Queens Wins 2019 SAC Women's Cross Country Championship
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – With three runners finishing in the top 10, the Queens University of Charlotte women's cross country team claimed its fourth straight South Atlantic Conference Championship, Saturday morning at the Wingate XC facility.
Queens, who tops the Southeast Region in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Poll outdistanced Wingate and Lenoir-Rhyne for the title. Anderson, who is ranked third regionally, finished fourth overall.
Tusculum's Nicole McMillen, who won AstroTurf SAC Runner of the Week on two occasions, covered the 6K course in a time of 21:37.4 to claim SAC Runner of the Year accolades.
Queens Stevie Lawrence earned Freshman of the Year honors after crossing the finish line in seventh place in a time of 22:56.3.
The NCAA Southeast Region Championships, which will be hosted by Wingate University on the Wingate Campus, are slated for Saturday, Nov. 9.
2019 South Atlantic Conference
Women's Cross Country Championship
Oct. 26 – Wingate, N.C.
Wingate XC Facility
1. Queens – 48
2. Wingate – 71
3. Lenoir-Rhyne – 84
4. Anderson - 97
5. Catawba -123
6. Tusculum – 146
7. Carson-Newman – 225
8. Mars Hill – 233
9. Lincoln Memorial – 241
10. Newberry – 286
11. Coker – 299
12. UVa-Wise - 305
First-Team All-Conference
Nicole McMillen, Tusculum
Hannah Wolkenhauer, Queens
Franziska Althaus, Wingate
Janet Kwambai, Lenoir-Rhyne
Rachel Strayer, Carson-Newman
Caroline Hilliard, Lenoir-Rhyne
Stevie Lawrence, Queens
Second Team All-Conference
Shona Blades, Wingate
Natane Deruytter, Queens
Kylie, Dahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Madison Webster, Queens
Hannah Mercer, Catawba
Madison Lowery, Catawba
Lauryn Tumey, Wingate
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Olivia Evans, Anderson
Olivia Rish, Anderson
Rebecca Ward, Anderson
Christina D'amelio, Catawba
Allyson Arellano, Queens
Zoe Brickley, Wingate
Gillian Kasitz, Queens
SAC All-Freshman Team (Top 5 freshmen)
Stevie Lawrence, Queens
Madison Webster, Queens
Madison Lowery, Catawba
Rebbeca Ward, Anderson
Zoe Brickley, Wingate
Runner of the Year
Nicole McMillen, Tusculum
Freshman of the Year
Stevie Lawrence
Coach of the Year
Tom Scott, Queens
Elite 20
Hannah Mercer, Catawba
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