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Texas A&M hosts the NCAA South Central cross country regional Friday, with free admission

About 420 runners from 58 teams race Nov. 13 at the Dale Watts course for spots in the NCAA Championships; admission is free and parking is in Lot 126.

Reese Fenn· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

November 11, 20262 min read

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Texas A&M will host the NCAA South Central Regional cross country meet on Friday, Nov. 13, at the Dale Watts '71 Cross Country Course, with spots in this month's national championships on the line.

The women's 6K starts at 9 a.m., and the men's 10K follows at 10 a.m., according to Texas A&M Athletics. There is no charge to watch, and fans can park in Lot 126, facing the Hildebrand Equine Complex.

The course is part of the equine complex, at 3242 F and B Road, reached from F and B Road near its intersection with FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway).

The fields

A&M says 30 teams and 215 runners are entered in the women's race and 28 teams and 205 runners in the men's. The Aggie women come in ranked fifth in the region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, and the men are ranked fourth after moving up one place following the SEC Championships.

The A&M men will be led by Michael Moiben, an All-SEC second-team pick and SEC All-Freshman selection, and Jack Johnston, a third-team All-SEC runner who was the only Aggie man to qualify for nationals out of last year's regional. Laney Barnes, named to the SEC All-Freshman Team, heads the women's lineup. The A&M women won the South Central Regional title last year.

What is at stake

Each of the nine regions sends its top two teams straight to the NCAA Championships, for 18 automatic team berths, and 14 more teams are picked at large so 32 teams make the national field. Individual berths go to the first four finishers at each regional whose teams did not qualify, according to the athletics department.

At-large selections will be released on NCAA.com on Saturday, Nov. 14.

The NCAA Championships are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Indiana State University's LaVern Gibson course will host the meet.

The Watts course opened in 2014. The athletics department said this is the sixth NCAA South Central Regional held there, after 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2024. Friday's meet is also the Aggies' last home meet of the season. Results will be posted live on Flash Results.

Sources

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