Cullen and Proteau To Compete At NCAA Championship

OSHKOSH, Wis.- Cameron Cullen (So. • Kewaunee) and Paul Proteau (So. • Riverside, Ill.) have qualified for the NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championship meet. The race will be on Saturday (Nov. 18) in Carlisle, Pa. 

The two Titans will toe the line with 352 of the best runners in the nation at 11 a.m. eastern time. This will be both Cullen's and Proteau's first time competing at the National meet.

Cullen and Proteau secured their spots last Saturday at the NCAA Division III North Regional meet at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax. Cullen finished 19th, and secured the sixth individual spot, while Proteau finished 20th, securing the seventh and final individual spot.

Other individuals qualifying from the North Region were St. Scholastica's (Minn.) Lars Dewall and Calvin Boone, UW-Platteville's Caden Schneider, UW-Eau Claire's Mason Shea, and St. John's (Minn.) Lloyd Young. The top-ranked team in the country, UW-La Crosse earned the automatic bid, while UW-Whitewater, St. Olaf College (Minn.), UW-Stout, and Carleton College (Minn.).

Cullen and Proteau have each competed in six races for UW-Oshkosh this year. Proteau has continued to add on to a year with many impressive accolades, including a first place finish at UW-Platteville's Gender Equity meet, and an eighth place finish in a loaded field at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational. Cullen has posted an impressive season as well, with a third place finish at the Gender Equity meet, and a 59th place finish at the very talented Augustana Interregional Invitational.

The top-40 finishers in the championship race will receive All-America honors.

Written by Alex Bernhardt, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information