Meredith Wins USA South Women's Cross Country Championship
(ROCKY MOUNT, NC) - The 2022 USA South Women's Cross Country Championship took place on Saturday, October 29 on the campus of North Carolina Wesleyan University in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Meredith captured the championship for the fourth time in program history, its first since 2015, not counting the East Division championship earned during the COVID-altered 2021 spring championship. The Avenging Angels bested second-place Southern Virginia by five points and third-place Pfeiffer by 84 points. Individually, Pfeiffer's Madison Lowery won the meet as she finished the 6,000-meter course first in a time of 22:28.
The top-five runners at the meet were named First Team All-Conference, finishers 6-10 were awarded Second Team All-Conference accolades, and finishers 11-14 grabbed Honorable Mention All-Conference honors. Additionally, the Conference's Runner of the Year, Rookie Runner of the Year and Coach of the Year were announced. The full all-conference team can be found below.
2022 USA South Women's Cross Country Team Results:
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
Meredith |
35 |
| 2. |
Southern Virginia |
40 |
| 3. |
Pfeiffer |
119 |
| 4. |
Brevard |
126 |
| 5. |
Mary Baldwin |
133 |
| 6. |
Methodist |
134 |
| 7. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
152 |
| 8. |
William Peace |
190 |
FULL INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM RESULTS
The 2022 USA South Women's Cross Country All-Conference Team:
| Runner of the Year |
Rookie of the Year |
Coach of the Year |
Madison Lowery
Pfeiffer |
Amethyst Joseph
Meredith |
Field Miller
Meredith |
First Team
(Top-5 Finishers at Conference Meet)
1. Madison Lowery, Pfeiffer - 22:28
2. Corrine Weaver, Meredith - 22:48
3. Amethyst Joseph, Meredith - 23:26
4. Kyandra Chandler, Southern Virginia - 23:32
5. Courtney Drumm, Methodist - 23:34 |
Second Team
(Finishers 6-10 at Conference Meet)
6. Sasha Willie, Southern Virginia - 23:45
7. Lilly Dalebout, Southern Virginia - 23:52
8. Julie Tonon, Meredith - 24:01
9. Carly O'Toole, Meredith - 24:19
10. Zoe Capps, Brevard - 24:37 |
Honorable Mention
(Finishers 11-14 at Conference Meet)
11. Katelyn Warner, Southern Virginia - 24:57
12. Liz Morgan, Southern Virginia - 25:05
13. Madelyn Merna, Meredith - 25:07
14. Kamryn Bradshaw, Southern Virginia - 25:09
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All-Sportsmanship Team
Zoe Capps, Brevard
Brianna Parker, Mary Baldwin
Maddie Merna, Meredith
Madison Pompey, Methodist
Maxima Iglesias, N.C. Wesleyan
Jesse Sherrill, Pfeiffer
Suzanna Tresner, Southern Virginia
Alana Morgan, William Peace |