UNC Pembroke Tops Conference Carolinas Women’s Cross Country Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – UNC Pembroke, led by 2021 Conference Carolinas Runner and Freshman of the Year Jackline Kosgei, has been picked to win the Conference Carolinas Women’s Cross Country crown as they claimed the top spot in the Women’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on Aug. 18, 2022. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
The Braves edged 2021 Conference Carolinas champion King for the top spot with 135 points and three first-place votes. King, who has won two of the last three conference titles, claimed the second spot with 130 points and seven first-place nods. Converse was third with 123 points and two first-place tallies while Mount Olive garnered the final first-place vote and 98 points to rank fourth.
Southern Wesleyan rounded out the top five with 90 points and were followed by Erskine (84), North Greenville and Belmont Abbey (74), Lees-McRae (56), Emmanuel (52), Francis Marion (42), Barton (40) and Chowan (16).
Teams begin competition on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 and will have two months before the 2021 Conference Carolinas Championship on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
2022 Conference Carolinas
Women’s Cross Country Preseason Poll
| School |
Total (First Place) |
| UNC Pembroke |
135 (3) |
| King |
130 (7) |
| Converse |
123 (2) |
| Mount Olive |
98 (1) |
| Southern Wesleyan |
90 |
| Erskine |
84 |
| North Greenville |
74 |
| Belmont Abbey |
74 |
| Lees-McRae |
56 |
| Emmanuel |
52 |
| Francis Marion |
42 |
| Barton |
40 |
| Chowan |
16 |
2022 Conference Carolinas Women’s Cross Country
Runners to Watch
Barton
- Hailey Russell, Sr., Jacksonville, North Carolina (Spring 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Isabel Reed, Sr., Wilson, North Carolina
- Cassandra Schrubb, Fr., Piqua, Ohio
Belmont Abbey
- Makenna Pallozzi, Jr., Belmont, North Carolina (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Presslie Mariner, Fr., Colts Neck, New Jersey
- Sydney Keller, So., Baker City, Oregon
Converse
- Ashley Sosa, So., Gainesville, Georgia
- Piper Grant, Sr., Rock Hill, South Carolina (Fall 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Jetta Turner, Sr., Spartanburg, South Carolina
Emmanuel
- Emily Byrd, Fr., Jefferson, Georgia
- Betsy Perez, Fr., Dalton, Georgia
- Gracie Tingelhof, Fr., Hoschton, Georgia
Erskine
- Vivian Bryant, Fr., Summerton, South Carolina
- Raleigh Faulkner, Fr., Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Chloe Mumaw, Fr., York, South Carolina
Francis Marion
- Caroline Thompkins, So., Conway, South Carolina
- Annalena Griffin, Jr., Taylors, South Carolina
- MacKinley Perry, Fr., Florence, South Carolina
King
- Ashley Doyle, So., Johnson City, Tennessee (Fall 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Tea Troche-Jones, Fr., Vacaville, California
- Morgan Whitley, So., Danville, Virginia (Fall 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Lees-McRae
- Deanna Betzer, Sr., New Columbia, Pennsylvania (Fall 2021 Second Team All-Conference, Spring 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Campbell Dille, Fr., Cary, North Carolina
- Kaitlyn Rowe, Fr., Shelby, North Carolina
North Greenville
- Kylie Futrell, Jr. Easley, South Carolina
- Emma Bright, So. Hanahan, South Carolina
Southern Wesleyan
- Macey Morgan, Jr., Simpsonville, South Carolina (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Abbey Frock, Jr., Liberty, South Carolina
- Nicole Feagan, Fr., Seneca, South Carolina
UNC Pembroke
- Jackline Kosgei, So., Eldoret, Kenya (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas Individual Champion, Conference Carolinas Runner of the Year, Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year)
- Valary Samoei, Jr., Eldoret, Kenya (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Kathryn Anderson, Sr., Clemmons, North Carolina (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)