ARLINGTON, Texas – Junior Justin Domangue has been awarded an at-large individual berth into next weekend's 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships, the NCAA has announced. He becomes the sixth UTA men's runner ever to qualify for the national meet.
 
At the NCAA South Central Regional on Friday, Domangue placed eighth with a 10k time of 31:58.9. It equaled the best finish ever by a UTA runner at regionals, matching Craig Lautenslager's eighth-place effort in 2016. Despite a mishap around the 4k mark, the native of Alvarado, Texas, still managed to cross just 22 seconds off the winning time.
 
The top four individuals not on the South Central Regional's two qualifying teams automatically advanced. Domangue was the sixth-best finisher from a non-advancing school but was added to the field Saturday after an at-large selection process.
 
He joins Mark Newland (1977), Ben Melly (1987), Henrik Skoog (1998), Michael Guerrero (2016) and Lautenslager (2016) as NCAA participants.
 
Domangue will compete in the 10k race on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 11:45 a.m. (CT). The meet is held in Madison, Wis., at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. The meet will be televised live on FloTrack.org.
 
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