Friday, November 10
College Station, Texas / Watts Cross Country Course
9:15 A.M.
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NCAA South Central Regional
SMU Set For NCAA South Central Regional Championships
Nov 8 | Cross Country
Mustangs Compete At The Watts Cross Country Course In College Station Friday At 9:15 A.M.
Nov. 8, 2017
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The SMU cross country turns its attention to postseason competition as the Mustangs travel to College Station, Texas, Friday for the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.
The women's 6-kilometer championship race begins at 9:15 a.m., while the men's 10k starts at 10:15 a.m. The top two teams and the first four finishers in the race not associated with those two teams will advance to the NCAA Championships.
Teams in the regional meet are limited to seven runners in which the top five will compute a team score. Additional teams and individuals are chosen through an at-large selection process.
Admission is free and parking is available in the Hildebrand Equine Complex at 3242 F and B Road. The facility is accessible from F and B Road off the corner intersection with 2818.
The Mustangs have finished in the top-five at the NCAA regionals the last three years, and will look to advance to the NCAA Championship as a team for the first time since 2013.
Three Mustangs earned all-regions honors placing in the top-25 at last year championships led by Hannah Miller, who qualified for the NCAA Championships with a fourth-place finish. Holly Archer and Charlotte-Tara Murphy finished 14th and 19th, respectively.
As part of the South Central Region, the Mustangs will face teams from Arkansas, Louisiana and the eastern half of Texas.
The Mustangs return eight letterwinners from last season's conference championship team. SMU is led by Miller and Murphy, who each garnered all-conference and all-region honors in 2016.
MUSTANGS ALL-TIME TOP 4K TIMES
| Rank | Name | Year | Time |
| 1. | Charlotte-Tara Murphy | 2017 | 13:44.5 |
| 2. | Marlene Gomez-Islinger | 2017 | 13:46.5 |
| 3. | Karoline Skatteboe | 2014 | 13:48.4 |
| 4. | Agnes Sjostrom | 2013 | 13:49.6 |
| 5. | Tova Magnusson | 2013 | 13:51.0 |
| 6. | Holly Archer | 2016 | 13:54.1 |
| 7. | Karin van Rooyen | 2002 | 13:55.0 |
MUSTANGS ALL-TIME TOP 5K TIMES
| Rank | Name | Year | Time |
| 1. | Silje Fjortoft | 2011 | 16:07.0 |
| 2. | Agnes Sjostrom | 2014 | 16:17.7 |
| 3. | Shanoah Souza | 2014 | 16:47.4 |
| 4. | Ashlee Powers | 2012 | 16:48.5 |
| 5. | Mary Alenbratt | 2012 | 16:53.0 |
| 6. | Holly Archer | 2014 | 16:53.3 |
| 7. | Melanie Stemper | 2013 | 17:09.7 |
| 8. | Hannah Miller | 2016 | 17:10.3 |
MUSTANGS ALL-TIME TOP 6K TIMES
| Rank | Name | Year | Time |
| 1. | Silje Fjortoft | 2011 | 19:58.1 |
| 2. | Agnes Sjostrom | 2014 | 20:11.0 |
| 3. | Shanoah Souza | 2015 | 20:20.7 |
| 4. | Karin van Rooyen | 2002 | 20:22.0 |
| 5. | Tova Magnusson | 2013 | 20:23.2 |
| 6. | Hannah Miller | 2016 | 20:23.7 |
| 7. | Karoline Skatteboe | 2015 | 20:36.5 |
| 8. | Emily Field | 2002 | 20:37.0 |
| 9. | Melanie Stemper | 2013 | 20:43.9 |
| 10. | Charlotte-Tara Murphy | 2016 | 20:44.1 |
SMU INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
| Year | Name | Conference |
| 2017 | Hannah Miller | American Athletic Conference |
| 2011 | Silje Fjortoft | Conference USA |
| 2008 | Silje Fjortoft | Conference USA |
| 2006 | Rachael Forish | Conference USA |
| 2002 | Karin van Rooyen | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1995 | Katie Swords | Southwest Conference |
| 1994 | Katie Swords | Southwest Conference |
LAST TIME OUT AS A TEAM – MILLER CLAIMS AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL TITLE (Oct. 28, 2017)
Hannah Miller led SMU becoming the first Mustang to win a conference individual title since Silje Fjortoft in 2011. Miller was the Mustangs top-finisher for the second straight meet finishing the 6-kilometer course in a time of 21 minutes, 18.9 seconds. Tess Misgen and Marlene Gomez-Islinger also earned all-conference honors for the Mustangs placing eighth (21:57.5) and 10th (22:00.0), respectively.
MURPHY NAMED AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FEMALE ATHELTE OF THE WEEK (SEPT. 26, 2017)
Charlotte-Tara Murphy was named the American Athletic Conference Female Athlete of the Week. For the third consecutive meet, Murphy was SMU's top-finisher after placing fifth at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational last Saturday in Earlysville, Virginia. Murphy finished in the top-20 on the 5 kilometer course with a time of 17 minutes, 39.7 seconds. The Bury St. Edmunds, England, native improved four spots from a year ago when she placed ninth at Panorama Farms. Murphy also finished in the top-10 in the Mustangs previous two meets after winning the 5K (17:46.3) at the Gerald Richey Invitational on Sept. 16 and placing eighth in the 4K (13:44.5) at the Bear Twilight Invitational on Sept. 1. Murphy won her first weekly award this season and second of her career. Last season, Murphy garnered weekly honors after winning the 5K (17:23.7) at the Gerald Richey Invitational on Sept. 10, 2016.
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LAST TIME AT NCAA SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (NOV. 11, 2016)
SMU placed three in the top-20, led by Hannah Miller's fourth-place finish. Miller was the top freshman finisher out of the 144 competitors from the meet. The Invercargill, New Zealand, native was the top SMU finisher for the fourth-consecutive meet finishing the 6-kilometer race in a time of 20 minutes, 26.3 seconds. Holly Archer placed 14th with a time of 20:55.0, while Charlotte-Tara Murphy finished 19th (21:05.4). All three were named to the all-region team.
MUSTANGS IN THE USTFCCCA REGIONAL POLL
SMU is ranked fifth in the latest USTFCCCA South Central Regional Coaches' Poll.
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In her second year on the Hilltop, Charlotte-Tara Murphy has again been one of the Mustangs top finishers this season. Murphy has placed in the top-10 in the first three meets in 2017, including an eighth-place in the 4K at the Bear Twilight Invitational (Sept. 1) with a school record time of 13:44.5. Murphy led the Mustangs to a team title at the Gerald Richey Invitational claiming the individual title in the 5K with a time of 17:46.3. Murphy also finished in the top-10 at the Virginia/Panorama Invitational with a fifth-place finish in the 5K with a time of 17:39.7. She was named the American Athletic Conference Female Athlete of the Week (Sept. 26) after leading the Mustangs to a third-place finish at Panorama Farms. Murphy was also one of SMU's top finishers a year ago in her first season on the Hilltop as she placed in the top-20 in five of the six meets she competed in. She was the Mustangs top finisher in the first two meets of 2016, including a win at the Gerald Richey Invitational (5K) in a personal best time of 17:23.8. Murphy finished last season with a fifth-place showing at the conference championship and 19th place finish at the regional.
In just her second meet of the season, Hannah Miller was SMU's top finisher at the Pre-National Invitational at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. With 297 competitors in the field, Miller placed 45th overall in the 6K with a time of 20 minutes, 41.8 seconds. Miller competed in her first meet of the season at Panorama Farms after a long track season that carried over into the summer following her freshman year. Competing for New Zealand, she placed 15th in the 5K at the World University Games in August. Miller was the Mustangs second finisher behind Murphy placing 13th in a time of 17:39.7. She is one of the top returning Mustangs after a freshman campaign in 2016 that culminated with a trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championship. The Invercargill, New Zealand, native was the first SMU representative at the NCAA Championship since Agnes Sjostrom competed in the meet in 2014. Miller was the team's top finisher in the last five meets of the season, including a fourth-place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional. At the conference championship, Miller earned runner-up honors to help propel the Mustangs to their fourth league title in the past six years and sixth in the last nine years.
IN CASE(Y) YOU DIDN'T KNOW
Cathy Casey has been the head of the Mustangs' cross country program since 2005 and has played a pivotal role in the programs swift rise to national prominence. She has led the Mustangs to four league titles in the past seven years and six in the last 10 years. During each of the championship seasons, she earned Coach of the Year honors. Last season, SMU won the conference title after placing six in the top-20 to record 45 points and edge two-time defending champion Tulsa by two points (47).
SMU TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (8)
| Year | Conference | Point Total |
| 2016 | American Athletic Conference | 45 |
| 2013 | American Athletic Conference | 29 |
| 2012 | Conference USA | 38 |
| 2011 | Conference USA | 57 |
| 2009 | Conference USA | 28 |
| 2008 | Conference USA | 40 |
| 2004 | Western Athletic Conference | 30 |
| 1995 | Southwestern Conference | 27 |
HILLTOP BACK ON TOP
The SMU cross country team won the American Athletic Conference Championship at the Voice of America MetroPark last season. The Mustangs placed six in the top-20. SMU recorded 45 points to edge two-time defending champion Tulsa by two points (47). Memphis finished third with 96 points. The Mustangs picked up their fourth league title in the past six years and sixth in the past nine years. SMU had four runners make the all-conference team, led by Hannah Miller's runner-up performance. The Invercargill, New Zealand, native was the top Mustangs finisher for the third-consecutive meet, finishing the 6-kilometer race in a time of 20 minutes, 23.7 seconds. Her classmate Charlotte-Tara Murphy was also in the front pack and was the second SMU finisher with a time of 20:44.1 to finish fifth. Holly Archer and Agnes Sjostrom picked up key points for the Mustangs by placing sixth and 15th, respectively. Archer finished in a time of 20:54.5 to place one spot better than she did in 2015, while Sjostrom had one of her best races of the season to finish in a time of 21:24.7.
UP NEXT
With a top-two finish, SMU would advance to the NCAA Championships, which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 18 in Louisville, Kentucky. At-large teams and individuals will be announced following the completion of all nine NCAA Regional championships.
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