Powell and Helms Selected for NCAA Cross Country Championship
Misenheimer, N.C. (Nov. 18, 2024) – The Pfeiffer University men's cross country team had two student-athletes selected to compete in the upcoming NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Nov. 23 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Sawyer Helms claimed a 12
th-place finish in the 160-runner field at the NCAA South Region this past weekend with a time of 25:15.3 over the 8,000-meter course in Clinton, Mississippi.
Teammate
Cannon Powell claimed 21
st place with a 25:44.2, also earning an individual invitation to compete.
Thirty-two teams will make up the NCAA Division III Championships, 10 of which earned automatic qualification by winning their respective regions. An additional 22 teams earned at-large selections.
Powell and Helms qualified for the field, as they each were one of the first seven individuals who were not part of a qualifying team.
The duo are the first Pfeiffer men's cross country runners to be selected to compete as individuals in the NCAA Championship and are also the first pair to represent Pfeiffer as a Division III member.
The 2024 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Noon at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana and will be hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
