Women's Cross Country | September 25, 2026
MACON, Ga. – The USCA women's cross country team earned a second-place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Preview Friday evening, which was hosted by Middle Georgia.
Head coach
Jim Sprecher's team was led by
Rebecca Jepngtich's second-place finish as the Pacers went two-three-four in the 5k race. Jepngtich posted a time of 20:21.57 for her silver medal.
Linah Ewoi was right behind her, crossing the finish line in 20:27.34 while
Alaynah Guthrie earned a fourth-place finish with a time of 20:41.31.
Sharly Cherop narrowly missed out on a top-10 finish by taking 12
th. Cherop recorded a time of 21:47.13.
Kendall Reynolds garnered a 20
th-place effort by posting a mark of 22:45.11.
Anna Clare Platte was 21
st after reaching the finish line in 22:50.90.
Hattie Merryman snagged 25
th place with a time of 24:18.11 while
Lacie Cinnamon took 27
th after crossing the line in 24:59.16.
Sophia Aurah recorded a 29
th-place effort (25:45.72).
North Georgia won the meet with 37 points while USCA recorded 40 points. Georgia College was third (47 points). Middle Georgia (120 points) and Georgia Southwestern (148 points) rounded out the field.
The Pacers return to action Oct. 10 at the Sand Shark Invitational.
