Graham posts All-Conference finish, Tigers place seventh at SAA Championships

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Eleanor Graham earned all-conference honors with a seventh-place finish, and the Sewanee Tigers finished seventh overall Saturday morning at the 2026 SAA Cross Country Championships on the campus of the University of the South.

Graham was named SAA Second Team All-Conference (runners who placed sixth through 10th) after completing the 6K in 23:25.7. It's the highest individual finish in the SAA championship for the Tigers since Emma Grace Hendrickson placed ninth in Hoover, Alabama in 2022.

The Trinity Tigers won the championship, scoring 19 points, while Rhodes College finished in second with 66.

Sewanee's Lilly Crigger finished the event in 26:22.9, placing 54th, while Mackenzie Smith tallied a time of 26:46.0 for 57th place.

Kate Ashby placed 65th with 27:11.7 on the timer. Page Wells crossed the finish line in 27:14.6 for 67th. Katie Biagini placed 73rd (27:58.7), and Abigail Armstrong ended the meet in 74th (28:00.8).

Olympia Cathey was timed at 29:38.0 for 80th. Mary Helen Munger ran the event in 30:16.9 for 86th, and Josie Blanton finished 89th (33:26.0).

The 2026 NCAA regionals will be hosted in Earlysville, Virginia, on Saturday, Nov. 14.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
7. Eleanor Graham – 23:25.7
54. Lilly Crigger – 26:22.9
57. Mackenzie Smith – 26:46.0
65. Kate Ashby – 27:11.7
67. Page Wells – 27:14.6
73. Katie Biagini – 27:58.7
74. Abigail Armstrong – 28:00.8
80. Olympia Cathey – 29:38.0
86. Mary Helen Munger – 30:16.9
89. Josie Blanton – 33:26.0

TEAM RESULTS
1. Trinity (Texas) – 19 points
2. Rhodes – 66 points
3. Centre – 93 points
4. Berry – 134 points
5. Oglethorpe – 153 points
6. Maryville (Tenn.) – 172 points
7. Sewanee – 178 points
8. Southwestern (Texas) – 179 points
9. Millsaps – 267 points

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Players Mentioned

Abigail Armstrong: Senior

Josie Blanton: Junior

Eleanor Graham: Senior

Mary Helen Munger: Sophomore

Page Wells: Senior

Kate Ashby: Freshman

Olympia Cathey: Freshman

Katie Biagini: Freshman

Mackenzie Smith: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Abigail Armstrong
: Senior

Josie Blanton
: Junior

Eleanor Graham
: Senior

Mary Helen Munger
: Sophomore

Page Wells
: Senior

Kate Ashby
: Freshman

Olympia Cathey
: Freshman

Katie Biagini
: Freshman

Mackenzie Smith
: Freshman