Furman Women's Team, Three Individuals set to compete at NCAA Championship

FURMAN TO COMPETE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The 13th-ranked Furman women's cross country team, plus seniors Dylan Schubert and Carson Williams from the men's team, will compete at the NCAA Championship meet Saturday at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va.  

Approximately 5,000 fans are expected to attend the sold-out event.  Saturday's meet will be broadcast live on ESPNU with a pre-race show beginning at 9:30 a.m.  The women's 6K race will begin at 10:20 a.m., followed by the men's 10K race at approximately 11:10 a.m.  The awards presentation will be streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app beginning at noon.

The Paladin women, who, along with the men's team, each won their 11th-straight Southern Conference title in 2023, are making their fifth trip to the national championship meet.  The Paladins placed seventh at the national meet in 2017 and posted a ninth-place finish in 2019.  Furman most recently appeared at the national championships in 2020, when the Paladins finished 31st.

Furman is led by senior Abigail Robertson, the 2023 SoCon Women's Runner of the Year, who won the individual title at the league championships and went on to finish 15th at the region championships.  She was joined on the all-region team by junior Kaylie Armitage, who placed 13th at the region meet, plus sophomore Carly Wilkes, who finished 16th, and junior Sierra Bower, who placed 17.  Sophomore Jenna Mulhern finished 21st, also earning a spot on the all-region team.  

Senior Bethany Graham, along with sophomore Emma Jones, complete the Paladin roster for Saturday's meet.  Seniors Madelynne Cadeau and Nicole Matysik will travel as alternates.

Schubert won the men's individual title at Friday's championship.  He posted a personal-best time of 28:51.2 to win the 10K race, setting a new course record and becoming the first individual region champion in the history of the Furman cross country program.  Schubert, who was competing in just his third regional as regional meets were not contested in 2020, collected his third-consecutive all-region citation.  Williams, who earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship, finished 13th after recording a personal-best time of 29:27.6 at the regional meet. 

Last year, both Schubert and Graham earned All-America citations at the NCAA Championship.  Schubert finished 11th, while Graham posted a 27th-place finish.


Bowers Set for NCAA Championships

CHARLOTTESVILLE, N.C. –The 2023 Cross Country season will come to completion Saturday morning at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships hosted by the University of Virginia at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, V.A. 
 
In a field of 31 teams and 38 individual competitors, ETSU's Jason Bowers will be the sole competitor representing the Blue and Gold. Bowers will be the first Buccaneer on the men's side to make a national cross country appearance since Ben Varghese made back-to-back appearances at 2018 and 2019 NCAA Championships.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Name: Cross Country Championships
Location: Panorama Farms (Charlottesville, Va.) 
Time: Men's 10K | 11:10 A.M. 
TV: ESPNU / ESPN+
Live Results: PT Timing

• Saturday will mark the second time that Virginia has hosted the NCAA cross country championship meet. The event returns to Virginia for the first time since 1987.
• The 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships will mark the fourth NCAA championship event hosted by Virginia.

 
ABOUT BOWERS
Bowers will look to add to his historic resume for the Blue and Gold in Saturday's competition. In his inaugural season for the Bucs Bowers has become a:
 

• 3x SoCon Runner of The Week Award Winner
• 2x School Record Setter
• 2x Individual Meet Champion
• SoCon Cross Country Championship Runner-Up
• Fifth Place Finisher at the NCAA South Regional 
• SoCon Runner of The Month Award Winner

 
FIELD
Click here for a full listing of the entire NCAA Championship field.