anastasia Nilsson leads the returning group after finishing 30th at the 2025 SEC Championships. Other returning runners include sophomores Madeline Holland, Lauren Skeens and Erin Musty who also competed for Georgia at last year's conference championship. Freshman Nancy Taylor, junior Ceyda Pinar and sophomores Addison Scott and Maeve Waddell will also be competing on Friday.
The women's 6K championship race is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed by the men's 10K race at 9:30 a.m. ET. Live timing will be available through PrimeTime Timing.
Results and recaps from the Bulldogs' cross country season will be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia's track & field and cross country teams are always located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.
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