Friday, November 11
Tallahassee, Fla.
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Mississippi State
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NCAA South Region Championship
Mia Meydrich earned All-Region honors as MSU claimed their first Regional Championship
Cross Country Wins First Regional Championship in Program History
November 11, 2016 | Cross Country
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – 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.
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.
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.
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.
"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."
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.
"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."
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.
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'.
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
Women's Individual Results (212 participants)
5. Rhianwedd Price, 20:16.1; 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
"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."
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.
"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."
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.
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'.
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
Women's Individual Results (212 participants)
5. Rhianwedd Price, 20:16.1; 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.
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.
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
The 2016 South Region Champions! #HailState pic.twitter.com/LZQSHcbRWe
— MSU Track & Field (@HailStateTF) November 11, 2016
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