OFFICIAL NCAA RELEASE
2018 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship Central
INDIANAPOLIS -- After a fourth place finish at regionals this past Saturday, the Cal Poly Pomona men's cross country team has earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on Saturday, December 1st at 11:00 am Eastern Time (8:00 am Pacific Time) in Pittsburgh, Pa., it was announced by the NCAA Monday. The Broncos will be making their fifth appearance at Nationals in the last six years and their 20th appearance all-time.
The championship race will be held at Bob O'Connor Golf Course at Schenley Park. Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania and SportsPITTSBURGH will serve as hosts.
Thirty-four teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top three, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 24 teams. Ten additional teams were selected at-large. A minimum of 24 additional individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process. The list of advancing teams and individuals is outlined below.
Chico State, Simon Fraser and Alaska Anchorage grabbed the West Region's automatic bids by virtue of finishing in the Top 3 of the regional meet this past weekend in Billings, Mont. Western Washington was the only other West Region team besides CPP to grab an at-large bid; WWU placed fifth in the regional on Saturday, one place behind the Broncos.
Men's qualifying teams:
| SCHOOL |
REGION |
| Adams State |
South Central |
| Alaska Anchorage |
West |
| American International |
East |
| Augusta |
Southeast |
| Augustana (South Dakota) |
Central |
| Black Hills State |
South Central |
| Cal Poly Pomona |
West |
| Cedarville |
Midwest |
| Charleston (West Virginia) |
Atlantic |
| Chico State |
West |
| Colorado School of Mines |
South Central |
| Colorado State-Pueblo |
South Central |
| Colorado-Colorado Springs |
South Central |
| Edinboro |
Atlantic |
| Embry-Riddle (Florida) |
South |
| Florida Southern |
South |
| Grand Valley State |
Midwest |
| Lee |
South |
| Missouri Southern State |
Central |
| Mount Olive |
Southeast |
| Queens (North Carolina) |
Southeast |
| Saginaw Valley State |
Midwest |
| Shippensburg |
Atlantic |
| Simon Fraser |
West |
| Sioux Falls |
Central |
| Southern Connecticut State |
East |
| Southern Indiana |
Midwest |
| Southern New Hampshire |
East |
| Stonehill |
East |
| UNC Pembroke |
Southeast |
| Walsh |
Midwest |
| West Texas A&M |
South Central |
| Western Colorado |
South Central |
| Western Washington |
West |
Men's individual qualifiers:
Atlantic Region
Ryan Clifford — Mansfield
Josh Coakley — West Chester
Nick McGuire — Bloomsburg
Jason Weitzel — Concord
Joseph Westrick — Gannon
Central Region
Karim Achengli —Northwest Missouri State
Corbin Hansen — Nebraska-Kearney
Jacob Klemz — Washburn
East Region
Mark Corrigan — Wilmington (Delaware)
Chris Davitt — Le Moyne
Noah Simatei — New York Institute of Technology
Midwest Region
Damien Halverson — Ferris State
Joseph Humes — Hillsdale
David Mitter — Lake Superior State
Brian Patrick — Northwood
Braden Reichl — Michigan Tech
South Region
Jakob Bernal — West Alabama
Jay Day — Alabama-Huntsville
Raymond Korir — Central State (Ohio)
Trey Simons — Morehouse
South Central Region
Hosava Kretzmann — Fort Lewis
Stetson Rayas — Dallas Baptist University
Southeast Region
Luke Greer — Carson-Newman
Collin Silliman — Georgia College
West Region
Tyler Jones — Western Oregon
John Lawson — San Francisco State
Dustin Nading — Western Oregon
