FARMVILLE, Va. – The Charleston Southern Women's Cross Country team were the runner-up at the 2022 Big South Championship, the best finish in program history.

Sarah McCartney topped the Bucs lineup with a seventh-place finish and a 5K time of 17:49, her personal best by more than 20 seconds. Keerstin Augustin was right behind her in eighth place and crossed the line at 17:58. Anne Akagi finished just two spots behind her in tenth place at 18:04 and also setting a PR by more than 20 seconds.

Sarah Jacobs set a personal best by nearly a minute, running a 18:22 and posting a 15th place finish. Senior Zanelle Willemse rounded out CSU's top five with a 33 second personal best and finishing 19th. Underclassmen Taylar White and Emma James also set new personal bests as the Bucs' sixth and seventh runners.

The Bucs' second-place finish is the best in program history. They had finished third five times before, including in the 2021 meet. They're one of six current Big South members to finish second or higher in the Women's Cross Country Championship.