OAKWOOD, Ga. – For the final time in his career, senior T.J. Witherspoon (Thomasville, Ga.) led Clayton State men's cross country as they placed 18-of-22 at the 2018 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championships on Saturday, November 17. Overall they notched 521 points.
 
Witherspoon finished 81-of-151 with a time of 35:27.94 and was followed by junior Evan Ortiz (McDonough, Ga.) in 95^th (35:57.89).
 
Senior Ryan Polk (Marietta, Ga.) came in in 103^rd with a mark of 36:26.20 and sophomores Na'im Allen (McDonough, Ga.) and Zach Czerniak (Suwanee, Ga.) were 121^st (37:55.82) and 133^rd (39:01.60), respectively. Redshirt-junior Jason Dang (Gainesville, Ga.) closed out his career with a 144^th place finish and a time of 41:27.43.
 
Queens claimed the regional championship with 34 points with Mount Olive a distant second at 78 points. Augusta (103), UNC Pembroke (107) and Anderson (180) rounded out the top five.
 
Clayton State closes out the 2018 campaign following seven meets that included a second place and third place finish.
 
Clayton State Finishers at 2018 NCAA Southeast Region Championships
T.J. Witherspoon – 81-of-151 (35:27.94)
Evan Ortiz – 95-of-151 (35:57.89)
Ryan Polk – 103-of-151 (36:26.20)
Na'im Allen – 121-of-151 (37:55.82)
Zach Czerniak – 133-of-151 (39:01.60)
Jason Dang – 144-of-151 (41:27.43)