CHARLESTON – Women's Cross Country continued their rise to the upper echelon of the Big South as they claimed the runners-up title at the Conference Championships on Friday morning. This ties their highest finish in school history as they finished in second place for the third consecutive fall.
 
The Buccaneers turned in a strong performance at the meet, but the High Point Panthers turned in a complete team run in order to claim their eighth consecutive title at the meet.
 
By the 3K checkpoint, High Point and Charleston Southern had solidified their placings as HPU had 22 while CSU had 42 at the time, well above third, Radford, with 93. The lead pack at the time had been dwindled down to CSU's Keerstin Augustin and a trio of Panthers.
 
As they got to finish line, High Point's Brianna Malone was able to distance herself from the group and take the title for the second time in as many tries in her career with a time of 16:52.0.
 
Following her, Charleston Southern had their first finisher cross in Keerstin Augustin with a time of 17:00.5 taking the individual runner-up honors and a new personal best. After her a pair of HPU runners in Charli Montalvo and Alyssa Hendrix took third and fourth. CSU's Sarah McCartney then crossed the line for fifth in a time of 17:19.1.
 
HPU finished off their scoring shortly after taking sixth and eighth overall to finish with a score of 22 points. Sandwiched between that pair of Panthers, Elzabeth Shaylor turned in a tremendous race with a time of 17:41.3 for seventh overall.
 
The Buccaneers rounded out their scoring five with Katrina Husby and Sarah Jacobs in 12^th and 13^th with times of 18:02.3 and 18:04.6. This put the final team score of the Bucs at 39.
 
Charleston Southern will now prepare for the NCAA Regionals which will be run on the morning of Friday, November 15 and be hosted in Rock Hill, South Carolina with Winthrop serving as the host institution.
 
A full listing of CSU results, team results and awards from Friday morning's race can be found below.
 
CSU Individual Results
2 – Keerstin Augustin – 17:00.5
5 – Sarah McCartney – 17:19.1
7 – Elizabeth Shaylor – 17:41.3
12 – Katrina Husby – 18:02.3
13 – Sarah Jacobs – 18:04.6
23 – Taylar White – 18:31.6
25 – Charlize Antia – 18:38.2
30 – Freya Buglass – 18:53.2
45 – Kallie Henderson – 19:23.9
70 – Avery Bender – 20:45.3
 
Final Team Results
1 – High Point (22)
2 – Charleston Southern (39)
3 – Radford (89)
4 – UNC Asheville (126)
5 – Longwood (129)
6 – USC Upstate (172)
7 – Winthrop (183)
8 – Gardner-Webb (184)
9 – Presbyterian (286)
 
Individual Champion
Brianna Malone, High Point
Freshman of the Year
Danielle Jensen, High Point
 
Newcomer of the Year
Alyssa Hendrix, High Point
 
Coach of the Year
Remy Tamer, High Point
 
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Taylar White, Charleston Southern
 
All-Conference Team (Top 14 Finishers)
First-Team
Brianna Malone, High Point
Keerstin Augustin, Charleston Southern
Charli Montalvo, High Point
Alyssa Hendrix, High Point
Sarah McCartney, Charleston Southern
Danielle Jensen, High Point
Elizabeth Shaylor, Charleston Southern
 
Second-Team
Alice Jones, High Point
Kate McLearen, Radford
Sophie Farley, Longwood
Jessica Perriello, Gardner-Webb
Katrina Husby, Charleston Southern
Sarah Jacobs, Charleston Southern
Beth Ludwick, USC Upstate
 
All-Academic Team
Taylar White, Charleston Southern, Jr.
Jessica Perriello, Gardner-Webb, Jr.
Brianna Malone, High Point, Soph.
Lanie Grogg, Longwood, Jr.
Caroline Rairigh, Presbyterian, Sr.
Mia Farley, Radford, Soph.
Isabel Richardson, UNC Asheville, Soph.
Grace Glassmeyer, USC Upstate, Soph.
Olivia Kemp, Winthrop, Jr.