MACON, Ga. — The
Albany State Lady Golden Rams raced their way to the top at the 2024 Cricket SIAC Cross Country Championship, with runners finishing in the top 10, securing the team’s first title since 2017.
Tuskegee finished the meet as runners-up, with three student-athletes finishing in the top 10.
Tuskegee’s
Anaya Martin finished first with a season-best of 19:12.98 in the 5K, earning SIAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year honors.
Nathalia Rowe of Albany State and
Anitria Sangster of Tuskegee rounded out the top three finishers in the women’s race.
Rowe was also named the SIAC Women’s Cross Country Elite 16 award recipient for her championship performance, coupled with a 3.58 GPA. The Elite 16 award, the SIAC’s highest academic achievement honor, is awarded to student-athletes who display exemplary performances in athletics and the classroom.
The women’s cross country championship race was held in Macon at the Georgia Premier Cross Country Course. In total, 88 student-athletes from 14 institutions competed.
2024 SIAC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM SCORES
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1 |
Albany State |
40 |
| 2 |
Tuskegee |
52 |
| 3 |
Central State |
98 |
| 4 |
Benedict |
144 |
| 5 |
Spring Hill |
146 |
| 6 |
Edward Waters |
150 |
| 7 |
Clark Atlanta |
180 |
| 8 |
Fort Valley State |
242 |
| 9 |
Allen |
248 |
| 10 |
Kentucky State |
265 |
| 11 |
Miles |
275 |
| 12 |
Savannah State |
304 |
| 13 |
LeMoyne-Owen |
314 |
| - |
Lane |
- |
2024 SIAC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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