Photo by: Justin Tafoya, NCAA Photos
Air Force Men, Halle Hamilton Qualify to NCAA Championships
11/11/2023 6:33:00 PM | Cross Country
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The 24th-ranked Air Force men's cross country team, as well as junior Halle Hamilton, earned bids to next week's NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, the selection committee announced this afternoon (Nov. 11).
The men captured their 20th selection to the national championship race following a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Mountain Regional, which was held yesterday in Lubbock. The Falcons, who have earned team bids to five of the last six NCAA Championships, saw all five scoring runners place within the top 35 of a regional meet that included two of the nation's top three teams. Highlighted by a sixth-place finish from senior Luke Combs and a top-20 placement from sophomore Max Sannes, the men matched their highest regional finish in nearly two decades.
Hamilton, in the middle of another strong season, earned a spot on the NCAA starting line for the second-straight year, after finishing 21st at the Mountain Region and securing an at-large bid. With Hamilton's selection, Air Force has now been represented in the women's national race in eight of the last nine years – after having just one appearance in the previous 18.
In all, 31 teams and 38 individuals were selected for both the men's and women's championship races. The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships are slated for next Saturday (Nov. 18) at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The men captured their 20th selection to the national championship race following a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Mountain Regional, which was held yesterday in Lubbock. The Falcons, who have earned team bids to five of the last six NCAA Championships, saw all five scoring runners place within the top 35 of a regional meet that included two of the nation's top three teams. Highlighted by a sixth-place finish from senior Luke Combs and a top-20 placement from sophomore Max Sannes, the men matched their highest regional finish in nearly two decades.
Hamilton, in the middle of another strong season, earned a spot on the NCAA starting line for the second-straight year, after finishing 21st at the Mountain Region and securing an at-large bid. With Hamilton's selection, Air Force has now been represented in the women's national race in eight of the last nine years – after having just one appearance in the previous 18.
In all, 31 teams and 38 individuals were selected for both the men's and women's championship races. The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships are slated for next Saturday (Nov. 18) at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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