Lesley Boyd of Chattanooga earned a spot at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships after finishing 10th at the NCAA South Region Championship. She is the second individual qualifier from her region, coming in as the fifth individual finisher not part of an automatically qualifying team. Boyd is the 24th All-Region selection for Chattanooga and has qualified for nationals for the second consecutive year. Notably, she is one of only nine NCAA National qualifiers from the Mocs in their history, highlighting her impressive achievement.