Saturday, November 22, qualifiers from the Southeast region ran in the National Championships at 
Slippery Rock, P.A. 

On the Men’s side of the action, the Southeast was represented by team qualifiers Queens University
of Charlotte and Columbus State, and individual runner’s Jayce Watson of Wingate University and 
St. Andrews Presbyterian College’s Mitch Cooper.

Queen’s entered the Southeast Regional ranked seventh nationally and lived up to those expectations
on the national stage. Led by sophomore Michael Crouch who finished third overall, the Royals scored 
seventh as a team. Junior Matthew Rowell finished 49th followed by Southeast Region runner of the 
year Oscar Ogwaro in 50th and Futsum Mebrahtu in 51st. 

Columbus State finished 24th in the 24 team field. Their highest finisher was sophomore John Neil who 
finished 141st with a time of 35:00.

Cooper finished the race 107th and Watson finished in 121st. For both runners it was their final 
collegiate race.

The women’s qualifying teams were Lees-McRae and Augusta who respectively finished 23rd and 24th. 
For Lees-McRae junior Carla Swart led the team finishing 113th and Augusta State’s Jenafer Forward 
capped off her collegiate career with a 119th place finish in the 189 runner field.

Of the five individual qualifiers from the Southeast, Clayton State senior, Allison Kreutzer led the way
placing 41st. Carson Newman’s Aubrey Morris finished 71st ending a stellar collegiate carreer, Anderson
freshman Whitney Bishoff finished 68, Jessica Neville of Queens finished 85th, and St. Andrew’s Alyson 
Trovato finished 140th.