Zitting, Sandwell Run At NCAA South Region Championships

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Memphis senior Arnica Zitting and sophomore Paige Sandwell ran in the 2017 NCAA South Region Championships Friday. The women's race was a 6k run.

Zitting placed 73^rd in a time of 21:33.00, and Sandwell finished 107^th in a time of 22:03.4.

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Friday's NCAA South Region Championships was the second time this season Arnica Zitting and Paige Sandwell ran at Alabama's Harry Pritchett Running Course. In mid-October, the Memphis cross country squads ran in the Crimson Classic. Zitting and Sandwell were 35^th (21:34.6) and 65^th (22:02.0), respectively, in the women's 6k.
Sandwell ran the second-best 6k time of her career Friday. Her 22:03.4 was just 1.4 seconds behind her career-best time of 22:02.0, which she set on the same course at the Crimson Classic in October.
Friday's NCAA race was the second of Sandwell's career. She ran a 23:13.6 and placed 171^st at the 2016 NCAA South Region Championships in Tallahassee, Fla.
Zitting ran in her fourth career NCAA regional race and the second in her time at Memphis Friday. Last season, she placed 79^th (22:04.0) in the NCAA South Region Championships in Tallahassee, Fla. Prior to Memphis, Zitting ran in consecutive NCAA South Central Region Championships as a member of the Arkansas State squad. Her top regional time was 21:11.6 as a freshman in 2014, and her best regional finish was 55^th as a sophomore in 2015.
Zitting's 21:33.0 time Friday was her second-best 6k time of 2017. Her best 6k time of the season was 21:31.3 at the Crimson Classic in October.

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