Women's Cross Country

SAA Women's Cross Country Report - Sept. 23, 2025

CANTON, Ga.  – Anna Cantrell of Rhodes College takes week four Athlete of the Week honors.
  
Around the SAA: 
Mountaineer Hill Country Invite 
Rhodes Invitational 
Firehawk Invitational 
DIII XC Pre-Nationals 



Athlete of the Week: 
Athlete: 
Anna Cantrell | Rhodes | JR – Finished 3rd out of 107 finishers at the Rhodes Invitational. Anna run the 5000 course in 18:29, leading Rhodes to a 2nd place team finish in a field of 13 teams that included six DI and DII schools. 

  
  
Notable Performances: 

  • Anna Cantrell | Rhodes | JR – Finished 3rd out of 107 finishers at the Rhodes Invitational. Anna run the 5000 course in 18:29, leading Rhodes to a 2nd place team finish in a field of 13 teams that included six DI and DII schools. 

  • Sam Ude | Sewanee | SR | Franklin, TN – Sam Ude ran a 25:37.21 6K, a personal best, at the Firehawk invitational this weekend, placing 39th in the field of Division II and NJCAA opponents.  

  • Addison Jackson | Southwestern | FR | San Antonio, TX – Addison Jackson the freshman from San Antonio, Texas was not the Pirates top runner this meet but has been a very strong number two so far this season. At the Mountaineer Hill Country Invitational, Addison ran 23:58 (6:25 minutes/miles)  in a 4th place finish in her first 6K (3.73 miles) ever helping to push the Pirates to a 1 point victory. The first team victory for Women's Pirate Cross Country in more than a decade.  

 

2025 Women’s Cross Country Report Archive (AOW) 
Week One – Sept. 2 (Gracie West) 
Week Two – Sept. 9 (Elena Gentry) 
Week Three – Sept. 16 (Gianna Keena) 

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