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News/Links of Interest—November 12
 
NCAA Div.I Regionals on Friday
The top 2 teams in each Region automatically qualify for next week’s NCAA Championships. The rest of the field will be filled by at-large selections.
Great Lakes Regional Lansing, Mich.  Results  W-10:00amET, M-11:00amET
Mid-Atlantic Regional  Bethlehem, Pa.  Results  W-11:00amET, M-12:00pmET
Midwest Regional Ames, Iowa  Results  W-12:00pmET, M-1:00pmET
Mountain Regional Albuquerque, N.M.  Results
Northeast Regional  Bethpage, N.Y.  Results
South Central Regional College Station, Texas  Results
South Regional  Tallahassee, Fla.  Results
Southeast Regional  Spartanburg, S.C  Results
West Regional Sacramento,CA  Results
Latest Coaches Polls
Men:1.New Mexico, 2.Colorado, 3.Oklahoma State, 4.Alabama, 5.Oregon
Women: 1.BYU, 2.NC State, 3.West Virginia, 4.Alabama, 5.Florida
NCAA Div.III Regionals on Saturday, Nov.14
 
Latest Coaches Polls
Men: 1.Wartburg, 2.Johns Hopkins, 3.North Central, 4.SUNY-Geneseo, 5.UW-LaCrosse
Women: 1.NYU, 2.Williams, 3.Middlebury, 4.UW-LaCrosse, 5.Johns Hopkins
High School
Nike Cross Regionals (Sunday, Nov.15)
 
Heartland-Yankton,SD  Results   Preview
      Live Coverage (for subscribers)
Midwest-Terre Haute,IN  Results  Preview
      Live coverage (for subscribers) begins at 10:45amET)
The National Junior College Championships (Div.I-II-III) will take place on Saturday, November 14, in Huntsville, Alabama
Live coverage (for RunnerSpace subscribers). The Half-Marathon Championship will take place on Tuesday, November 17.
9:15 AM      Broadcast On Air
9:30 AM      Division I Women’s Race
10:30 AM    Division I Men’s Race
12:00 PM    Division II Women’s Race
1:00 PM      Division II Men’s Race
2:30 PM      Division III Women’s Race
3:30 PM      Division III Men’s Race
Tuesday – Half Marathon
8:45 AM      Broadcast Begins
9:00 AM      Women’s Race
9:15 AM      Men’s Race