Wingate Wins 2022 SAC Women's Cross Country Championship
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – With four runners finishing in the top 10, Wingate University women's cross country team took home the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Championship title Saturday, November 5th at Salisbury Community Park in Salisbury, N.C.
Wingate, who is currently ranked 10th in the NCAA Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) coaches' poll and sits at No. 1 in the Southeast Region top-10 rankings, secured first place with a score of 34. Following in second place was Anderson with a score of 53 and taking third place was Catawba with a score of 78.
Catawba's Madison Clay took home the SAC Runner of the Year title by covering the 6K course in a time of 21:58.7.
Clay also earned Freshman of the Year Honors, as she was the top freshman finisher at first place.
The NCAA Southeast Regional cross country meet, which will be hosted by Wingate University in Wingate, N.C., is slated to take place Saturday, November 19th.
2022 South Atlantic Conference
Women's Cross Country Championship
Nov. 5 – Salisbury, N.C.
Salisbury Community Park
1. Wingate – 34
2. Anderson (S.C.) – 53
3. Catawba – 78
4. Lenoir-Rhyne - 81
5. Lincoln Memorial -133
6. Carson-Newman – 166
7. Tusculum – 237
8. UVA-Wise– 276
9. Coker – 286
10. Newberry – 289
11. Limestone – 302
12. Mars Hill – 312
13. Emory & Henry - 315
First-Team All-Conference
Madison Clay, Catawba
Janet Kwambai, Lenoir-Rhyne
Grace Burrell, Wingate
Mollie Scott, Wingate
Brooklyn Pierce, Wingate
Brooke Foster, Lincoln Memorial
Zoe Brickley, Wingate
Second Team All-Conference
Whitney Hanson, Anderson
Jodi Martin, Anderson
Elise Matthews, Anderson
Kathrin Polke, Lenoir-Rhyne
Emily Golden, Anderson
Mikayla Jones, Catawba
Faith Nelson, Anderson
Third Team All-Conference
Laila Abouzaid, Wingate
Tatjana Mense, Wingate
Raina Andrews, Catawba
Natalie Almond, Catawba
Katie Smock, Carson-Newman
Paige Ewald, Lenoir-Rhyne
Imke Van Gog, Carson-Newman
SAC All-Freshman Team (Top 5 freshmen)
Madison Clay, Catawba
Natalie Almond, Catawba
Claudia Teran-Romagosa, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sarah Rudolph, Anderson
Emma Whitaker, Anderson
Runner of the Year
Madison Clay, Catawba
Freshman of the Year
Madison Clay, Catawba
Coach of the Year
Pol Domenech, Wingate
Elite 20
Aubrey Quillen
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