ROME, Ga. – Emily Smeds and Mackenzie Young of the Bridgewater College women's cross country team punched their tickets to the NCAA DIII Cross Country Championship after placing in the top-25 at the NCAA DIII South Regional Championship.

Smeds, a Palmyra, Va. native, took eighth place and earned All-Region honors clocking a 22:13.1 to earn a second consecutive trip to the national championship meet. Young, hailing from Chesterfield, Va., also claimed an All-Region selection for a 22:45.4 finish good enough for 16^th place.

Megan Wimmer grabbed the third scoring spot for the Eagles crossing the line at the 24:44.4 mark for a 66^th place finish, while Sarah Earle grabbed the fourth spot tying for 81^st with a 25:09.8 finish.

Elena Larcombe rounded out the scoring earning the fifth spot for the team.

Bridgewater placed 10^th out of 22 total teams. Two ODAC schools claimed the top three spots with Lynchburg coming in first and Washington and Lee taking home third.