Hokie ClubROCK HILL, S.C. - The Hokies competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional on Friday morning and churned out three All-Region performances, a top five finish for the men's team, a top 10 finish for the women's team and George Couttie captured the individual title in the men's 10k, which landed him an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships in Madison, Wisc. on November 23.
The 2024 NCAA Southeast Regional consisted of 43 teams on the wome's side and 40 on the men's. There were 240 male athletes in the 10k and 251 female athletes in the 6k. The competition field featured nine ACC programs, including Tech.
George Couttie's 10k win was the first for the Hokies since 2019 when Peter Seufer captured the event.
The fourth place finish for the men's team was the highest for the program at an NCAA Regional meet since a second-place finish in 2019.
Along with Couttie, Nicholas Kipchirchir and Sharon Chepchirchir also finished as All-Region performers.
VIRGINIA TECH PERFORMERS
Men's 10k - 128 pts.
1. George Couttie - 29:41.7*
14. Nicholas Kipchirchir - 30:12.8*
28. William Winter - 30:43.6*
32. Declan Rymer - 30:57.3
53. Ben Reynolds - 31:25.8*
60. Arnav Tikhe - 31:32.7
74. Sam Hubert - 31:48.1
Women's 6k - 269 pts.
16. Sharon Chepchirchir - 21:01.5*
36. Katie Bohlke - 21:31.3
56. Kylie Bonser - 21:54.4
82. Lila Waters - 22:17.8
89. Sophia Holgado - 22:24.4
105. Elizabeth Coe - 22:39.9
113. Anna Rigby - 22:47.8
* indicates personal-best
UP NEXT
The Hokies will tune into the NCAA Cross Country Selection Show on Saturday, November 16 at 5 p.m. to hear Couttie's name called and discover if the men's team will secure an at-large bid.