EARLYSVILLE, VA. – The University of North Carolina cross country teams competed at the Southeast Regional today and came out with high hopes. The women’s team placed third overall while the men finished seventh.
The women’s third place finish was led by sophomore Hannah Christen who took sixth overall. Christen finished the race in 20:45.0 taking sixth overall. Two more sophomores, Josette Norris and Caroline Alcorta, finished 10th and 14th, respectively. Norris climbed two spots in the final 1,000 meters and finished in 21:05.1. Alcorta finished one spot ahead of where she was at the 5K mark and timed in at 21:11.