GLASSBORO, NJ -- With his fourth-place finish at last Saturday's NCAA Metro Regional, Jake Riley will represent Rowan at the NCAA Division III Championships this weekend.

Rowan as a team, finished second in the regional championship. Riley is the first selection to the national championship race since Kevin Lauer in 2021.

NCAA Release | NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship Info Page

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA regional competitions. Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top seven-person team automatically qualified from each of the 10 regions, for a total of 10 teams. Twenty-two additional teams were selected at-large.

Seventy individuals, the first seven student-athletes from each region who placed and are not a part of a qualifying team, were selected to participate.

The Division III Cross Country Championships take place on Saturday, November 18, at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa., as the event is hosted by Dickinson. The men's 8K national championship is slated to begin at 11 a.m.