Hendrickson Earns Top-10 Finish at SAAs; Women's Cross Country Earns Fourth Place

HOOVER, Ala. - The University of the South women's cross country team posted a team score of fourth place at the 2022 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Cross Country Championships, hosted by Birmingham-Southern College, Saturday from Veterans Park. 

INSIDE THE MEET
Sewanee Women's Cross Country: Finished 4th of 7 teams (92)
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TOP WOMEN PERFORMERS
-Sophomore transfer Emma Grace Hendrickson led the Tigers with a ninth-place finish at the meet with a 24:31.0. Earning All-SAA Second Team honors, the Independence, Minn. native improved her Sewanee best by seven seconds. 

-Janie Schmitt recorded a top-20 finishing time of 25:07.0. 

-Merrit Newton (25:21.3) and Allison Haworth (25:23.5) both recorded top-20 times, while Sam Ude earned 29th place with a time of 25:58.1. 

-Jean Tankard improved her personal best time to 27:04.8 at the Championships on Saturday. Clara Earley rounded out the Sewanee scoring with a 27:16.5. 

Full results are below:

9	Emma Grace Hendrickson	24:31.0
17	Janie Schmitt	25:07.0
21	Merrit Newton	25:21.3
22	Allison Haworth	25:23.5
29	Sam Ude	25:58.1
45	Jean Tankard	27:04.8
46	Clara Earley	27:16.5
55	Bella Francois	28:06.7
59	Franny Seldin	28:27.8
63	Annabel Feltner	29:07.5
64	Paula Diaz Faccini	29:13.0
70	Caroline Winslow	29:53.1
79	Lauren Anne Smith	33:51.8

UP NEXT
The Tigers will head to Newport News, Va. for the NCAA South Region Championships on Saturday, Nov. 12. 

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