The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams faced their toughest challenges of the season Saturday, competing in the Southeast Regional Championships in Louisville, Ky. With only the top two teams automatically qualifying for nationals, the season was on the line for both squads.
[caption id="attachment_31898" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Emil Heineking will look to continue his perfect season at Saturday's NCAA Regionals.
[caption id="attachment_31583" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior Emil Heineking distanced himself from the competition at the ACC Championships last Saturday, finishing ahead of teammate Ryan Collins to win his first conference title.
[caption id="attachment_31457" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior All-American Emil Heineking will lead the No.
[caption id="attachment_31066" align="alignleft" width="242" caption="Emil Heinking raises his hand in a number one sign after crossing the finish line first at the Panorama Farms' Invitational Friday.
[caption id="attachment_30954" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="After finishing second with a time of 18:15 in 5K and fifth with a time of 21:27 in 6K, junior Stephanie Garcia will be a Cavalier to watch during Friday's meet.
[caption id="attachment_30828" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Both the No. 14 men's and No. 19 women's teams are 2-0, with junior Emil Henieking securing two individual titles in two meets.
[caption id="attachment_30753" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Trey Miller said the team's main focus is to stay healthy so that it will be ready to compete in November's ACC and NCAA Championships.
[caption id="attachment_30437" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Emil Heineking captured the individual title at the Lou Onesty Invitational this weekend in meet-record time.
[caption id="attachment_30337" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="The men's cross country team raced to victory last season, winning an ACC title.
