EARLYSVILLE, Va. — The length of the course changed, but Alex Hooten delivering among the top performances in Bellarmine University cross country history did not.

At Friday's NCAA I Southeast Regional Championship, Hooten posted the 11th-best 10k time in men's program history, clocking a 31:39.1 while placing 86th at Panorama Farms.

Hooten skyrocketed from 30th to seventh on the program's 10k performance list. In his previous effort, at the ASUN Championship, the redshirt junior broke an 8k program record that had stood since 2016. In total between the 8k and 10k records, Hooten owns nine all-time top 50 marks.

Sophomore Salah Farah (134th, 32:46.5) was next to finish for the Bellarmine men followed by junior Jimmy Dillabaugh (168th, 33:20.6), freshman Jared Fairbanks (172nd, 33:26.2), freshman Jack Moutardier (194th, 34:06.1), junior Chase Austin (196th, 34:06.1) and freshman Landen Fernandez (231st, 36:20.8).

Four women competed for Bellarmine in the 6k race, with senior Sierra Oesterling pacing the Knights (154th, 22:23.4) followed by senior Cassidy Gilbert (235th, 24:19.1), senior Sarah Jacob (252nd, 25:29.7) and sophomore Ginger Atzinger (255th, 26:11.9).

Bellarmine Men's 10k results
86. Alex Hooten (31:39.1), 134. Salah Farah (32:46.5), 168. Jimmy Dillabaugh (33:20.6), 172. Jared Fairbanks (33:26.2), 194. Jack Moutardier (34:06.1), 196. Chase Austin (34:06.1), 231. Landen Fernandez (36:20.8)
Bellarmine Women's 6k results
154. Sierra Oesterling (22:23.4), 235. Cassidy Gilbert (24:19.1), 252. Sarah Jacob (25:29.7), 255. Ginger Atzinger (26:11.9)

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