OAKVILLE, Ala. – The William Carey Women's Cross Country Team tallied 45 points to win the 2024 SSAC Cross-Country Championship, besting runner-up Dalton State's score of 60.
"Our ladies ran an amazing team race," said Coach Cooper Herrington. "Everyone had a role we needed them to play, and they executed perfectly. This was our first 6k of the year and a few of the ladies had personal best in their 5k split. This group of ladies overcame a lot to get to this point, so this win means a little more. At the end of the day, it is a great day to be a Crusader."
The Lady Crusaders were led in the 6K event by Blanca Conesa who captured the Individual Championship with a time of 22:44.40, just edging out teammate Isabelle Wheeler (22:44.77). Also finishing inside the top ten was Virginia Tirado who came in with a time 23:48 to finish in tenth place.
Hannah Mitchell was next to cross the finish line in thirteenth place with a time of 24:19 while Maria Simancas placed nineteenth, posting a time of 24:53. Rounding out WCU was Aurora Latimer who finished with a time of 27:43.
At the conclusion of the race, the SSAC announced its 2024-year end awards with Conesa earning Runner of the Year honors along with earning All-Conference honors. Also earning All-Conference honors were Wheeler, Mitchell, and Tirado who also earned All-Freshman honors with Cooper Herrington being the SSAC Women's Coach of the Year.
With the win the Lady Crusaders earn an automatic bid to the 2024 NAIA Women's Cross-Country Championship in Columbia, Mo. on November 22.
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