GREENVILLE, S.C. – Following the first Conference Carolinas championship in program history in 2024, North Greenville University is picked atop the 2025 Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll.
The Trailblazers received 14 first place votes and 224 points to sit atop the pole ahead of 2023 champion Converse University. The Valkyries earned one first place votes and 204 points as they are followed by UNC Pembroke who received the final first place vote and 191 points to come in third. King University, 185 points and Lees-McRae College, 173 points, round out the top five in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Southern Wesleyan University came in sixth with 148 points while Belmont Abbey College followed in seventh with 142 points. Young Harris College and Emmanuel University came in eighth and ninth with 125 and 113 points, respectively. The University of Mount Olive rounded out the top 10 with 98 points.
Erskine College (90), Francis Marion University (64), Shorter University (52), Chowan University (41), Ferrum College (39) and Barton College (31) round out the poll.
The 2025 Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country Championship will take place on Friday, October 24 at 4:00 p.m. at the Ivey Redmon Course in Kernersville, North Carolina.
The preseason poll was voted on by the league's head coaches and they can't vote for their own school.
2025 Conference Carolinas
Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
|
School |
Total (First Place) |
| 1 |
North Greenville |
224 (14) |
| 2 |
Converse |
204 (1) |
| 3 |
UNC Pembroke |
191 (1) |
| 4 |
King |
185 |
| 5 |
Lees-McRae |
173 |
| 6 |
Southern Wesleyan |
148 |
| 7 |
Belmont Abbey |
142 |
| 8 |
Young Harris |
125 |
| 9 |
Emmanuel |
113 |
| 10 |
Mount Olive |
98 |
| 11 |
Erskine |
90 |
| 12 |
Francis Marion |
64 |
| 13 |
Shorter |
52 |
| 14 |
Chowan |
41 |
| 15 |
Ferrum |
39 |
| 16 |
Barton |
31 |
2025 Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country
Players to Watch
Barton
- Emma O'Connell, Fr., Manassas, Virginia
- Lena Warren, Fr., Wendell, North Carolina
- Ansley Whilden, Jr., Morrisville, North Carolina
Belmont Abbey
- Elizabeth Young, So., Frederick, Maryland (2024 All-Conference Carolinas second team)
- Tori Thompson, Sr., Rutherfordton, North Carolina
- Miranda Wilkerson, So., North Pole, Alaska
Chowan
- Feidi Abreu Rodriguez, Sr., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Alexis Denham, Jr., Hampton, Virginia
- Zoe Schneider, Fr., Culpeper, Virginia
Converse
- Paisley Stepp, Jr., Hendersonville, North Carolina (2024 All-Conference Carolinas second team)
- Sara Aguiar Torre, So., Gijon, Asturias, Spain
- Peyton MacMillan, So., Fort Mill, South Carolina
Emmanuel
- Gracie Woods, Jr., Royston, Georgia
- Paola Rubio, Sr., Hartwell, Georgia
- Rose Reardin, So., Cochran, Georgia
Erskine
- Raleigh Faulkner, Sr., Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Chloe Mumaw, Sr., York, South Carolina
- Brooklyn Ricker, Jr., Hilton Head, South Carolina
Ferrum
- Carly Carwile, Fr., Rustburg, Virginia
- Sarah Hudgins, Fr., Norfolk, Virginia
- Mi'Yah Young, Fr., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Francis Marion
- Rowan Hearn, So., Summerville, South Carolina
- Alia Turcios, So., Los Alamitos, California
- Caroline Thompkins, Sr., Conway, South Carolina
King
- Ermay Vazquez-Adame, Jr., Commerce, Georgia (2023 and 2024 All-Conference Carolinas second team)
- Emily Ward, Sr., Jonesborough, Tennessee
- Kailee-Ann Conner, Fr., Kingsport, Tennessee
Lees-McRae
- Campbell Dille, Sr., Cary, North Carolina (2024 & 2023 All-Conference Carolinas first team, 2022 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Megan Knapp, So., Seville, Ohio (2024 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Kaylee Kraver, Sr., Merritt Island, Florida
Mount Olive
- Alex White, So., Longview, Washington
- Linn Lindevik, So., Kristiansand, Norway
- Dani Johnson, So., Pikeville, North Carolina
UNC Pembroke
- Faith Jeptoo, So., Eldoret, Kenya
- Moureen Kimaiyo, Jr., Eldoret, Kenya (Two-time Conference Carolinas Individual Champion, USTFCCCA All-Region)
- Sharon Ngetich, Jr., Eldoret, Kenya
North Greenville
- Cecily Anderton, Jr., Sullivans Island, South Carolina (Two-time All-Conference Carolinas first team)
- Ellie Timmons, So., Charleston, South Carolina (All-Conference Carolinas first team, All-Region)
- Riley Shope, Jr., Fort Mill, South Carolina (All-Conference Carolinas second team)
Shorter
- Maurine Limo, So., Kenya
- Jenna Rolen, Jr., Powder Springs, Georgia
- Tracy Yelegoiyee, Fr., Decatur, Georgia
Southern Wesleyan
- Merritt Smith, Sr, St. Petersburg, Florida (2024 & 2023 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Elise Foster, Fr., Pendleton, South Carolina
- Kristi Gallagher, Sr., Clemson, South Carolina
Young Harris
- Brynley Walraven, So., Calhoun, Georgia
- Julia Hargrove, So., Flowery Branch, Georgia
- Emma Anderson, So., Grovetown, Georgia