November 3, 2007

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Genna Eisenmann Qualifies For The 2007 NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country National Championships

As a team, the L-R women finished fifth while the men finished sixth

Wingate, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne’s Genna Eisenmann (Clayton, N.C./Clayton HS) qualified for the 2007 NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country National Championships. Eisenmann finished fifth overall in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Cross Country meet with a time of 24:04 over the 6,000-meter course on Saturday. The regional meet was held at Wingate University in Wingate, N.C.

Eisenmann is the first-ever women's cross country runner to advance to the national championships.

The national championship race will be held on Saturday, November 17, in Joplin, Mo. Missouri Southern State University will serve as the host institution.

As a team, the L-R women finished fifth out of 16 squads. Regional champion Lees-McRae and host school, Wingate, took the top two spots and will represent the Southeast Region at the NCAA Championships.

On the men’s side, L-R finished sixth out of 18 teams and was led by sophomore Brad Popple (Iron Station, N.C./East Lincoln HS). His time of 33:12 over the 10K course was good for 10th place and a spot on the NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Team.

The Queens and Mars Hill men’s teams, who finished first and second, respectively, in the region will compete in the NCAA Championships.

Lenoir-Rhyne Men - Individual

Lenoir-Rhyne Women - Individual