DENVER -- Midwestern State raced to a 15th-place finish in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships Saturday afternoon on a snowy course at Washington Park.

Junior Ella Pando enjoyed her best finish at an regional event by finishing 73rd, finishing the 6,000-meter course in 24:20.93. She entered the chute first for the Mustangs for the fifth time this season and for the 12th time of her career.

MSU's countable finishers came across with a gap time of 46 seconds with junior Jadyn Dangerifield placing 82nd with a time of 24:39.50 followed by junior Rosalene Reyes Perez (25:00.37/92nd), senior Nathalia Escontrias (25:06.27/94th), and sophomore Jaycee Lyons (25:32.53/109th).

Freshman Grace Pineda (26:08.38) and junior Mariana Sanchez (26:49.73) also placed 127th and 145th, respectively, for the Mustangs.

Overall, MSU amassed 446 points as the fifth-best side out of the LSC with West Texas A&M finishing with with 136 points followed by Dallas Baptist (292/10th), Oklahoma Christian (316/11th), and Cameron (436/14th).

Adams State claimed the team championship with a total of 37. The Grizzlies earned an automatic qualification into the NCAA Division II Championships set for November 23 at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, California, along with the second- and third-place finishers -- Colorado School of Mines (75 points) and UC Colorado Springs (120 points).

Adams State's Tristian Spence was the individual winner, entering the chute in 21:18.56 to edge out UC Colorado Springs' Anna Fauske (21:20.68).

 

NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship (6K)

Washington Park
Denver, Colorado
November 9, 2024

Team Standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	Adams State (Colo.)	37
2	Colorado School of Mines	75
3	UC Colorado Springs	120
4	Western Colorado	126
5	West Texas A&M	136
6	Colorado State-Pueblo	150
7	Fort Lewis (Colo.)	198
8	Colorado Christian	203
9	Colorado Mesa	239
10	Dallas Baptist (Texas)	292
11	Oklahoma Christian	316
12	MSU Denver (Colo.)	322
13	Black Hills State (S.D.)	399
14	Cameron (Okla.)	436
15	Midwestern State	446
16	UT Tyler	457
17	St. Edward's	460
18	South Dakota Mines	517
19	Chadron State (Neb.)	537
20	Texas A&M-Kingsville	550
21	Western New Mexico	638
22	Regis (Colo.)	662
23	Westminster (Utah)	717
24	New Mexico Highlands	769
25	Texas A&M International	777

 

MSU Individual Results

Pos	Student-Athlete	Time	Points
73	Ella Pando	24:20.93	73
82	Jadyn Dangerfield	24:39.50	82
92	Rosalene Reyes Perez	25:00.37	91
94	Nathalia Escontrias	25:06.27	93
109	Jaycee Lyons	25:32.53	107
127	Grace Pineda	26:08.38	---
145	Mariana Sanchez	26:49.73	---