South Florida Take Title at NCAA South Regional Cross Country Championships

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of South Florida captured the 6K title with 71 points at the NCAA South Regional Cross Country Championship hosted by University of Alabama on Saturday. UAB finished the meet with 422 points and finished in 17th place.

Sophomore Amanda Kara lead the Blazers with a time of 23:14.27 finishing in 78th place. Freshman Amanda Bradford finished 80th with a time of 23:17.53. Tennessee's Sharon Dickie won the race with a time of 20:38.79.

Other Blazer finishes include Andrea Burdett (93rd) 23:38.25, Carla Kelly (107th) 24:10.75, Christie Caywood (123rd) 25:34.54, Donna Pucke (125th) 25:48.09.

In-state rivals Georgia and Georgia Tech hotly contested the second automatic bid to the NCAA Championships to a draw. Both teams finished with 107 points, tied for second place. The tie breaker, the placing of the fifth runner, gave the bid to Georgia Tech. It was a tremendous performance for the Yellowjackets, which finished seventh at the ACC Championships two weeks ago.