On Saturday, October 29th, the NCTC cross country teams competed at the regional race in Hobbs, New Mexico. The lady lions finished third in the regional race, winning the conference. Ashlen Clem finished in 16th place with a time of 20:43.3 to lead the women's team to their bronze finish. Following Clem was Anjelika Abraham, Evelyn Flores, Ali Gutierrez, Emma Dehoyos, and Taylor Pizzica.

Douglash Kiprotich led the men's team with a 17th place finish and a time of 26:24.0 for his 8k race. Following Kiprotich was Carlos Woods, Scott Davis, Lenin Blanco, Jose Torres, Jesus Flores, and Joe Donohue.

"This was a great meet for our team. The ladies ran exceptionally well and made history for the program. The men competed well at a tough meet as well. I am excited to see what our women's team will do at nationals. Both team's have a bright future," Coach Longergan states about the meet.

The next stop for NCTC's cross country team is Tallahassee, Florida, where they will compete for a national title on Saturday, November 12th.