The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
11.14.2021 | Track & Field / Cross Country
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 14 men's cross country program and Beth Ramos of the women's cross country team qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships.
In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals qualified at their respective NCAA Regional championships competitions.
Having won the NCAA South Central Regional on Saturday, the men clinched their spot in Tallahassee, Fla., automatically. Led by Haftu Knight who won the men's 10K with a time of 30:10.4, the Longhorns have finished in the top two of the regionals the last eight years in a row.
The men will compete at the Apalachee Regional Park on Nov. 20 at 11:10 a.m. ET.
For the women, Ramos will be the lone Longhorn in competition. Finishing as the top Texas runner and seventh overall in the 6K with a time of 20:58.0, Ramos will compete at 10:20 a.m. in Florida.
Thirty-one teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams. Thirteen additional teams were selected at-large. Thirty-eight individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process. All individual qualifiers finished in the top 25 in their regions.
The Championships will be streamed live on ESPNU and the ESPN app beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
