WINGATE, N.C. --- Tusculum College sophomore Simon Holzapfel finished ninth at the 2008 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Cross Country Championship, Saturday morning on the Wingate University campus.

Holzapfel, a native of Nuremberg, Germany, posted a time of 33:17 on the 10,000-meter course, posting the best finish ever by a Pioneer in a NCAA men's cross country event. Holzapfel wraps up a solid season after finishing runner-up at last month's South Atlantic Conference Championship and earning a spot on the All-SAC First Team.

Freshman teammate Sean Crawford (Lexington, Ohio) finished 59th with a time of 35:59 for the 2008 All-SAC Second Team honoree.

In the women's meet, senior Alicja Dembna (Poznan, Poland) finished 42nd with a time of 25:46 in her final collegiate race. Dembna, a two-time All-Conference runner, was Tusculum's top runner in every meet this season.

- NCAA -