Huntsville, Ala. – The Georgia men’s cross country team tallied four All-Region performances and finished third, while women’s cross country took 11th place at the NCAA South Regional hosted by North Alabama on Friday morning.
 
Fast Facts

• The No. 20 Georgia men’s cross country team finished third at the 2025 NCAA South Regional with 77 points, which is the Bulldogs’ best finish since 2016.
• The Bulldogs also tallied four All-Region runners, which is also the most since the 2016 season.
• Will Aitken led the pack for Bulldogs again this meet, finishing eighth at 29:34.94, earning his first All-Region honor as a Bulldog and marking the best individual performance sine 2015.
• Conner Rutherford also earned his first career All-region honor with a 10th place finish and a personal-best of 29:42.29.
• Ryan Olree secured his second career All-Region honor, finishing in 16th place with a personal-best of 30:01.66.
• Matias Reynaga was the final All-Region runner for the Bulldogs in 18th place at 30:06.35.
• The Lady Bulldogs finished in 11th place with 372 points.
• Izzy Yonas and Anastasia Nilsson both led the pack for the Lady Bulldogs again this season. Yonas finished in 28th place with a personal-best of 20:12.09 and Nilsson in 39th, crossing the line at 20:24.00.

 
Next, the Georgia men will find out if they will be one of 13 at-large teams selected to qualify chosen through a national selection process by the NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee. The NCAA Selection Show is set for Sat., Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. ET on NCAA.com, which will determine whether Georgia will be competing at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships hosted by Missouri on Sat., Nov. 22.
 
Men’s Individual Results
8. Will Aitken – 29:34.94 All Region Honors
10. Conner Rutherford – 29:42.29 – PR All Region Honors
16. Ryan Olree – 30:01.66 – PR All Region Honors
18. Matias Reynaga – 30:06.35 All Region Honors
30. Oliver Smart – 30:26.82 – PR
74. Kristers Kudlis – 31:31.19 – First Collegiate 10K
 
Women’s Individual Results
28. Izzy Yonas – 20:12.09 – PR
39. Anastasia Nilsson – 20:24.00
94. Lauren Skeens – 21:21.78 – PR
104. Madeleine Holland – 21:28.71 – PR
126. Maeve Waddell – 21:56.48 – PR
137. Erin Musty – 22:08.56 – PR
 
Results and recaps from the Bulldogs’ cross country season will be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia’s track and field and cross country teams are always located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.