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The University of the South

2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Bella Francois

  • Class Senior
  • High School Westminster Christian Academy
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.

Biography

Career Accolades:

  • CSC Academic All-District ® (2022-23)
  • SAA Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021, 2022)
  • University of the South Dean’s List
    • 2021-22 (Advent)
    • 2022-23 (Advent)

Career-best times:

  • 6K - 26:52.8 at the Mountainside Stride (10/30/23)
  • 5K - 23:06.0 at the Louisville Classic (10/1/22)
  • 4K - 20:22.9 at the JSU Foothills Invitational (9/3/21)

Top Performances and Career Results (TFRRS)
 


2023

  • Finished 7th at Maryville Dual Meet with a 5K time of 23:38.94 (Sept. 1)
  • Finished 82nd at the Pretorius Invite with a 5K time of 23:11.2 (Sept. 16)
  • Finished 24th at the Mountain Stride Meet with a 6K time of 26:52.8 (Sept. 30)
  • Finished 33rd at the UTC Invitational with a 5K time of 21:52.1 (Oct. 13)
  • Finished 53rd at the SAA Championships with a 6K time of 27:49.6 (Oct. 28)
  • Finished 124th at NCAA DIII South Region Cross Country Championships with a 6k time of 27:29.7 (Nov. 11)


2022: Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … University of the South Dean’s List for Advent Semester … Competed in five events on the season …

  • Finished 144th at the JSU Foothills Invitational with a 4K time of 19:09.9 (Sept. 2)
  • Finished 31st at the Pretorius Invitational with a 5K time of 23:35.3 (Sept. 17)
  • Finished 270th at the Louisville Classic with a 5K time of 23:06.0 (Oct. 1)
  • Finished 79th at the Berry Invitational with a 6K time of 27:58.9 (Oct. 15)
  • Finished 55th at the SAA Championships with a 6K time of 28:06.7 (Oct. 29)

2021: Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … University of the South Dean’s List for Advent Semester … Competed in four events on the season … 

  • Finished 97th at the JSU Foothills Invitational with a 4K time of 20:22.9 (Sept. 3)
  • Finished 33rd at the Huntingdon Invitational with a 6K time of 32:13.0 (Oct. 1)
  • Finished 112th at the Berry Invitational with a 6K time of 29:53.9 (Oct. 16)
  • Finished 63rd at the SAA Championships with a 6K time of 28:57.50 (Oct. 30)

2020-21: Team unable to participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … 


On-Campus at Sewanee: Order of the Gown … Theta Pi sorority … Carey Fellow … Arcadian with the Office of Admissions … Student Government Association … Green’s View Capital Investment Club … Student Title IX Committee … 

Prep: Lettered four seasons with the Westminster Christian cross country and track teams … Three-time State Qualifier Also earned four letters with the Wildcats swimming and diving program … National Honor Society … President’s List Honor Roll Member throughout her high school tenure … Editor-in-Chief of the 800 News, the high school newspaper … Recipient of the School Newspaper Online’s Distinguished Site Award for 2019-20 academic year … 

Personal: Daughter of Curtis and Amy Francois … One brother, C.J. …Majoring in Finance with a Spanish and Business double minor … 
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Junior

  • 2023Senior