Women's Cross Country

Emory & Henry Women’s Cross Country Tabbed Seventh In SAC Coaches’ Poll

Posted: Aug 27, 2025

ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Emory & Henry University Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams have been picked to finish sixth and seventh respectively in the South Atlantic Conference this season by the league's head coaches. The preseason poll was released by the conference office on Wednesday. The men's program finished fifth at the SAC Championships last season while the women's team was eighth.

On the men's side, four-time defending conference champion Wingate University has been selected as the preseason favorite to defend their title with 11 of a possible 12 first-place votes. Anderson (S.C.) University was picked second with the other first-place nod while Catawba College was slotted into the third spot. Lincoln Memorial rounds out the top four squads.

On the women's side, fellow four-time defending SAC champs Wingate earned the number one spot with 11 of 12 first-place votes. Catawba received the other top nod to land in second place while Lincoln Memorial and Anderson were voted in a tie for third place.

Both E&H teams saw three athletes each named to the Runners to Watch List. Seniors Miles Baldwin (Willis, Va.) and Samuel Tindall (Fort Defiance, Va.) along with junior Davis Norman (Salem, Va.) were the Wasps honored on the men's side, while senior Elise McKinney (Church Hill, Tenn.) and juniors McKenzie Tate (Wytheville, Va.) and Maddy Fiscus (Crockett, Va.) were the nominees for the women's team.

Both teams will get the 2025 season started on Friday, September 5 at the Virginia Tech Invitational in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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2025 SAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll

Rank – School (First Place Votes) – Points

1. Wingate (11) – 11

2. Anderson (1) – 97

3. Catawba – 91

4. Lincoln Memorial – 80

5. Lenoir-Rhyne – 67

6. Emory & Henry – 62

T-7. Carson-Newman – 46

T-7. Mars Hill – 46

9. UVA Wise – 25

10. Newberry – 19

11. Tusculum – 17

12. Coker – 12

2025 SAC Men's Cross Country Runners to Watch

Anderson

Spain Vaughan
Will Cronin

Carson-Newman

Andrew Thompson
Bryson Burkett
Jase McCloskey

Catawba

Seth Caudill
Will Lyons

Coker

Jake Popowski
Cody Stewart

Emory & Henry

Miles Baldwin
Samuel Tindall
Davis Norman

Lincoln Memorial

Simon Filler
Jaxson Branham
Lance Vaster

Lenoir-Rhyne

Holden Hamlin
Chase Bryan

Mars Hill

Matthew O'Connor
Eli Taylor
Sean Sanchez
Brandon McNulty

Newberry

Tyler Shumate
Drew Benson

Tusculum

Harvey Anderson
Nathan Buckeridge
Albert Ziegler

UVA Wise

Jonah Adams
Dorian Almer
Chad Douglas

Wingate

Antonin Saint-Peyre
Luca Poppe
Lars Laros
Joaquin Campos

2025 SAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll

Rank – School (First Place Votes) – Points

1. Wingate (11) – 110

2. Catawba (1) – 98

T-3. Lincoln Memorial – 86

T-3. Anderson – 86

5. Lenoir-Rhyne – 67

6. Carson-Newman – 58

7. Emory & Henry – 47

8. Mars Hill – 44

9. UVA Wise – 30

10. Tusculum – 18

11. Newberry – 16