Women's Cross Country

2024 HCAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll

CARMEL, Ind. – In a vote amongst league coaches, the Hanover College women’s cross country team was picked to finish first in the 2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season.
 
The Panthers earned the confidence of the coaches, finishing in first in the poll, picking up four first-place votes en route to 74 points. The newest HCAC member, Berea College (70) was voted to take second, claiming five first-place nods. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology claimed the third-place spot with 67 points and the reamining first-place nod.  Transylvania University (57) and Manchester University (55) rounded out the top half of the poll.
 
Listed below is the 2024 HCAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll, last year's HCAC All-Conference Returners for this fall, and other 2024 HCAC Athletes to Watch.  For more information on HCAC Cross Country, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org.  Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
 
2024 HCAC WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
1. Hanover College (4) 74
2. Berea College (5) 70
3. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1) 67
4. Ttransylvania University 57
5. Manchester University 55
6. Franklin College 40
7. Anderson University 34
8. Bluffton University 27
9. Mount St. Joseph University 14
10. Earlham College 12

HCAC All-Conference Returners from last season:
Anderson
Name Class Hometown
Lydia Dyer SR Harlan, Ind.
Paige McKain JR Brownstown, Ind.

Bluffton
Name Class Hometown
Basil Gates SR Galion, Ohio

Franklin
Name Class Hometown
Haley Makowski SR Osceola, Ind.
Ella Bashor SR Aurora, Ind.

Hanover
Name Class Hometown
Sarah Jones JR Greencastle, Ind.
Allison Manley SR Taylorsville, Ky.
Paige Wildman SO Celestine, Ind.

Manchester
Name Class Hometown
Sydney Sluys SR Columbus, Ind.
Rylee Stephany JR LaPorte, Ind.

Rose-Hulman
Name Class Hometown
Jocelyn Onstot SO Cary, Ill.
Abigail Kurfman SR Greenville, S.C.
Rebecca Testa JR Irwin, Pa.

Transylvania
Name Class Hometown
Kaycee Moore JR Morehead, Ky.
Ellie Thornsbury JR Louisville, Ky.
Emilie Gaudron SO Charlotte, N.C.

2024 HCAC Women’s Cross Country Other Athletes to Watch:
Anderson
Name Class Hometown
Jaycie Sones JR Montpelier, Ind.
Anna Walpole FY Zionsville, Ind.

Bluffton
Name Class Hometown
Sammie Unger SR Kenton, Ohio
Sara Smith FY Mansfield, Ohio
Jenna Stewart FY Thornville, Ohio

Earlham
Name Class Hometown
Lily Schamel SR Richmond, Ind.
Akiko Trotto SR Honolulu, Hawai'i
Katelyn Trotto SO Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Cleo Saltz FY Bedford Hills, N.Y.    

Franklin
Name Class Hometown
Wynn Wellington JR Goshen, Ind.
Emily Rector SR Aurora, Ind.

Hanover
Name Class Hometown
Callie Swegman JR Columbus, Ind.
Lauren Todd JR Greenwood, Ind.

Mount St. Joseph
Name Class Hometown
Amanda Zerhusen FY Cincinnati, Ohio

Rose-Hulman
Name Class Hometown
Brianna Bittel SO San Jose, Calif.

Transylvania
Name Class Hometown
Gwyneth Cunningham SO Louisville, Ky.