WINGATE, N.C. – Clayton State men's cross country closed out the 2017 campaign by finishing 18-of-23 at the 2017 Southeast Region Championships on Saturday, November 4. On the day they compiled 496 points.
 
Junior T.J. Witherspoon (Thomasville, Ga.) led the Lakers with a 74-of-153 finish with a time of 35:10.75. He was followed by junior Ryan Polk (Marietta, Ga.) in 101^st (36:08.86) and sophomore Keldren Reddick (Thomasville, Ga.) in 110^th (36:31.78).
 
Freshmen Zach Czerniak (Suwanee, Ga.) and Riley Higginbotham (Locust Grove, Ga.) followed in 123^rd (37:29.84) and 127^th (38:11.06), respectively. Redshirt-freshman Jason Dang (38:24.33) rounded things out in 129^th. Each of those three posted personal bests over a 10k distance.
 
Mount Olive earned the Southeast Region Championship with 50 points and was followed by Queens (55), Augusta (77), Anderson (153) and Mars Hill (178) in the top five.
 
Clayton State closes out the 2017 season following six races on the year.
 
Clayton State Finishers at 2017 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championships (10k)
T.J. Witherspoon – 74-of-153 (35:10.75)
Ryan Polk – 101-of-153 (36:08.86)
Keldren Reddick – 110-of-153 (36:31.78)
Zach Czerniak – 123-of-153 (37:29.84)*
Riley Higginbotham – 127-of-153 (38:11.06)*
Jason Dang – 129-of-153 (38:24.33)*
*Indicates Personal Best