Northeast Region
Van Cortland Park, Bronx, New York City, New York
Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Association

Detailed Race Report and Results from the Northeast Regional

Midwest Region
Newman Golf Course, Peoria, Illinois
Host: Bradley University

Andrew Carlson, a senior from the University of Minnesota from Fargo, North Dakota won the men's individual title in a stellar time of 29:48.5.

The top Irish performers were a pair of harriers representing Southern Illinois University. Joe Byrne (Down Patrick, North Ireland) placed 40th in 31.38.0 followed by teammate Diarmuid Grant (Derry, North Ireland) in 43rd with a time of 31.41.1.

The other Irish finishers were DePaul duo Gavin Kennedy (49th, 31.55.3) and Richie Byrne (83rd, 32.43.3).

Southeast Region
Lake Kristi, Greenville, North Carolina
Host: East Carolina University
The Western Kentucky University (WKU) women's team placed 16th with 419 points. The Hilltoppers are coached by Michelle Murphy Scott (Carraig na bhFear, Co Cork). University of North Carolina's Carol Henry won the race in 19.57.5 with WKU's top finisher was Carol Nichols in 32nd place with a time of 21.20.0.

Great Lakes Region
Eagle Crest Golf Club, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Host: Eastern Michigan University

The University of Michigan could boast both individual champions. Nate Brannen (Ontario, Canada) won the men's race in 30.10.9 with Rebecca Walter (Beverly Hills, Michigan) taking the women's honours in 20.01.4.

The Irish contingent consisted of Belfast bhoys Thomas and John Frazer from Butler University and Dublin-born Wes Alkin (Eastern Michigan University) and on the women's side, Dubliner Ava Hutchinson representing Butler as well. Thomas Frazer had a sub-par performance placing 26th in 30.55.0 with twin brother John in 34th (31.08.0) and Alkin (Eastern Michigan University) recovering from illness grabbing 68th timed in 31.59.5. Butler junior Ava Hutchinson (Dundrum South Dublin) placed 14th overall in 20.42.5 and was first across the line for her team.

The Butler Bulldogs men's team (102 points) placed third behind Wisconsin (47) and Notre Dame (82). The Butler's women's team placed sixth with 187 points. With the top two teams automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Championships and 13 additional teams chosen at-large, the men's team had high hopes for a berth. Aided by some early season successes and through the miracle of math complete with complicated computations, both Butler teams received at-large bids.

Mid Atlantic Region
Blue & White Golf Courses, State College, Pennsylvania
Host: Pennsylvania State University

Marcus O'Sullivan's Villanova squad went into the meet as the odds on team to earn the second qualifying spot behind favourite Georgetown. Injuries and a relatively poor performance left the Wildcats finishing fifth with 125 points. Perhaps more painful was losing to a pair of Philadelphia-area rivals in the University of Pennsylvania (2nd, 112) and LaSalle (3rd, 115). Wildcat sophomore Bobby Curtis (Louisville, Kentucky) qualified as an individual placing third in 30.33, nine seconds adrift of winner Rod Koborsi from Georgetown. Irish-American Brendan Fennell, a sophomore at American University placed 9th in 30.47 and qualified with his team which placed second in the meeting. Fennell's family is very active in the GAA in the New York-New Jersey area. The Villanova women's team earned a berth by placing second with 68 points behind winner West Virginia (63).

South Central Region
Cottonwood Creek Golf Course, Waco, Texas
Host: Baylor University

John McDonnell's (Crossmolina, Co Mayo) Arkansas Razorbacks remained perfect for the season with a first-place performance at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships and in the process earned an automatic berth to the national championships. Arkansas tallied 34 points when its five scoring runners finished in the top 17 of the 10K race, helping the Hogs extend their regional winning streak to 15-straight. "It was a good meet for us, even though we were competing without Marc (Rodrigues) or Said (Ahmed)," Arkansas head coach John McDonnell said. "I was very pleased with how we performed. We haven't run this fast on this course in a long time. We wanted to use it a warm-up for the NCAA Championships, so we went out fast in the first three miles and then we cruised before we ran the last mile fast again." The only Irish athlete to compete was Corkman Alan Foolkes from McNeese State. Foolkes, who competes for Leevale in Ireland placed 80th in 33.31.

South Region
Harry Pritchett Golf Course, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Host: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Peter Dalton (East Tennessee University) placed 64th at the South Region meeting. Dalton, from Dublin covered the 10k course in 32.15.7.

The East Tennessee University's women's team is coached by Michelle Byrne from Dublin. They did not bring a complete team with the first finisher being Christine Ward (Candler, North Carolina) in 76th place with a time 22.59.3. "It was a great run for all of our girls," said ETSU assistant cross country coach Michelle Byrne. "With three of these four girls returning next year, we have a really positive outlook for the team."