HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Augusta State’s cross country squad earned its highest finish ever in NCAA postseason competition Saturday, taking fifth place in the NCAA South Regional Cross Country Championship hosted by Alabama-Huntsville at Sharon Johnston Park.

The Jaguars had three runners – junior Jenafer Forward and seniors Annie Kim and Kristyn Holley – place among the top 32.

ASU tallied a total of 191 points. Forward placed 21st, followed by Kim in 28th and Holley in 32nd. Sophomores Kara Kreutzer and Kaci McCane finished 43rd and 67th, respectively. The Jags have finished ninth and fifth at the South Regional in the last two seasons under fourth-year head coach Adam Ward.

ASU was the highest-finishing squad among the six Peach Belt Conference teams to qualify for the regional. According to Ward, each of the Jaguars posted their personal-best times in the regional.

Tampa had all five of its runners finish in the top 15 to capture the team title with 40 points and earn a bid to the National Championships in Joplin, Mo., on Nov. 17. Also advancing were runnerup Harding and Alabama-Huntsville. Harding finished the race with 55 points, while UAH tallied 79 points.

Janee Jones of Harding was the individual champion, finishing first with a time of 21:17.4. Tampa’s Laura Woznicki took second at 21:19, while Caitlin Heider of Alabama-Huntsville came in third at 21:37.2.

Carolyne Kwambai of Florida Southern and Carolyn Horst of Florida Tech also qualified for the nationals as the top two individuals not affiliated with a qualifying team.

NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH REGIONAL 
CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
SHARON JOHNSTON PARK
WOMEN'S 6K

TEAM RESULTS

  1. Tampa                 
            2    5    7   12   14  (26) (36) =    40
         Laura Woznicki, Jessica Forrester, Paige Williams, Julia
         Vola, Alysha Duffy, Dara Fox, Michelle Gabrielle
  2. Harding               
            1    4    9   11   30  (34)(100) =    55
         Janee Jones, Rysper Sirma, Kalina Szteyn, Katy Grant,
         Danielle Timmerman, Rachel Conley, Hagan Adkins
  3. Alabama-Huntsville    
            3    6   18   19   33  (41) (56) =    79
         Caitlin Heider, Erin Zellers, Gwen Kyser, Natalie
         Hamilton, Reah Lee, Andrea Kruszka, Jill Koch
  4. Florida Southern      
            8   17   22   47   54  (83)(102) =   148
         Carolyne Kwambai, Danielle Shimer, Kelsey Dunn, Krystal
         Bemman, Ali Gardino, Amanda Germ, Callie Ramsay
  5. AUGUSTA STATE
           21   28   32   43   67  (73)(108) =   191
         Jenafer Forward, Annie Kim, Kristyn Holley, Kara
         Kreutzer, Kaci McCane, Sophie Baconnet, Lindsey Barber
  6. Columbus St.          
           20   29   35   45   93 (106)(134) =   222
         Isabel Speer, Kandace Smith, Tiara Brown, Andrea
         Lewallen, Lachish McCurklin, Heather Brown, Chelsea
         Buttram
  7. West Florida          
           16   24   52   71   92 (104)(120) =   255
         Diana Sitar, Margaret Harter, Rebecca Theilemann,
         Katherine Ragia, Kelli Midden, Erika Anderson, Lindsey
         Failing
  7. Arkansas Tech         
           27   46   49   64   69  (86) (98) =   255
         Lauren Karnitz, Melissa Pollreis, Carrie Sowers, Kayla
         Waldrup, Brianna Greene, Amber Tury, Julie Huie
  9. Southern Arkansas     
           13   59   61   63   74  (77)(125) =   270
         Kendall Mears, Heather Rochelle, Bailey Dulaney, Jessica
         Gadlin, Michaela Krcova, Samantha Sparks, Sara Banman
 10. Albany State          
           23   42   50   51  109 (127)(131) =   275
         Llonisha Lee, Tamika Kinchen, Robin Branch-Thomas, Asia
         Hollingsworth, Crystal Leamons, Ambrosha Austin, Erica
         Adams
 11. West Georgia          
           15   55   57   78   87  (90) (95) =   292
         Katie Perkins, Jessie Reynierson, Deanna Houghton, Sarah
         Orendorff, Caitlin Morgan, Megan Jacobs, Taylor Cyr
 12. Nova Southeastern     
           31   38   62   80  101 (115)(121) =   312
         Tara Haddock, Bethany Brenkus, Stefi Cevallos, Heather
         Sternau, Chelsea Gilbert, Bridget Haley, Alyssa Reeves

 13. Ouachita Baptist      
           39   48   72   88   94 (114)(118) =   341
         Hannah Howard, Logan Whitlow, Brandi Crane, Whitley
         Hoppe, Jessica Terrill, Amanda Boyce, Hannah Wagley
 14. North Alabama         
           25   68   81   82   99            =   355
         Hannah Mook, Jessi Welborn, Vannah Knight, Caley
         Whittemore, Teresa Hea
 15. GC&SU                 
           53   65   79   91   97 (124)      =   385
         Bonnie Ueltzen, Jennifer Keeton, Dani Destiche, Heather
         Raines, Sarah Hakala, Kellie Hughes
 16. Florida Tech          
           10   60   85  112  136 (147)      =   403
         Carolyn Horst, Jennifer Lindsay, Megan Pierce, Kelsey
         Clayton, Nicole Aia, Cristina Mazzone
 17. Henderson St.         
           66   75   96  105  111 (122)(135) =   453
         Chelsea Mansfield, Felicia Prince, Darcy Simpson, Tracie
         Blair, Jessica Neely, Savanah Meeks, Kim Bergen
 18. North Georgia         
           44   76  110  119  126 (140)(145) =   475
         Emmy Lawalin, Tiffany Rives, Bea Nelligan, Savannah
         Bryce, Jessica Anderson, Candace Chumley, Clare Madrid
 19. S.C.-Aiken            
           70   84   89  116  138            =   497
         Nicole Maitland, Jani Linde, Renea Marshall, Alley
         Dachenhaus, Maggie Blair
 20. Valdosta State        
           58  107  113  130  143 (149)      =   551
         Ashley Hiott, Heather McClure, Kaynekka Gibbs, Alecia
         Beck, Laura Carpenter, Andrea Smith
 21. Francis Marion        
           40  129  132  133  142            =   576
         Kelly May, Emma Dooley, Amanda Doyle, Kim Richardson,
         Holly Todd
 22. Christian Bros.       
          103  117  123  128  137 (139)(150) =   608
         Kelly Summons, Brittly Butler, Alicia Scarborough,
         Kristian Kirkland, Emily Wong, Heather Gosnell, Amanda
         Fritzgerald
 23. West Alabama          
           37  141  144  146  148            =   616
         Amanda Fuentes, Kelli Hartley, Brittany Williams,
         Mariana Freitas, Irene Ngeno