LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The sophomore duo of Jacob Jones and Nate Jennings finished within steps of each other, placing in the top 80, as William & Mary men's cross country notched a 17^th-place showing at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships on Friday afternoon. Overall, five W&M harriers finished in the top 150 of the stacked race at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.

No. 12 North Carolina topped the 32-team field with 61 points, while No. 19 Virginia (83) finished second and No. 7 Wake Forest (88) came in third. Charlotte's Nickolas Scudder won the event with a time of 29:42.8.
 
Much as he's done all season, Jones set the tone for the Tribe, which entered the event ranked No. 15 in the Southeast Region, finishing 77^th overall in a time of 31:28.7. He hit his stride down the stretch, improving three positions over each of the final two splits. Jennings placed an incredibly close second for W&M, crossing the finish line at 31:29.3 for 78^th place.
 
Freshman Luke Ellwood, and graduate students T.J. Corliss and Evan Goodell all recorded top 150 finishes, taking 11^th, 140^th, and 143^rd, respectively. Ellwood covered the 10K course in 32:17.4, while Corliss and Goodell finished in 33:00.1 and 33:09.5.
 
Sophomore Tyler Lipps finished in 163^rd at 33:43.9, and fellow sophomore Sam Pritchard rounded it out for the Green and Gold, finishing 167^th overall at 33:48.0.  
 
Team Results
1. #12 North Carolina 61
2. #19 Virginia 83
3. #7 Wake Forest 88
4. #15 N.C. State 96
5. RV Duke 135
 
17. William & Mary 544
 
Top 5
1. Nickolas Scudder (Charlotte), 29:42.8
2. Parker Wolfe (North Carolina), 29:44.6
3. Justin Wachtel (Virginia), 29:47.7
4. Dylan Schubert (Furman), 29:50.1
5. Antonio Lopez Segura (Virginia Tech), 29:58.2
 
W&M Results
77. Jacob Jones 31:28.7
78. Nate Jennings 31:29.3
111. Luke Ellwood 32:17.4
140. T.J. Corliss 33:00.1
143. Evan Goodell 33:09.5
163. Tyler Lipps 33:43.9
167. Sam Pritchard 33:48.0