MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Sophomore Carla Catala (Barcelona, Spain) led the way with a 51^st place finish as Clayton State women's cross country placed 23^rd at the 2016 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship on Saturday, November 5.
 
Catala posted a time of 23:30.33 to finish 51-of-182, besting her previous 6k mark of 24:26.9 set earlier this season at the Bobcat Invitational (9/10). She was followed by sophomore Ariel Boyd-Ghani (Morrow, Ga.) in 85^th with a time of 24:35.04.
 
For Catala, it represents her best finish at an NCAA Regional, surpassing her 147^th place finish in 2015 when she was with American International at the East Region Championship.
 
Freshman Aurianna Worrell (St. Petersburg, Fla.) was 139^th (26:14.42) with junior Hailey Budd (Hartwell, Ga.) finishing 149^th (26:35.16). Junior Carolina Monterrubio (Mexico City, Mexico) rounded out the scoring with a 165^th place finish with a time of 27:34.69 and junior Kimberley Zahm wrapped up the meet in 170^th (28:17.20).
 
Clayton State closes out the 2016 season with their 20^th consecutive appearance in an NCAA Division II Regional dating to their first year of NCAA competition in 1997.
 
Clayton State Finishers at 2016 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship
Carla Catala – 51-of-182 (23:30.33)
Ariel Boyd-Ghani – 85-of-182 (24:35.04)
Aurianna Worrell – 139-of-182 (26:14.42)
Hailey Budd – 149-of-182 (26:35.16)
Carolina Monterrubio – 165-of-182 (27:34.69)
Kimberley Zahm – 170-of-182 (28:17.20)