Women's Cross Country

SAA Women's Cross Country Report - Oct. 6, 2026

CANTON, Ga.  –  Snider makes a strong return, earns SAA Athlete of the Week Honors.
  
Around the SAA: 
OLLU Invitational
Louisville Invitational
Mountain Goat Invitational
SU Showdown
Trinity Pre Nationals Meet
2026 SAA Cross Country Championship

Athlete of the Week 
Anne Snider | Trinity | JR | Waco, TX - Snider returned from injury and led Trinity to a 19th-place finish at the Pre-Nationals Meet on Saturday against a stacked field of nationally-ranked teams. She finished in 22:44.3 to smash her personal record by eight seconds and was second among Tiger competitors.

Notable Performances

  • Ella Williams | Berry | SR | North Little Rock, AR -  Ella Williams finished third overall at the Sewanee Mountain Goat Cross Country Open with a time of 23:51.69. Her strong performance helped lead the Berry women’s team to a third-place finish overall against several conference schools.
  • Emma Musgrave | Centre | SR | Elizabethtown, KY - Emma Musgrave recorded her second consecutive PR this past weekend at the Louisville classic, this time in a 6k as she crossed the finish line in 23:31 (converted 5k time = 19:23). Emma finished 22nd out of 204 runners in Saturday's race, and fifth among Division III competitors in the field.
  • Kirsten Rose | Oglethorpe | SO | Peachtree, GA -  Kirsten Rose ran a personal best and set a Stormy Petrel record to lead the team at the Georgia Tech Invitational. Rose covered the 6k course in 23:23 to place 47th in the heavy NCAA Division I field, breaking the Oglethorpe record by 0.2 seconds
 


2026 Women’s Cross Country Report Archive (AOW) 
Week One - Sept. 9: (Gianna Keena, Trinity)
Week Two - Sept. 15: (Gianna Keena, Trinity)
Week Three - Sept. 22: (Elena Gentry, Rhodes)
Week Four - Sept. 29: (Megan Shinn, Maryville)
Week Five - Oct. 6: (Anne Snider, Trinity)
Week Six - Oct. 13: (

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