CARMEL, Ind. – In a vote amongst league coaches, the Hanover College women’s cross country team was picked to finish first in the 2025 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season.
The defending 2024 champs earned the confidence of the coaches, finishing in first in the poll, picking up five first-place votes en route to 77 points. The Manchester Spartans (75) were voted to take second, claiming the remaining five first-place nods. The Berea College Mountaineers claimed the third-place spot with 62 points. The Transylvania University Pioneers (52) and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin' Engineers (50) rounded out the top half of the poll.
Listed below is the 2025 HCAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll, 2024 HCAC All-Conference Returners for this fall, and other 2025 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 X and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
2025 HCAC WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
1. |
Hanover College (5) |
77 |
2. |
Manchester University (5) |
75 |
3. |
Berea College |
62 |
4. |
Transylvania University |
52 |
5. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
50 |
6. |
Franklin College |
41 |
7. |
Anderson University |
31 |
8. |
Earlham College |
28 |
9. |
Bluffton University |
21 |
10. |
Mount St. Joseph University |
10 |
HCAC All-Conference Returners from last season:
Berea
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Madison Stonestreet |
Senior |
West Milford, W.V. |
Muhorakeye Joyeuse |
Junior |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Carah Anteck |
Senior |
Sabina, Ohio |
Hanover
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Callie Swegman |
Senior |
Columbus, Ind. |
Lanie Roberts |
Sophomore |
Salem, Ind. |
Kaylee Kinser |
Sophomore |
Charlestown, Ind. |
Paige Wildman |
Junior |
Celestine, Ind. |
Manchester
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Chesnee Miller |
Sophomore |
Akron, Ind. |
Ava Egolf |
Sophomore |
North Manchester, Ind. |
Rylee Stephany |
Senior |
LaPorte, Ind. |
Rose-Hulman
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Brianna Bittel |
Junior |
San Jose, Calif. |
Transylvania
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Kaycee Moore |
Senior |
Morehead, Ky. |
Sophie Richards |
Senior |
Genoa, Ohio |
Camden Wilson |
Senior |
Anniston, Ala. |
2025 Athletes to Watch
Anderson
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Andrea Diaz |
Junior |
Goshen, Ind. |
Madison Merder |
Sophomore |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Lyvia Salo |
Sophomore |
Mooresville, Ind. |
Jade Witt |
First Year |
Mishawaka, Ind. |
Berea
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Nika Davenport |
Sophomore |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
E Chambers |
Junior |
Parsons, W.V. |
Bluffton
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Sara Smith |
Sophomore |
Mansfield, Ohio |
Jenna Stewart |
Sophomore |
Thornville, Ohio |
Kamryn McDonald |
Sophomore |
Marion, Ohio |
Franklin
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Wynn Wellington |
Senior |
Goshen, Ind. |
Fiona Sodrel |
Sophomore |
Bargersville, Ind. |
Andrea Madrigal |
First Year |
Fort Waye, Ind. |
Ariana Sheckler |
First Year |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
Hanover
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Elyse Wilson |
Senior |
Mechanicsburg, Ohio |
Lauren Todd |
Senior |
Greenwood, Ind. |
Adair Dooley |
Senior |
Crestview Hills, Ky. |
Manchester
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Sophia Chen |
Sophomore |
Portland, Ore. |
Addison Ebert |
Sophomore |
Garrett, Ind. |
Mount St. Joseph
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Amanda Zerhusen |
Sophomore |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Rose-Hulman
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Jocelyn Onstot |
Junior |
Cary, Ill. |
Brianna Bittel |
Junior |
San Jose, Calif. |
Rebecca Testa |
Senior |
North Huntingdon, Pa. |
Juliana Carragher |
Sophomore |
Langhorne, Pa. |
Transylvania
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Kaycee Moore |
Senior |
Morehead, Ky. |
Gwyneth Cunningham |
Junior |
Louisville, Ky. |
Ellie Thornsbury |
Senior |
Louisville, Ky. |