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The University of the South

2022 Women's Cross Country Roster

Merrit Newton

  • Class Senior
  • High School Baylor School
  • Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Previous School Denison University (Ohio)

Biography

Career Accolades:

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

Career-best times (after 2022 season):

  • 6K - 25:14.4 at the Berry Invitational (10/15/22)
  • 5K - 20:56.1 at the Louisville Classic (10/1/22)
  • 4K - 16:44.6 at the JSU Foothills Invitational (9/2/22)
  • 3-Mile - 22:32.3 at the Wooster Dual Meet (9/5/19) - at Denison University

Top Performances and Career Results (TFRRS) - Sewanee Career
Top Performances and Career Results (TFRRS) - Denison Career


2022: Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … University of the South Dean’s List for Advent Semester … Competed in all six events on the season … Finished as a scoring runner for the team six times …

  • Finished 77th at the JSU Foothills Invitational with a 4K time of 16:44.6 (Sept. 2)
  • Finished 24th at the Pretorius Invitational with a 5K time of 20:59.8 (Sept. 17)
  • Finished 112th at the Louisville Classic with a 5K time of 20:56.1 (Oct. 1)
  • Finished 28th at the Berry Invitational with a 6K time of 25:14.4 (Oct. 15)
  • Finished 21st at the SAA Championships with a 6K time of 25:21.3 (Oct. 29)
  • Finished 59th at the NCAA South Regionals with a 6K time of 26:10.4 (Nov. 12)

2021: Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … Competed in all six events on the season … Finished as a scoring runner for the team six times … 

  • Finished 69th at the JSU Foothills Invitational with a 4K time of 17:27.1 (Sept. 3)
  • Finished 15th at the Sewanee Invitational with a 6K time of 26:55.1 (Sept. 11)
  • Finished 6th at the Huntingdon Invitational with a 6K time of 26:23.4 (Oct. 1)
  • Finished 40th at the Berry Invitational with a 6K time of 25:34.2 (Oct. 16)
  • Finished 27th at the SAA Championships with a 6K time of 26:06.47 (Oct. 30)
  • Finished 68th at the NCAA South Regionals with a 6K time of 25:33.2 (Nov. 13)

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


2019 (Denison University): Lettered the 2019-20 season with the cross country and track and field teams for the Big Red … Competed in seven events on the season …

  • Finished 38th at the Kenyon Quad Meet with a 5K time of 22:56.2 (Aug. 30)
  • Finished 16th at the Wooster Dual Meet with a 3-mile time of 22:32.3 (Sept. 5)
  • Finished 42nd at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational with a 6K time of 26:04.8 (Sept. 14)
  • Finished 183rd at the All-Ohio Cross Country Championships with a 6K time of 26:44.6 (Sept. 28)
  • Finished 79th at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational with a 5K time of 21:59.32 (Oct. 12)
  • Finished 185th at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle with a 6K time of 25:50.1 (Oct. 19)
  • Finished 76th at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships with a 6K time of 26:33.8 (Nov. 2)

On-Campus at Sewanee: Order of the Gown … Phi Kappa Epsilon sorority … 

Prep: Competed four seasons with the Baylor School’s cross country and track and field teams … Named Best of Preps … National Honor Society … 

Personal: Daughter of Mike and Raquel Newton … One sister, Morgen … Majoring in Biology with a German and German Studies minor … 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior