WINGATE, N.C. – Clayton State women's cross country closed out the 2017 season with a solid 11-of-23 finish at the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championships on Saturday, November 4. As a team they finished with 367 points.
 
Junior Carla Catala Martin (Barcelona, Spain) led the Lakers with a 41-of-159 finish, posting a time of 24:20.77. She was followed by senior Joy Diaz (Riverdale, Ga.) in 55^th with a mark of 24:41.83 and junior Ariel Boyd-Ghani (Morrow, Ga.) at 72^nd (25:10.47).
 
Junior Lynnet Kosgei (Eldoret, Kenya) was the next highest finisher in 81^st (25:18.89) with senior Hailey Budd (Hartwell, Ga.) coming in 134^th with a time of 28:14.64. Sophomore Laura Shkembi (Oostende, Belgium) rounded things out in 141^st (29:12.65).
 
Queens claimed the Southeast Region Championship with 76 points and was followed by Anderson (94), Mount Olive (112), North Georgia (116) and host Wingate (131) in the top five.
 
The Lakers close out the 2017 season following a six meet campaign.

NOTES
The 11^th place finish was the highest by the program in a regional since finishing fourth in 2013.
 
Clayton State Finishers at 2017 Southeast Region Championships (6k)
Carla Catala Martin – 41-of-159 (24:20.77)
Joy Diaz – 55-of-159 (24:41.83)
Ariel Boyd-Ghani – 72-of-159 (25:10.47)
Lynnet Kosgei – 81-of-159 (25:18.89)
Hailey Budd – 134-of-159 (28:14.64)
Laura Shkembi – 141-of-159 (29:12.65)