The University of Mary Washington men's cross country team finished eighth among 24 schools, and the women placed 11th among 26 at the NCAA Division III South Region Championships on Saturday in Salem, Va.

The men saw sophomore Nicholas Smerlis finish 32nd overall, with a time of 25:53.40, and sophomore CJ Hulleman take 40th at 26:10. Senior Aidan Kimener placed 42nd at 22:22. senior Luke Blair took 55th at 26:38, and junior Morgan Lehocky finish 78th at 27:16. Trent Nichols was 104th at 28:01, and sophomore Everett Cimon placed 127th at 28:44.

On the women's side, sophomore Lily Hoffman repeated as an all-region choice after finishing ninth overall at 21:57.6. Sophomore Addy Wallin finished 62nd at 24:24.6, junior Eyaya Fletcher finished 73rd at 25:05.0, and senior Katherine Armstrong placed 90th at 25:28. Sophomore Ava Wray finished 106th at 25:54, sophomore Maddie Binkley was 112th at 26:12, and freshman Celeste Hammond took 119th at 26:25.

Hoffman will look to advance to the NCAA Division III national championships in Spartanburg, S.C. next Saturday. The official invite list will be published on Sunday.