SPARTANBURG, SC – Northern Kentucky University Norse men's and women's cross country wrapped up its 2026 campaign Friday at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional, hosted by the University of South Carolina Upstate at Milliken Research Park. The Norse women finished in 30th place out of 44 total programs, 38 of them running the five qualified finishers or more. The NKU men did not record a team score, as only four runners competed. 

THE BASICS
RESULTS: Men - DNF | Women - 30th/38 – 869 points
LOCATION: Milliken Research Park – Spartanburg, SC
MEET: 2026 NCAA Division I Southeast Regional

NOTABLES - WOMEN
– Brittany Arnold led the Norse with a 124th-place finish, as she clocked a time of 22:01.1 in the 6-kilometer race. 
– Grace Biddle followed Arnold in 128th place, as she ran a final time of 22:04.8. 
– Emily Foley finished in 214th place, running a 23:20.2.
– Sami Govey ran a 23:48.0, finishing in 231st place. 
– Julia Hageman finished in 237th, running a 23:58.2. 

NOTABLES - MEN
– Nathan Ruth again led the Norse in the ten-kilometer race, finishing in 189th overall with a final time of 32:53.0.
– Freshman Noah Towne ran a 34:12.9 to finish in 228th place. 
– Gregory Beard ran a 34:49.7, finishing in 236th.
– Brady Messer's 35:04.5 saw him finish in 241st.
 
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