TICKET PUNCHED: UT Women Advance to NCAA Championships

LAKELAND, Fla. – The University of Tampa women's cross country team needed a top-three team finish to advance from the 2022 NCAA Division II South Region Championships, as the Spartans were successful in their quest to move to the finals.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
UT Finish: 3rd, 89 points
Overall Champion: Lee University, 48 points
Location: Holloway Park | Lakeland, Fla.
Host Institution: Florida Southern College
Distance: 6K
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TOP SPARTAN PERFORMERS:

• Hannah Capel | 7th overall, 21:44.3
• Meagan Moreno | 11th overall, 22:01.4
• Aspen Gordon | 15th overall, 22:06.5
• Emma Skinner | 27th overall, 22:29.6
• Riley Kwiatkowski | 29th overall, 22:32.7

OTHER NOTABLES:

• Capel, Moreno and Gordon were recognized on the all-championships team for their finishes in the race.
• Head coach Logan Wells registered seven runners in the event.
• Also competing for UT were Tabitha Suggs and Katelyn Deitrick.
• Registering new personal best times for Tampa were Capel, Moreno, Skinner, Kwiatkowski, Suggs and Deitrick.
• Johanna Wistokat from Christian Brothers was the individual champion with a time of 21:21.7.
• Lee, Palm Beach Atlantic and Tampa each advance to the 2022 NCAA Division II National Championships.
• Tampa advances to the championships for the 15th time in program history, and its first since 2019.

UP NEXT:
The Spartans advance to the 2022 NCAA Championships, scheduled for Saturday, December 3 in Seattle, Wash.