Women's Cross Country | May 24, 2024
AIKEN, S.C. - The University of South Carolina Aiken had many thrilling moments throughout the action-packed 2023-2024 season. Whether it was on the diamond, on the court, on the course, on the links or on the pitch, PacerSports.com is going to relive some of those unforgettable highlights that defines the Pacers' spirit a sport at a time.
In his second year leading the USC Aiken women's cross country team, head coach
Marshall Leonard's squad turned in a solid outing at the PBC Championship.
Individually, rookie
Tess Studley shattered the school's 5k record with a personal-best time of 19:16 while teammate
Taylor Joop notched her season-best time of 19:45.
Newcomer
Alaynah Guthrie registered an outstanding mark of 20:42, which was 1:25 faster than her previous personal-best time.
Amaiyah Smith notched a season-best time of 21:00 while
Bailey Kirkland crossed the finish line in 21:50. Kirkland's time was 2:03 faster than her previous personal-best effort.
By running the times they did, the student-athletes guided the Pacers to a seventh-place effort at the PBC Championship, marking their best performance at the league meet in recent history.
