Friday, November 9
Provo, UT
11:00 a.m. MT
Air Force Academy
at
NCAA Mountain Regional
Photo by: Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos
Air Force Travels to NCAA Mountain Regional
11/7/2018 10:37:00 AM | Cross Country
The 13th-ranked men and a women's squad receiving votes in the USTFCCCA poll will run on Friday, Nov. 9.
The Air Force cross country team returns to action this week, as it travels to Provo, Utah, for the NCAA Mountain Regional on Friday, Nov. 9. The Falcons' lineup, which includes the 13th-ranked men and a women's squad that is receiving votes in the latest national poll, will face their regional counterparts at East Bay Golf Course.
MEET INFORMATION
The NCAA Mountain Regional will be held at the East Bay Golf Course (1860 S East Bay Blvd) in Provo. The women will kick off the regional meet with a 6K race at 11:00 a.m. (MT), while the men follow with a 10K race at noon. Admission is free and spectator parking will be located in the parking lot to the south of the Micro Focus building. Live results will be available via RunnerCard.com, while FloTrack will broadcast the meet through their FloPro subscription service.
THE STARTING LINE
Air Force has entered 16 runners into the NCAA Mountain Regional. Jacob Bilvado, Hunter Boyer, Mickey Davey, Scott Johnson, Alec Schrank, Trevor Siniscalchi, Patrick Sullivan and Nathan Thomas will represent the 13th-ranked men's team, while Lindsey Blanks, Teri Brady, Shanna Burns, Mikayla Gallagher, Jenna Kill, Maria Mettler, Swathi Samuel and Jaci Smith will run on the women's team.
WEATHER WATCH
Provo is forecasted to sunny, with a high of 47 degrees, on Friday.
SCOUTING THE WOMEN'S REGION
The women's NCAA Mountain Regional will feature two of the top four teams in the country, as top-ranked New Mexico and No. 4 Colorado headline the 20-team race. The lineup also includes nationally-ranked squads from BYU (9), Southern Utah (22) and Northern Arizona (28), two teams that are receiving votes in the national poll (Air Force, Utah State) and squads from Colorado State, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Nevada, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, Texas Tech, Utah, Utah Valley, UTEP, Weber State and Wyoming.
LOOKING AT THE MEN'S FIELD
The top-two teams in the nation – No. 1 Northern Arizona, No. 2 BYU – headline the 17-team field for the men's NCAA Mountain Regional. The lineup also includes nationally-ranked teams from Colorado (8), Air Force (13), Colorado State (14) and Wyoming (18), three squads that are receiving votes in the latest poll (Southern Utah, Utah State, Weber State) and teams from Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, New Mexico, Northern Colorado, Texas Tech, Utah Valley and UTEP.
WHERE TO FIND THEM
The women will begin in Box 2, while the men will start in Box 6.
HOW IT WORKS
The regional serves as the primary feeder into the upcoming NCAA Cross Country Championships. The top two teams from each of the nine regional sites – West, Mountain, Midwest, South Central, Great Lakes, South, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast – as well as the top four individuals not on an advancing team, will receive an automatic berth into the national meet. The remainder of the teams and individuals are chosen on an at-large basis.
LAST YEAR AT THE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL
With all five scoring runners finishing within the top 40, the men finished fifth at the 2017 NCAA Mountain Regional, en route to an at-large selection to the national meet, while the women placed three runners in the top 30 to finish sixth in the team standings. Five Falcons captured all-region honors, while Jaci Smith earned an individual at-large selection into the women's championship meet.
MEN CLIMB TO NO. 13 IN USTFCCCA NATIONAL RANKINGS
After finishing second at the Mountain West Championships and bettering two nationally-ranked teams, the men moved up three spots in the national rankings, as it improved to No. 13 in the Oct. 30 edition of the USTFCCCA coaches' poll.
WOMEN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE VOTES IN WEEKLY POLL
For the second time in as many polling cycles, the women received mention in the national USTFCCCA rankings on Oct. 30. After finishing third at the conference meet – and trailing only a pair of top-three teams – the women are fifth in the "Also Receiving Votes" category – and just six points out of the top 30.
THE NEXT COURSE
The 2018 season comes to a close next Saturday (Nov. 17) at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Wisconsin.
MEET INFORMATION
The NCAA Mountain Regional will be held at the East Bay Golf Course (1860 S East Bay Blvd) in Provo. The women will kick off the regional meet with a 6K race at 11:00 a.m. (MT), while the men follow with a 10K race at noon. Admission is free and spectator parking will be located in the parking lot to the south of the Micro Focus building. Live results will be available via RunnerCard.com, while FloTrack will broadcast the meet through their FloPro subscription service.
THE STARTING LINE
Air Force has entered 16 runners into the NCAA Mountain Regional. Jacob Bilvado, Hunter Boyer, Mickey Davey, Scott Johnson, Alec Schrank, Trevor Siniscalchi, Patrick Sullivan and Nathan Thomas will represent the 13th-ranked men's team, while Lindsey Blanks, Teri Brady, Shanna Burns, Mikayla Gallagher, Jenna Kill, Maria Mettler, Swathi Samuel and Jaci Smith will run on the women's team.
WEATHER WATCH
Provo is forecasted to sunny, with a high of 47 degrees, on Friday.
SCOUTING THE WOMEN'S REGION
The women's NCAA Mountain Regional will feature two of the top four teams in the country, as top-ranked New Mexico and No. 4 Colorado headline the 20-team race. The lineup also includes nationally-ranked squads from BYU (9), Southern Utah (22) and Northern Arizona (28), two teams that are receiving votes in the national poll (Air Force, Utah State) and squads from Colorado State, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Nevada, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, Texas Tech, Utah, Utah Valley, UTEP, Weber State and Wyoming.
LOOKING AT THE MEN'S FIELD
The top-two teams in the nation – No. 1 Northern Arizona, No. 2 BYU – headline the 17-team field for the men's NCAA Mountain Regional. The lineup also includes nationally-ranked teams from Colorado (8), Air Force (13), Colorado State (14) and Wyoming (18), three squads that are receiving votes in the latest poll (Southern Utah, Utah State, Weber State) and teams from Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, New Mexico, Northern Colorado, Texas Tech, Utah Valley and UTEP.
WHERE TO FIND THEM
The women will begin in Box 2, while the men will start in Box 6.
HOW IT WORKS
The regional serves as the primary feeder into the upcoming NCAA Cross Country Championships. The top two teams from each of the nine regional sites – West, Mountain, Midwest, South Central, Great Lakes, South, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast – as well as the top four individuals not on an advancing team, will receive an automatic berth into the national meet. The remainder of the teams and individuals are chosen on an at-large basis.
LAST YEAR AT THE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL
With all five scoring runners finishing within the top 40, the men finished fifth at the 2017 NCAA Mountain Regional, en route to an at-large selection to the national meet, while the women placed three runners in the top 30 to finish sixth in the team standings. Five Falcons captured all-region honors, while Jaci Smith earned an individual at-large selection into the women's championship meet.
MEN CLIMB TO NO. 13 IN USTFCCCA NATIONAL RANKINGS
After finishing second at the Mountain West Championships and bettering two nationally-ranked teams, the men moved up three spots in the national rankings, as it improved to No. 13 in the Oct. 30 edition of the USTFCCCA coaches' poll.
WOMEN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE VOTES IN WEEKLY POLL
For the second time in as many polling cycles, the women received mention in the national USTFCCCA rankings on Oct. 30. After finishing third at the conference meet – and trailing only a pair of top-three teams – the women are fifth in the "Also Receiving Votes" category – and just six points out of the top 30.
THE NEXT COURSE
The 2018 season comes to a close next Saturday (Nov. 17) at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Wisconsin.
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