WINGATE, N.C. --
Zachary Knott and
Nick Berrios finished back-to-back in the top 50 Saturday, leading Belmont Abbey to a 12th-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Cross Country Championship, held at the Wingate Cross Country Course.
The final standing was one of the best in recent history for the men's cross country program.
Knott placed 47th at 33:24.2, while Berrios was nine seconds behind in 48th (33:33.6). Joshua Chepkesir of UNC Pembroke took first place in a time of 31:04.9.
BELMONT ABBEY FINISHERS
- Zachary Knott, 47th, 33:24.2
- Nick Berrios, 48th, 33:33.6
- Thomas Thierfelder, 78th, 34:52.0
- Elliot Wunder, 99th, 35:40.4
- Nathan Gallman, 109th, 36:23.4
- Dominic Coffman, 116th, 36:47.2
- Ethan Davis, 121st, 37:12.8