2013 SAC Women's Cross Country Headlines

SAC and Southeast Region-champion Wingate placed 26th on Saturday at the NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country Championship, while Queens’ Felix Duchampt finished 24th in the men’s championship individual standings.

Two weeks after winning the 2013 Food Lion SAC Women’s Cross Country Championship, Wingate captured NCAA Southeast Region title on Saturday, advancing to the NCAA Division II National Championship later this month.

Tusculum junior David Cooper and Catawba senior Olivia Myers have been chosen as the 2013 SAC Cross Country Scholar-Athletes of the Year, a distinction that recognizes excellence in athletics, academics, service and leadership.

Led by the race's top four individual finishers, Wingate won the 2013 Food Lion SAC Women's Cross Country Championship on Saturday, giving the program its first conference title since 2007.

The 2013-14 SAC Championship season officially gets underway on Saturday, as student-athletes from all 12 member institutions will compete at the Food Lion SAC Cross Country Championship in Black Mountain, N.C.

Queens junior Felix Duchampt and senior Andrea Guerra have been named the SAC Cross Country Runners of the Week after strong showings at last weekend’s Royals Cross Country Challenge, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Queens’ junior Felix Duchampt has been named the SAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the second-straight week, while Wingate freshman Brittany Tretbar has earned the women’s award for the fourth time this season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Queens junior Felix Duchampt and Brevard sophomore Hannah Cook have been voted as the SAC Cross Country Runners of the Week after strong showings at weekend events, the conference office announced on Tuesday.

A pair of Wingate student-athletes – Alex Craig and Brittany Tretbar – have been named the SAC Cross Country Runners of the Week after impressive performances at Saturday’s Bulldog Stampede, the league office announced on Tuesday.

For the second time in as many weeks, Mars Hill sophomore Alex Griggs and Wingate freshman Brittany Tretbar have been voted as the SAC Cross Country Runners of the Week.

With the opening weekend of the 2013 SAC cross country season in the books, Mars Hill sophomore Alex Griggs and Wingate freshman Brittany Tretbar have been selected as the conference’s Runners of the Week.

The Mars Hill men’s and Lenoir-Rhyne women’s cross country programs have earned No. 1 rankings in the 2013 SAC preseason coaches’ polls. Mars Hill has won a SAC-record 16-straight men’s conference titles, while Lenoir-Rhyne has captured three of the past five women’s championships.