2024 NCAA DIVISION III EAST REGIONAL

Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships

2024 NCAA DIII EAST REGIONAL INFORMATION

EVENT SCHEDULE

  • 9:00 AM - Course Opens
  • 10:35 AM - National Anthem
  • 11:00 AM - Women's 6k
  • 12:00 PM - Men's 8k
  • 1:30 PM - Awards Ceremony 

COURSE MAPS

RESULTS & HISTORY

  • 2021 was the first year that the NCAA Division III East Regional was hosted after the July 2021 decision by the NCAA DIII Men's and Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Committee, as well as the Division III Championships Committee, approved a 10-region realignment model for cross country, which will effective on Sept. 1, 2021
  • It will be the second straight season the race will be competed at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds in Hopkinton, N.H.
  • 2021 Results -- Men | Women
  • 2022 Results -- Men | Women
  • 2023 Results -- Men | Women

ENTRY PROCEDURE

  • All entries will be made via Direct Athletics
  • Entries will close at 5:00 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 10
  • Entries received after the deadline and up until 5:00 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 12 will be considered late entries and must be approved by the Track and Field and Cross Country Committee
  • A late fine will be assessed $400 per team/gender
  • No entries will be received after this deadline -- Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 5:00 p.m. EST

START BOXES

PACKET PICKUP

  • Packets will be available to be picked up Friday, Nov. 15 from 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. in the administrative tent

LIVE COVERAGE

PHOTOGRAPHY

  • Photographers will be on site and will provide coverage for all competing institutions
  • Pictures will be digitally sent to all athletic communication contacts from every school

RESULTS

  • Lancer Timing will provide lives results & splits online
  • Official results will be printed and available at the main tent near the finish line following the completion of each event

ATHLETIC TRAINER

  • Suffolk University will provide trainers
  • They will be located in the medical tent adjacent to the finish line
  • Each team is responsible for bringing a fully-stocked medical kit along with insurance and emergency contact information

PARKING

  • Team buses and vehicles will be inside the grounds through the dirt driveway
  • Handicap parking will be 539 Park Ave, Hopkinton, NH for a $10 fee
  • Spectator parking is located at 409 Park Ave, Hopkinton, NH for a $10 fee

NCAA AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS

  • Only the top team finisher from each regional site with earn an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA DIII Championship
    • 10 automatic qualifiers will be awarded on Saturday, Nov. 16
  • 22 At-Large team bids will be handed out on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3:00 p.m. on NCAA.com
  • Top 7 individuals from each regional (70) total not on a qualifying team will earn a bid
    • Both the 22 at-large bids and individual bids will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 17 around/no later than 3:00 p.m. on NCAA.com
    • More information on NCAA at-large selections can be found here

ALL-REGION

  • There are two all-region teams -- one given by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and one given by DIII New England Association

USTFCCCA ALL-EAST REGION

  • This is awarded to the top 35 finishers at all 10 region sites
  • This will be announced Monday, Nov. 18 via the USTFCCCA
  • This is awarded to student-athlete's whos coach is a member of the USTFCCCA

DIII NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION ALL-NEW ENGLAND

  • TOP 40 men and women will earn All-New England
    • Top 20 finishers from the East Region
      • All schools are in the New England region so it will go to the top finishers no matter what
    • Top 20 New England student-athletes in the Mid-East Region
      • Will go to the top 20 student-athletes from a New England program
      • For example, if a student-athlete from a New York School finishers in the top 10 at hte Mid-East Regional, that person will be skipped and it will go to the next New England School
    • Medals will be awarded on race day, Saturday, Nov. 16 

KEY CONTACT INFO

Will Feldman, Suffolk Head Coach Track & Field/Cross Country
413.695.7000, wpfeldman@suffolk.edu 

Jason Linders, Division III NCAA Site Representative
978.867.4039, jason.linders@gordon.edu

Laura Peterson-Mlynski, NCAA Championships Liaison
317-544-9425, lpeterson@ncaa.org 

Amy Barry, Suffolk Sports Information Director
617.305.1756, abarry7@suffolk.edu 

Sam O'Brien, Suffolk Head Athletic Trainer
617.573.8772, sobrien7@suffolk.edu