UPDATE (11/14/21): Four Polar Bears - Andrew Meredith, John Hood, Cameron Mackenzie and Leila Trummel have qualified for the NCAA Championship in selections announced Sunday. Complete information is available here. 

BOSTON, Mass. – The Bowdoin College cross country teams raced well at the NCAA East Region Championship on Sunday at Franklin Park, with numerous Polar Bears earning All-Region status.
 
The men's team took sixth place while the women took seventh. Both teams will have members in the hunt for NCAA Championship bids when selections are finalized on Sunday.
 
Men's Meet Highlights

• The Polar Bear men finished sixth with a team score of 193 with their three top finishers earning All-Region honors in the 8k race.
• John Hood placed 14^th (26:12.2) to lead the Polar Bears, followed closely by Andrew Meredith in 18^th (26:17.8).
• John Auer also earned All-Region status with a 32^nd-place showing in 26:58.4.
• Peter Enger was the next Bowdoin finisher in 27:50.3, taking 52^nd, followed by Ben Bockman in 79^th in 28:34.6, both recording their best finishes of the fall.

Women's Meet Highlights

• The Bowdoin women took seventh place as a team, tying with Colby's point total (163), but losing out on a tiebreaker.
• Cameron Mackenzie and Leila Trummel were outstanding in earning All-Region honors, finishing in 11^th and 12^th place, respectively. Mackenzie finished in 23:19.4, followed by Trummel's 23:21.8.
• Strong rallies late in the race, gave Stephanie Chun (42^nd, 24:43.0) and Abby Mueller (43^rd, 24:43.4) solid finishes, while Kelsey Crawford (25:16.3) had her best race of the season to take 58^th.

Up Next

• A number of Polar Bears are in position to earn at-large bids to the NCAA Championship. The complete field will be announced on Sunday at NCAA.com