University of North Carolina Athletics
November 12, 2026 | Cross Country
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Carolina cross country continues post season competition on Friday, Nov. 13 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships at the Milliken Research Park Center course in Spartanburg, S.C.
The competition will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the women's 6k followed by the men's 10k at 11:00 a.m.
The No. 18 ranked women will once again face the likes of Atlantic Coast Conference competition including reigning champions in No. 2 NC State as well as No. 12 Clemson, No. 14 Virginia, No. 19 Duke and No. 22 Virginia. Outside of conference opponents, the Tar Heels face tough competition in No. 9 South Carolina and several conference champions in Appalachian State, Furman and High Point.
The Carolina women's field is led by junior Ciara O'Shea, who has racked up multiple top-ten finishes this season and most-recently garnered a top-25 finish at the ACC Championship, running a personal best in the 6k at 19:47.5.
On the men's side, UNC will also face ACC competiton, including team champions in Wake Forest, ranked ninth in the USTFCCCA. Other ranked opponents include No. 15 Virginia Tech, No. 18 Eastern Kentucky and No. 23 Furman.
Reigning ACC Freshman of the Year Caden Leonard leads the charge for the Tar Heels, earning several top-15 finishes this season. Most recently, Leonard notched a finish of ninth at the ACC Championships earning him All-ACC honors in his first campaign.
For national championship qualifications, the top two teams in each race automatically earn their place, while additional teams and individual runners can earn at-large selections.
The full list of competing teams this Friday can be found below.
-App State
-Bellarmine
-Campbell
-Charleston Southern
-Charlotte
-Citadel
-Clemson
-Coastal Carolina
-Col. of Charleston
-Davidson
-Duke
-East Carolina
-Eastern Kentucky
-Elon
-Furman
-Gardner-Webb
-George Mason
-Hampton
-High Point
-James Madison
-Kentucky
-Liberty
-Longwood
-Louisville
-Morehead State
-Murray State
-NC Central
-NC State
-Norfolk State
-North Carolina
-Northern Kentucky
-Queens
-Radford
-Richmond
-South Carolina
-UNC-Asheville
-UNC-Greensboro
-UNCW
-USC Upstate
-VMI
-Virginia
-Virginia Tech
-Wake Forest
-Western Carolina
-Western Kentucky
-William & Mary
-Winthrop
-Wofford
The competition will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the women's 6k followed by the men's 10k at 11:00 a.m.
The No. 18 ranked women will once again face the likes of Atlantic Coast Conference competition including reigning champions in No. 2 NC State as well as No. 12 Clemson, No. 14 Virginia, No. 19 Duke and No. 22 Virginia. Outside of conference opponents, the Tar Heels face tough competition in No. 9 South Carolina and several conference champions in Appalachian State, Furman and High Point.
The Carolina women's field is led by junior Ciara O'Shea, who has racked up multiple top-ten finishes this season and most-recently garnered a top-25 finish at the ACC Championship, running a personal best in the 6k at 19:47.5.
On the men's side, UNC will also face ACC competiton, including team champions in Wake Forest, ranked ninth in the USTFCCCA. Other ranked opponents include No. 15 Virginia Tech, No. 18 Eastern Kentucky and No. 23 Furman.
Reigning ACC Freshman of the Year Caden Leonard leads the charge for the Tar Heels, earning several top-15 finishes this season. Most recently, Leonard notched a finish of ninth at the ACC Championships earning him All-ACC honors in his first campaign.
For national championship qualifications, the top two teams in each race automatically earn their place, while additional teams and individual runners can earn at-large selections.
The full list of competing teams this Friday can be found below.
-App State
-Bellarmine
-Campbell
-Charleston Southern
-Charlotte
-Citadel
-Clemson
-Coastal Carolina
-Col. of Charleston
-Davidson
-Duke
-East Carolina
-Eastern Kentucky
-Elon
-Furman
-Gardner-Webb
-George Mason
-Hampton
-High Point
-James Madison
-Kentucky
-Liberty
-Longwood
-Louisville
-Morehead State
-Murray State
-NC Central
-NC State
-Norfolk State
-North Carolina
-Northern Kentucky
-Queens
-Radford
-Richmond
-South Carolina
-UNC-Asheville
-UNC-Greensboro
-UNCW
-USC Upstate
-VMI
-Virginia
-Virginia Tech
-Wake Forest
-Western Carolina
-Western Kentucky
-William & Mary
-Winthrop
-Wofford
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