Cross Country Sends Three to NCAA Great Lakes Regional

NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Friday, Nov. 9 - 11:15 a.m. (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind.)
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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Three members of the Ball State cross country team will return to the action Friday morning at 11:15 a.m. when they compete in the 2018 NCAA Great Lakes Regional held in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Representing the Cardinals in the women's 6K race at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course will be juniors Meliza Rodriguez and Lauren Whitehouse, as well as sophomore Emmalyne Tarsa.

Rodriguez, who will be competing in her first NCAA Regional race, led the Cardinals to the finish line at the 2018 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships (Oct. 27) with a career-fast 6K time of 22:45.6.

Whitehouse, who was Ball State's sixth-fastest runner at this season's league meet, will be making her second appearance in NCAA Regional competition. She was the Cardinals' second-best performer at the 2016 NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a career-fast 6K clocking of 22:30.3 at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wisconsin.

Tarsa enters her first NCAA Regional race coming off a strong showing at the 2018 MAC Championships, as she finished second on the team with a career-fast 6K effort of 22:49.4.

While Ball State is not fielding a complete team at Friday's meet, the Cardinals' three runners could still qualify for the 2018 NCAA Championship if they are one of the first four student-athlete from a non-qualifying team in the regional race. The NCAA Championship meet will be held Nov. 17 in Madison.

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Cross Country Sends Three to NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Players Mentioned

Meliza Rodriguez

Emmalyne Tarsa

Lauren Whitehouse

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