Friday, November 11
Tallahassee, Fla.
All Day
Mississippi State
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NCAA South Region Championship
Mia Meydrich earned All-Region honors as MSU claimed their first Regional Championship
November 11, 2016 | Cross Country
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. โ Cross Country is the definition of a team sport. Mississippi State epitomized that definition Friday morning, winning the first South Regional Championship in program history by one point.
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MSU's sixth place runner, freshman Stephanie Peterson, made a push at the very end of the race to propel her past No. 14 Ole Miss' fifth place runner. That surge secured MSU's victory against the Rebels and their second-straight trip to Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.
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A program-record five Bulldogs made the All-Region team, with Rhianwedd Price, Shannon Fair, Ffion Price, Antonia Hehr and Mia Meydrich earning the honor after finishing inside the Top 25. ย
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Senior All-American Rhianwedd Price was MSU's top performer, placing fifth in the 6K event with a time of 20:16.1 and earning four points. Just behind Price was sophomore Shannon Fair, whose time of 20:26.9 was good enough for a 13th place finish and 12 points.
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"This is a huge step for us," MSU coach Houston Franks said. "We were able to qualify last year for Nationals, and to do it once is hard. Doing it again a second year in a row is even more difficult. I have told people that our team is a ticking time bomb, in a good way. We were going to blow up and put a race together that would surprise some people. We got fourth in SEC Championships, and I am glad we are to a point in the program that we were disappointed with fourth. We put it together today and good things happened."
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Mississippi State is the first women's cross country team in the history of the state to capture a Regional crown. The Bulldogs will now return to Terre Haute, Ind. Saturday, Nov. 19 for the NCAA Championships, looking to win the first team national title in Mississippi State history.
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"We ran with some unbelievable tenaciousness and toughness today," Franks said. "That was fun to watch. We really got in there and were aggressive. We raced to win."
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The MSU men concluded their season in Tallahassee on Friday, earning a 15th place finish in the 24-team 10K. Freshman Stephen Jones paced the Bulldogs, garnering 67 points and running a time of 32:26.4.
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For more information on the MSU cross country team, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching @HailStateTF. You can also find all access coverage on SnapChat by searching 'HailStateSnap'.
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Women's Team Results (32 teams participated)
1. Mississippi State, 66; No. 14 Ole Miss, 67; 3. Vanderbilt, 138; 4. Alabama, 177; 5. Georgia, 195; 6. Florida, 205; 7. Florida State, 208; 8. Samford, 272; 9. Lipscomb, 279; 10. Memphis, 288; 11. Southern Miss, 333; 12. Tennessee-Martin; 375; 13. Georgia Tech, 379; 14. Jacksonville, 413; 15. North Florida, 415; 16. South Alabama, 472; 17. Belmont, 483; 18. UCF, 493; 19. UAB; 496; 20. South Florida; 527; 21. Tennessee Tech, 534; 22. Chattanooga, 589; 23: East Tenn. St., 589; 24. Georgia State, 595; 25. Miami, 638; 26. Kennesaw State, 665; 27. Mercer, 736; 28. Georgia Southern, 757; 29. Florida Atlantic, 841; 30. Alabama State, 853
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Women's Individual Results (212 participants)
5. Rhianwedd Price, ยญยญ20:16.1; 13. Shannon Fair; 20:36.9; 15. Ffion Price, 20:43.6; 16. Antonia Hehr, 20:43.7; 22. Mia Meydrich, 20:49.8; 27. Stephanie Peterson, 20:57.7; 116. Kristy Terp, 22:36.0.
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Men's Team Results (24 teams participated)
1. Ole Miss, 46; 2. Mid. Tenn. State, 61; 3. Georgia, 105; 4. Alabama, 122; 5. Florida State, 127; 6. Samford, 165; 7. Georgia Tech, 173; 8. Florida, 212; 9. North Florida, 235; 10. Tennessee, 300; 11. Tennessee Tech, 321; 12. Belmont, 347; 13. Lipscomb, 386; 14. East Tenn. St., 393; 15. Mississippi State, 420; 16. Vanderbilt, 423; 17. Florida Gulf Coast, 429; 18. Chattanooga, 449; 19. Miami, 501; 20. South Florida, 592; 21. Florida Atlantic, 642.
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Men's Individual Results (157 participants)
70. Stephen Jones, 32:26.4; 82. Aaron Phelps, 32:44.7; 90. Eryk Yunk, 32:49.8; 95. Tristan Orman, 32:55.5; 109. JT Mackay, 33:13.8; 117. Quintin Reiser, 33:29.1; 130. Pierce Rose, 33:54.7
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MSU's sixth place runner, freshman Stephanie Peterson, made a push at the very end of the race to propel her past No. 14 Ole Miss' fifth place runner. That surge secured MSU's victory against the Rebels and their second-straight trip to Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.
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A program-record five Bulldogs made the All-Region team, with Rhianwedd Price, Shannon Fair, Ffion Price, Antonia Hehr and Mia Meydrich earning the honor after finishing inside the Top 25. ย
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Senior All-American Rhianwedd Price was MSU's top performer, placing fifth in the 6K event with a time of 20:16.1 and earning four points. Just behind Price was sophomore Shannon Fair, whose time of 20:26.9 was good enough for a 13th place finish and 12 points.
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"This is a huge step for us," MSU coach Houston Franks said. "We were able to qualify last year for Nationals, and to do it once is hard. Doing it again a second year in a row is even more difficult. I have told people that our team is a ticking time bomb, in a good way. We were going to blow up and put a race together that would surprise some people. We got fourth in SEC Championships, and I am glad we are to a point in the program that we were disappointed with fourth. We put it together today and good things happened."
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Mississippi State is the first women's cross country team in the history of the state to capture a Regional crown. The Bulldogs will now return to Terre Haute, Ind. Saturday, Nov. 19 for the NCAA Championships, looking to win the first team national title in Mississippi State history.
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"We ran with some unbelievable tenaciousness and toughness today," Franks said. "That was fun to watch. We really got in there and were aggressive. We raced to win."
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The MSU men concluded their season in Tallahassee on Friday, earning a 15th place finish in the 24-team 10K. Freshman Stephen Jones paced the Bulldogs, garnering 67 points and running a time of 32:26.4.
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For more information on the MSU cross country team, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching @HailStateTF. You can also find all access coverage on SnapChat by searching 'HailStateSnap'.
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Women's Team Results (32 teams participated)
1. Mississippi State, 66; No. 14 Ole Miss, 67; 3. Vanderbilt, 138; 4. Alabama, 177; 5. Georgia, 195; 6. Florida, 205; 7. Florida State, 208; 8. Samford, 272; 9. Lipscomb, 279; 10. Memphis, 288; 11. Southern Miss, 333; 12. Tennessee-Martin; 375; 13. Georgia Tech, 379; 14. Jacksonville, 413; 15. North Florida, 415; 16. South Alabama, 472; 17. Belmont, 483; 18. UCF, 493; 19. UAB; 496; 20. South Florida; 527; 21. Tennessee Tech, 534; 22. Chattanooga, 589; 23: East Tenn. St., 589; 24. Georgia State, 595; 25. Miami, 638; 26. Kennesaw State, 665; 27. Mercer, 736; 28. Georgia Southern, 757; 29. Florida Atlantic, 841; 30. Alabama State, 853
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Women's Individual Results (212 participants)
5. Rhianwedd Price, ยญยญ20:16.1; 13. Shannon Fair; 20:36.9; 15. Ffion Price, 20:43.6; 16. Antonia Hehr, 20:43.7; 22. Mia Meydrich, 20:49.8; 27. Stephanie Peterson, 20:57.7; 116. Kristy Terp, 22:36.0.
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Men's Team Results (24 teams participated)
1. Ole Miss, 46; 2. Mid. Tenn. State, 61; 3. Georgia, 105; 4. Alabama, 122; 5. Florida State, 127; 6. Samford, 165; 7. Georgia Tech, 173; 8. Florida, 212; 9. North Florida, 235; 10. Tennessee, 300; 11. Tennessee Tech, 321; 12. Belmont, 347; 13. Lipscomb, 386; 14. East Tenn. St., 393; 15. Mississippi State, 420; 16. Vanderbilt, 423; 17. Florida Gulf Coast, 429; 18. Chattanooga, 449; 19. Miami, 501; 20. South Florida, 592; 21. Florida Atlantic, 642.
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Men's Individual Results (157 participants)
70. Stephen Jones, 32:26.4; 82. Aaron Phelps, 32:44.7; 90. Eryk Yunk, 32:49.8; 95. Tristan Orman, 32:55.5; 109. JT Mackay, 33:13.8; 117. Quintin Reiser, 33:29.1; 130. Pierce Rose, 33:54.7
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The 2016 South Region Champions! #HailState pic.twitter.com/LZQSHcbRWe
โ MSU Track & Field (@HailStateTF) November 11, 2016
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