The No. 16 women's cross country team and Emory men's cross country began their postseason at the NCAA South Region Championships, with the women's squad taking first overall in the team standings and punching their ticket to the NCAA Division III National Championship meet next weekend. The men's team took fourth overall in the team standings as John Urciuoli and Ryan Van de Berghe qualified as individuals for the national championship. The team will find out tomorrow if they'll receive a team bid or additional individual bids to the national championship.

On the women's side, junior Madison Tiaffay led the Eagles to the team championship, crossing the finish line at 21:41.30 to earn a PR and securing third overall in the individual standings. Close behind was fellow junior Elizabeth Csikai, clocking in at 21:54.40 to race her season best. Behind her was the trio of Davis Johnson, Payton Fleming and Cameron Gupta, who came in 10^th, 11^th and 12^th respectively. Johnson came in just shy of the 22-minute mark at 21:59.04 to get her PR, Fleming also got a PR after her 22:04.80 finish and Gupta came in at 22:11.20. Rounding things out for the Eagles was the freshman duo of Ayla Cooke and Ashley Clyman, who came in right around the 22:30 mark and placed 16^th and 17^th respectively.

On the men's side, Urciuoli led the Eagles for the second consecutive week, coming in 6^th overall with a time of 24:41.30. Soon after Van de Berghe crossed the finish line, clocking in at 24:42.50 and finishing in 8^th place. Freshman Amos Pres came in next, coming in at 25:19 to land in 18^th overall. Behind him was senior Nikhil Makker, crossing the finish at 25:43 to finish in 26^th place. Close behind was sophomore Dalton Lowery, who finished at 25:52.30 to make the top 30. Following him was Kirin Karver who finished at 26:06.60 to take 39^th place. Rounding things out for the Eagles was Logan Clark who landed in 46^th place after a 26:27.80 finish.

The NCAA Division III Championship meet will be next Saturday in Spartanburg, SC at the Roger Milliken Center.