Mercer University
NCAA South Region Championships
Bears to Travel to NCAA South Region Championship
11/10/2022 8:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
MACON, GA. – The Mercer Men's cross country team will travel to Alabama for the NCAA South Region Championship this weekend.Â
MEET INFO
Name: NCAA South Region Championships
Date: Nov. 11
Race Time: 9:30 AM (Women), 10:30 (Men)
Course: Huntsville,AL
Course Map: 8K | 5K
Race Distances: 8K (Men), 5K (Women)
Meet Information: Homepage
Results: Here
The Mercer men had a historic finish at the Southern Conference Championships hosted by the Citadel at John's Island County Park.Â
The team was led by Vlad Zander-Velloso, who finished 6th overall in another record-breaking performance. He lowered his time by 24 seconds to establish the program's top time in history. His 6th place finish earned him a place on the SoCon's 1st All-Conference Team. This is the first time ever that a Bear has been recognized for the honor.Â
Leaders, Josh Kraver (17th, 25:12), Jonathan Greene (20th, 25:17), Reece Cato (25th, 25:25), and for the first time scoring for the Bears this season Chinmay Dongari (34th, 25:51) closed out the scoring for the Bears. In the end, the depth of the Bears through their 6th and 7th runners of Yianni Pothoulakis (39th, 26:06) and Buck Ledford (46th, 26:19) respectively was what assisted Mercer in edging out UNC-Greensboro for the 3rd place team finish.Â
The Mercer men ran a new school record team average of 25:14 on way to their top 3 team finish.
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