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2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Karl L. Moore
Karl L. Moore
Karl L. Moore
Karl L. Moore
© Karl L. Moore / Mooreshots LLC 2022
© Karl L. Moore / Mooreshots LLC 2022
© Karl L. Moore / Mooreshots LLC 2022
© Karl L. Moore / Mooreshots LLC 2022
© Karl L. Moore / Mooreshots LLC 2022
© Karl L. Moore 2021

Jaycie Ponce

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hoschton, GA
  • High School Jackson County Comprehensive
  • Major Communication Sciences and Disorders / MA in Speech Language Pathology

Biography

Honors & Awards:
- CCS Cross Country Women's Athlete of the Year (2022)
- USTFCCCA All-Region (2022)
- All-CCS First Team (2022)
- All-CCS Second Team (2023)
- CCS Athlete of the Week 2x (2022)
- CCS Athlete of the Week 3x (2023)
- USTFCCCA Academic All-Academic Team (2022)
- CCS-All Academic Team (2023)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021-22)
- USTFCCCA All-Region (2021)
- USA South All-Conference First Team (2021)
- USA South All-Academic Team (2020)

2023:
- Appeared in six meets
- Placed 4th and ran a season-best 23:15.0 in the 6k at the Roanoke XC Invitational
- Placed 6th in the 6k at the Berry Field Day Invitational (24:30.9)
- Placed 7th in the 6k at the Collegiate Conference of the South Championships (16:40.6)

2022:
- Appeared in 7 team event races
- Qualified for the 2022 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championship 
- Earned All-Region honors
- Named CCS Cross Country Women's Athlete of the Year
- Ran a 25:14.7 in the 6k at the NCAA DII Cross Country Championship
- Set the school record in the 5k with a time of 18:37.8 at the ASICS Invitational 

2021:
- Appeared in all seven races for Piedmont
- Finished 5th and ran a 6k personal-best 23:42.1 at the USA South Championships
- Ran a 5k personal-best 19:12.6 at the UNG Invitational
- Both times rank her 2nd on Piedmont's all-time list 
- One of three Piedmont athletes to earn all-region status (first honorees in Piedmont history)

2020-21:
- Set a 5k personal best at the UNG Peach Belt Preview (24:34.6)

2019:
- Ran in two meets as a freshman
- Finished fourth in the Watermelon Run (17:35.7)
 
Prep and Personal:
- Native of Hoschton, Georgia
- Graduated from Jackson County Comprehensive in 2019
- Majoring in communication sciences and disorders while pursuing master's in speech language pathology
 
Career Stats

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2020-2021Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2021Junior

    5'6"
  • 2022Senior

    5'6"
  • 2023Graduate Student

    5'6"