Tuohy leads NC State cross country to seventh-consecutive NCAA Regional title

<p>Senior Sam Bush puts up a wolfie after competing in the Adidas XC Challenge at Wake Med Soccer Park on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Bush finished first with a time of 16:14.5. The Wolfpack placed first in the men's and women's race.</p>

Jermaine Hudson

Senior Sam Bush puts up a wolfie after competing in the Adidas XC Challenge at Wake Med Soccer Park on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Bush finished first with a time of 16:14.5. The Wolfpack placed first in the men's and women's race.

Kat Peters, Staff Writer

NC State cross country traveled to Spartanburg, South Carolina to compete in the NCAA Regionals on Friday, Nov. 10. The Wolfpack women brought home their seventh-consecutive title and senior Katelyn Tuohy took first overall.

The NC State women totaled 52 points for a first-place finish, 30 points above second-place Furman. The Wolfpack clocked an average time of 20:00.14 in the women’s 6k race. Five red-and-white women earned All-Region status for placing in the top 25 places at the regional level.

Tuohy led the field, finishing 11 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher with a time of 19:29.8. Senior Sam Bush took sixth place with a time of 19:56.0. Up next for the Pack was sophomore Grace Hartman, who clocked in at 19:58.6 for an eighth-place finish. Senior Gionna Quarzo, who took 12th, and senior Jenna Schulz, who placed 25th, were the last two NC State athletes to earn All-Region status. Redshirt senior Mariah Howlett earned 27th place.

The women’s squad now looks towards the NCAA National Championship, where it hopes to win a third-straight national title.

The NC State men finished in third for the day with 106 points and an average time of 29:37.66 in the men’s 10k race. The squad had four members earn All-Region status.

Graduate student Hannes Burger led the Pack, taking 12th place with a time of 29:23.3. Senior Brett Gardner finished in 15th with a time of 29:29.4. Graduate student Toby Gualter crossed the finish line next, capturing 21st place with a time of 29:36.3. Rounding out NC State’s All-Region runners was senior Dan McGoey, who took 23rd with a time of 29:37.7.

Seniors Zach Hughes, Ian Harrison and Jake Toomey finished 35th, 67th and 81st for the red-and-white, respectively.

While the men’s team is done for the season, the women’s team will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia for the National Championship on Saturday, Nov. 18.