Glassboro, NJ – ABIGAIL CHURCHILL became the first Red Hawk in the modern era to qualify for NCAA Championships as the Montclair State University cross country team competed at the NCAA Metro Regional Championship on Saturday morning.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Red Hawks were led by Churchill, who placed sixth with a 6k time of 21:58.1.
• CECILE BERNARD was the next in the group with a time of 24:23.7, finishing 72nd in the field. Four spots after was JORDAN BOHRER with a mark of 24:29.8. ODALYS GUERRERO-DOMINGUEZ (24:46.1) was right behind in 83rd among the competition.
• BRIANNA RODDY (25:09.2), MACKENZIE COCHRAN (25:22.8) and LILIANA SNYDER (25:40.9) rounded out the group for Montclair at the event.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

• Churchill became the first student-athlete since the revival of the program in 2016 to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships, adding to her stellar senior campaign for the Red Hawks.
• On top of earning the individual qualifier, Churchill set a new program record in the 6k, marking the third time this season she has set a new mark in the event, shaving over a minute off the previous time coming into the year.
• Bernard, Bohrer, Guerrero-Dominguez, and Cochran all set new career-bests on the day for Montclair.

FROM THE RACE

"Such an awesome day for our team. We brought our best and it showed with a ton of personal bests today. So happy for Abbey and can't wait to see her race at NCAA Division III Championships next weekend!" - Head Coach Rich O'Connor

UP NEXT

Churchill will take part in the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday, November 22, in Spartansburg, SC. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM.