BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cumberlands captured the 2024 Mid-South Conference Women's Cross Country Championship Friday at Phil Moore Park.
The Patriots captured their fifth-straight championship and 16th overall with 18 points.
Cumberlands' Alina Boshchuk took home the individual title, crossing the line in 20:49.5 finishing over 29 seconds faster than the runner-up. With her performance, Boshchuk was named the MSC Runner of the Year.
Her teammate Elke Wijkmans finished runner-up with a time of 21:19.4 while Campbellsville Christy Shank finished third with a time of 21:49.8. Cumberlands’ Elizabeth Lucason and Jessica Chappell round out the top five with times of 21:56.8 and 22:03.2.
Cumberland University’s Josh McMillian was voted the MSC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year while Cumberlands' Abrilla Overholster earned Assistant Coach of the Year honors. Additionally Tarikua Majocchi of Cumberlands Earned Freshman Runner of the Year honors.
Freed-Hardeman finished runner-up with 72 points. Cumberland finished 3rd with a score of 79, Campbellsville finished 4th with a score of 99. Georgetown finished with a score of 122 to come 5th, Lindsey Wilson finished 6th with a score of 147, and Bethel finished in 7th with a score of 206.
Cumberlands earns the conference's automatic bid into the NAIA National Championship on November 22 in Columbia, Missouri.
The top seven runners were named to the First Team All-Mid-South Conference with the next seven runners earning Second Team honors.
First Team All-Conference
| Name |
School |
| Alina Boshchuk |
Cumberlands |
| Elke Wijkmans |
Cumberlands |
| Christy Shank |
Campbellsville |
| Elizabeth Lucason |
Cumberlands |
| Jessica Chappell |
Cumberlands |
| Tarikua Majocchi |
Cumberlands |
| Mercy Kibiwott |
Cumberland |
Second Team All-Conference
| Name |
School |
| Nina Daman |
Campbellsville |
| Mary Pearce |
Freed-Hardeman |
| Maelyn Cooper |
Cumberlands |
| Zena Dorris |
Freed-Hardeman |
| Eliza Poe |
Freed-Hardeman |
| Elisa Helferich |
Cumberlands |
| Savannah Hossfeld |
Cumberlands |