AVE MARIA, Fla. – The 2023 Women’s Cross Country Championship took place at Ave Maria University’s North Park with the Bees of SCAD Savannah winning their third straight Sun Conference Title.
 
The No. 17 nationally ranked Bees finished with a perfect score of 15 points, a first in Sun Conference Cross Country history. SCAD had the first five runners across the finish line: Midgett, Manfred, Gralki, Froning, and Garcia.
 
Ave Maria finished as Conference Runner-Up as the Gyrenes placed their first five runners all in the top-18 and totaled 55 points as a team. Southeastern had the next individual finisher behind SCAD, Grace Feder in sixth-place, and finished with 70 points to earn third place.
 
Click here to view the full results.
 
2023 Women’s Cross Country All-Conference – Top 14 Finishers
 
First Team
Alex Midgett, Gr., SCAD Savannah
Edith Manfred, Fr., SCAD Savannah
Julia Gralki, Jr., SCAD Savannah
Maggie Froning, Jr., SCAD Savannah
Valentina Garcia, Sr., SCAD Savannah
Grace Feder, Jr., Southeastern
Sofia Tores, Fr., Ave Maria
 
Second Team
Felicity Foxhoven, So., Ave Maria
Lily Burke, Sr., Ave Maria
Jillian Blaser, Jr., Southeastern
Carlotta Walser, Fr., SCAD Savannah
Ella Hodges, So., SCAD Savannah
Isabella Marty, Fr., St. Thomas
Natalie Rohm, So., Southeastern
 
Specialty Awards
 
Runner of the Year: Alex Midgett, SCAD Savannah
 
Freshman of the Year: Edith Manfred, SCAD Savannah
 
Coach of the Year: Andy Knapp, SCAD Savannah
 
Champion of Character: Lillian Brodeur, Jr., Ave Maria
 
 

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