Cross Country Travels to Tallahassee For NCAA South Regionals

Friday, November 13

Tallahassee, Fla.

8:30 a.m.

Mercer University

NCAA South Regional

11/12/2026 4:00:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

By: Ben Kinealy, kinealy_ben@mercer.edu

MACON, Ga. – Mercer Men's and Women's Cross Country will race in Tallahassee, Fla. at the NCAA South Regional Championship on Friday morning. The women's 6K will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the men's 10K starting at 9:30 a.m.

Meet Schedule

Date: Friday, Nov. 13
Race Times: Women's 8:30 a.m., Men's 9:30 a.m.
Location: Apalachee Regional Park | Tallahassee, Fla.
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The women's team heads into this weekend after finishing second place at the SoCon Championships for the second consecutive year. Mary Grace Parker led the way, taking the second-fastest 5K in program history while finishing in fourth place overall. Her performance earned her First-Team All-Conference Honors. Nikki Harris came in second on the Bears and 11th overall, finishing with a 17:37.3 5K to earn Second-Team All-Conference Honors. Ania San Roman Lopez, Paula Sandoval, and freshman Alayna Carter all finished in the top 30 to round out Mercer's successful weekend. ;Head Coach Cameron Ruppe earned SoCon WXC Coach of the Year for the way he has grown the women's program at Mercer to be one of the top teams in the SoCon.

On the men's side, Jake Peters finished first for the men's team for the second consecutive year, running a 25:56.9 8K to finish in 31st while Hagan Russell and Will Poelker came in after him in 46th and 47th at 26:28.8 and 26:32.4.

The NCAA South Regional is hosted by Florida State University at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla. and will feature 38 teams, including five other SoCon teams, Samford, Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, and Tennessee Tech.