CLINTON, Miss. – The Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) has announced its 2024 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country All-Conference teams and superlative award winners. Piedmont’s Walker Capelle and Skyler Seeber earned Men’s and Women’s Runner of the Year honors based on their outstanding finishes at the conference championships. Maryville’s Tyler Tangel and Megan Shinn were named Rookie of the Year for the men’s and women’s teams, respectively, following impressive performances in their debut seasons. Covenant’s Eli Kaczinski and Asbury’s Randy Crist were voted Coach of the Year by their peers for their leadership throughout the season.
2024 CCS MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE AWARDS
Runner of the Year: Walker Capelle, Piedmont
Rookie of the Year: Tyler Tangel, Maryville
Coach of the Year: Eli Kaczinski, Covenant
2024 CCS MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
- Walker Capelle – Piedmont; 26:21.30
- Layton Bradford – Piedmont; 26:32.06
- Josiah Mellott – Covenant; 26:49.06
- Daniel Bowles – Covenant; 26:50.79
- Wesley Preston – Asbury; 27:09.31
Second Team
- Ethan Saiki – Covenant; 27:24.63
- Daniel Kersey – Asbury; 27:43.90
- Tucker Cox – Piedmont; 28:11.60
- Samuel Harrelson – Covenant; 28:36.67
- Tyler Tangel – Maryville; 28:39.50
2024 CCS MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
| Wesley Preston |
Asbury |
| Andrew Duckworth |
Belhaven |
| Josiah Mellott |
Covenant |
| Blake Bailey |
Huntingdon |
| Steve Cope |
Maryville |
| Jadon Gonzales |
Piedmont |
2024 CCS WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE AWARDS
Runner of the Year: Skyler Seeber, Piedmont
Rookie of the Year: Megan Shinn, Maryville
Coach of the Year: Randy Crist, Asbury
2024 CCS WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
- Skyler Seeber – Piedmont; 23:36.44
- Bailey Gassmann – Asbury; 24:07.79
- Emerson Tillery – Covenant; 24:15.61
- Megan Shinn – Maryville; 25:07.89
- Evangelia Berry – Covenant; 25:11.47
- Emma Groff – Asbury; 25:18.40
Second Team
- Jane Scanlan-Emigh – Agnes Scott; 25:25.05
- Rachel Arwood – Agnes Scott; 25:28.93
- Ava Miller – Asbury; 25:29.84
- Izzy Juda – Maryville; 25:32.30
- Lily Rinehart – Asbury; 25:42.43
- Lydia Moore – Covenant; 25:43.34
2024 CCS WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
| Mari Walsh |
Agnes Scott |
| Sarah Yost |
Asbury |
| JoAnna Cornette |
Belhaven |
| Kali Hina |
Covenant |
| Kate Smith |
Huntingdon |
| Madison Smith |
Maryville |
| Tanea Davis |
Piedmont |
| Arhana Ahuja |
Wesleyan |
ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH (CCS)
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine member institutions (Agnes Scott College, Asbury University, Belhaven University, Covenant College, Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, Maryville College, Piedmont University, and Wesleyan College) and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.
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