Upcoming Event: Cross Country versus NCAA Southeast Regional on November 13, 2026 at W6k: 10 a.m. | M10k: 11 a.m.
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W6k: 10 a.m. | M10k: 11 a.m.
Cross Country
vs NCAA Southeast Regional
Friday, November 13
Spartanburg, S.C.
W6k: 10 a.m. | M10k: 11 a.m.
Duke University
vs
NCAA Southeast Regional
Photo by: ACC Photography
11/12/2026 10:05:00 AM | Cross Country
DURHAM, N.C.—The Duke cross country teams continue postseason racing Friday morning with the 2026 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships at the Roger Milliken Center on the campus of University of South Carolina Upstate.
The women's 6k race gets started at 10 a.m., while the men's 10k competition goes off at 11 a.m. The runners' progress and times can be tracked through Flash Results here. Â Both squads carry great momentum into Friday after the women took fifth and the men sixth at the ACC Championships.
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Duke Women Eyeing NCAA Championship Bid
The women's team enters the race ranked sixth in the Southeast Region and 19th nationally. Sophomore Victoria Garces is having an outstanding season and is coming off a third-place showing at the conference championships with a personal-best time of 19:01.
The duo of freshmen Cassidy Armstrong and Sundara Weber have been Duke's No. 2 and No. 3 runners throughout the year with junior Anna Callahan coming off a career performance two weeks ago. Hattie Reynolds, Thais Rolly and Nimrit Ahuja bring experience to the young squad as seniors and a graduate student, respectively.
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Blue Devil Men Set to Ride ACC Championship Momentum
The Duke men picked a great day to have a great day two weeks ago at the ACC Championships. The best finish in a complete year of racing since 2013, the Blue Devils are led by graduate student Finlay Ross-Davie. The native of Glasgow, Scotland, finished 15th overall and has improved his time in each outing this season.
Alden Keller has been the No. 2 runner the past two meets with the trio of Will Purnell, Aden Bandukwala and Rendon Kuykendall all vying for the three through five finishing positions for Duke. All three ran well at the ACC Championship as they hit their stride in the final few weeks of the campaign. Zachary Parker and Arthur Graham complete the lineup as Duke's fifth and sixth finishers in the conference meet.
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How NCAA Championship Qualifying Works
Team Qualification
The top two teams in each regional — there are nine in total — automatically qualify for the championships, which comes out to 18 automatic qualifiers. The NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee then chooses 14 at-large teams to fill out the 32-team field. At-large team selections are based firstly on their performance at regionals and then their results during the regular season and at the conference championship. Â
How Individuals Qualify
Individual qualifiers are the first four finishers who do not belong to an automatic qualifier or an at-large team. All four finishers must finish in the top 25 within their region. Altogether, 36 individuals automatically qualify and two are chosen at-large, making 38 the grand total. The two at-large selections are the highest placing individuals at a regional that were not automatic qualifiers.
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Up Next
The NCAA Championships are set for Saturday, Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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The women's 6k race gets started at 10 a.m., while the men's 10k competition goes off at 11 a.m. The runners' progress and times can be tracked through Flash Results here. Â Both squads carry great momentum into Friday after the women took fifth and the men sixth at the ACC Championships.
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Duke Women Eyeing NCAA Championship Bid
The women's team enters the race ranked sixth in the Southeast Region and 19th nationally. Sophomore Victoria Garces is having an outstanding season and is coming off a third-place showing at the conference championships with a personal-best time of 19:01.
The duo of freshmen Cassidy Armstrong and Sundara Weber have been Duke's No. 2 and No. 3 runners throughout the year with junior Anna Callahan coming off a career performance two weeks ago. Hattie Reynolds, Thais Rolly and Nimrit Ahuja bring experience to the young squad as seniors and a graduate student, respectively.
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Blue Devil Men Set to Ride ACC Championship Momentum
The Duke men picked a great day to have a great day two weeks ago at the ACC Championships. The best finish in a complete year of racing since 2013, the Blue Devils are led by graduate student Finlay Ross-Davie. The native of Glasgow, Scotland, finished 15th overall and has improved his time in each outing this season.
Alden Keller has been the No. 2 runner the past two meets with the trio of Will Purnell, Aden Bandukwala and Rendon Kuykendall all vying for the three through five finishing positions for Duke. All three ran well at the ACC Championship as they hit their stride in the final few weeks of the campaign. Zachary Parker and Arthur Graham complete the lineup as Duke's fifth and sixth finishers in the conference meet.
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How NCAA Championship Qualifying Works
Team Qualification
The top two teams in each regional — there are nine in total — automatically qualify for the championships, which comes out to 18 automatic qualifiers. The NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee then chooses 14 at-large teams to fill out the 32-team field. At-large team selections are based firstly on their performance at regionals and then their results during the regular season and at the conference championship. Â
How Individuals Qualify
Individual qualifiers are the first four finishers who do not belong to an automatic qualifier or an at-large team. All four finishers must finish in the top 25 within their region. Altogether, 36 individuals automatically qualify and two are chosen at-large, making 38 the grand total. The two at-large selections are the highest placing individuals at a regional that were not automatic qualifiers.
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Up Next
The NCAA Championships are set for Saturday, Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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