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Date: October 29, 2022
Location: Grady, Ala. – Huntingdon College Cross Country Course
Event: Women's 6k
GRADY, Ala. – The Piedmont women's cross country team will forever hold the title of first CCS Champions as the Lady Lions claimed the crown in the first postseason championship event in the new league.
JAYCIE PONCE claimed the individual title giving the Lady Lions three-straight individual winners as
VAL ANGEL went back-to-back in the spring and fall of 2021.
Ponce's time of 22:51.1 claimed the crown by over 10 seconds while putting her just two seconds off the program-best time Angel set in 2021 at the NCAA Championship.
"I was really excited to win the race, and I wasn't expecting to do as well as I did, considering it was such a challenging course," Ponce said. "It was definitely a little bit of an unpredictable course and time to run at, so with all of us doing so well, it was a great testiment to all the hard work we have been doing all season. This meet shows how strong we are, and since the region's course is flat and fast this year, I am excited to see how fast we can all run on a flat course that isn't as challenging as the one we competed on for conference."
Anna Gibson and
Skyler Seeber posted top-five finishes as Gibson recorded a personal best in the 6k running a 25:04.5 while Seeber was hot on her heels with a 25:10.7.
LEEANN LAWRENCE also posted a personal best with a 25:38.8 giving her ninth overall as Piedmont had four top-10 finishers to Covenant's three.
The Scots finished third behind Berea as the Mountaineers went two and three overall to claim enough team points for second overall. Piedmont's team average was 25:08 as the team had 38 points while Berea's team average was 25:31 with 51 total points. Covenant was just behind Berea with 55 points and a team average of 26:02.
"These women have continued to exceed expectations, race after race," Head Coach
Jamie Jimison said. "This is a young and inexperienced team that raced like a bunch of seasoned veterans. The ladies came out today on a mission, and they fought over and over until they got to the line and reaped the benefits of a remarkable season and a remarkable race."
IMANI VINCENT was the final Lady Lion to set a personal best Saturday running a 26:55.4, coming in 19th individually.
Hannah Marlowe ran a 27:46.2 while
Victoria Drouin crossed the line in 36:31.7.
The team title marks the first team title for the Lady Lions since 2016 giving Coach
Jamie Jimison his first cross country title during his time at Piedmont. The team title earned him CCS Coach of the Year honors.
With postseason underway, Piedmont will head to NCAA South Regionals on Saturday, November 12 in Newport News, Virginia.
Complete Women's Results
*indicates personal best
JAYCIE PONCE – 22:55.1
Anna Gibson - 25:04.5*
Skyler Seeber - 25:10.7
LEEANN LAWRENCE - 25:38.8*
IMANI VINCENT - 26:55.4*
Hannah Marlowe - 27:46.2
Victoria Drouin - 36:31.7
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