ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Four RIT cross country runners are set to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championships this Saturday at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, S.C.

The men's is scheduled for 10 a.m., followed by the women's race at 11 a.m.

Senior Derick Koen and junior Jackson Burger will compete in the men's race, with juniors Kathryn Arbegast and Therese Georgia set to run in the women's race.

Koen will make a third consecutive appearance in the national race after finishing seventh in yesterday's Niagara Regional race. Burger, finishing 20th at the regional race, will make his debut at the National Championships.

On the women's side, Arbegast and Georgia punched their tickets for the first time to the national race after finishing third and 14th, respectively, at the regional race yesterday.

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA regional competitions held this weekend.

Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in each championship.  The top seven-person team automatically qualified from each of the 10 regions.  Twenty-two additional teams were selected at-large. 

Seventy individuals, the first seven student-athletes from each region who are not a part of a qualifying team, were selected to participate in each championship. The list of advancing teams and individuals is outlined below.