MONTEVALLO - University of Montevallo senior Joe Leventry will return to Saint Leo, Fla. on November 20 to compete at the NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championships.  Saint Leo University and Tampa Bay Sports Commission will serve as hosts for the event which will take place at the Abbey Course.  The men's race at 9:45 a.m. Eastern. 

Leventry finished 11th in the South Region Championship, earning him All-Region honors and a spot in the National Championship field. He is the first ever men's qualifier for Montevallo cross country. In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA regional competitions that were held this past weekend. 

Thirty-four teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top three, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 24 teams. Ten additional teams were selected at-large. A minimum of 24 additional individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process. The list of advancing teams and individuals is outlined below.

A live webstream of the championships will occur on www.NCAA.com from 8:30 a.m. Eastern until the conclusion of the awards ceremony.