Georgia Men’s Cross Country Earns Four All-Region Performances

Friday, November 14

Huntsville, AL

University of Georgia

NCAA South Regional

Georgia Men’s Cross Country Earns Four All-Region Performances

November 14, 2025 | Cross Country

Results

Huntsville, Ala. – The Georgia men's cross country team tallied four All-Region performances and finished third, while women's cross country took 11th place at the NCAA South Regional hosted by North Alabama on Friday morning.

Fast Facts

The No. 20 Georgia men's cross country team finished third at the 2025 NCAA South Regional with 77 points, which is the Bulldogs' best finish since 2016.
The Bulldogs also tallied four All-Region runners, which is also the most since the 2016 season.
Will Aitken led the pack for Bulldogs again this meet, finishing eighth at 29:34.94, earning his first All-Region honor as a Bulldog and marking the best individual performance sine 2015.
Conner Rutherford also earned his first career All-region honor with a 10th place finish and a personal-best of 29:42.29.
Ryan Olree secured his second career All-Region honor, finishing in 16th place with a personal-best of 30:01.66.
Matias Reynaga was the final All-Region runner for the Bulldogs in 18th place at 30:06.35.
The Lady Bulldogs finished in 11th place with 372 points.
Izzy Yonas and Anastasia Nilsson both led the pack for the Lady Bulldogs again this season. Yonas finished in 28th place with a personal-best of 20:12.09 and Nilsson in 39th, crossing the line at 20:24.00.

Next, the Georgia men will find out if they will be one of 13 at-large teams selected to qualify chosen through a national selection process by the NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee. The NCAA Selection Show is set for Sat., Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. ET on NCAA.com, which will determine whether Georgia will be competing at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships hosted by Missouri on Sat., Nov. 22.

Men's Individual Results
8. Will Aitken – 29:34.94 All Region Honors
10. Conner Rutherford – 29:42.29 – PR All Region Honors
16. Ryan Olree – 30:01.66 – PR All Region Honors
18. Matias Reynaga – 30:06.35 All Region Honors
30. Oliver Smart – 30:26.82 – PR
74. Kristers Kudlis – 31:31.19 – First Collegiate 10K

Women's Individual Results
28. Izzy Yonas – 20:12.09 - PR
39. Anastasia Nilsson – 20:24.00
94. Lauren Skeens – 21:21.78 - PR
104. Madeleine Holland – 21:28.71 – PR
126. Maeve Waddell – 21:56.48 – PR
137. Erin Musty – 22:08.56 – PR

Results and recaps from the Bulldogs' cross country season will be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are always located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.