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St. Mary's (Md.) - 2024 WXC Champions
Seahawks Claim Women's Cross Country Title; Cairn's Hayden Places First
HUGHESVILLE, Md. – The 2024 United East Women’s Cross Country Championship took place Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at Oak Ridge Park, hosted by St. Mary’s College of Maryland. St. Mary’s College (Md.) was named the overall team champions, marking the fourth straight season the Seahawks have claimed the title.
Find the full list of results here: RESULTS
Cairn University’s Clarisse Hayden was the first-place finisher with a time of 24:04.6, earning Runner of the Year honors. She was followed by Lancaster Bible’s Abby Ames who crossed the finish line at 24:07.4. Mi’Leah Cotton of St. Mary’s College (Md.) rounded out the podium in third with a 24:30.9 time.
Cotton earned Rookie of the Year honors, awarded to the top first-year runner.
The Elite 20 award, given to a runner from the top-2 finishing teams who holds the highest GPA, was earned by Penn College's Kayleigh Miller.
The Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year was awarded to Reava Potter, head coach at St. Mary's College (Md.)