Pearce Repeats as Mid-South Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week

9/7/2026 2:21:27 PM

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Freed-Hardeman’s (Tenn.) Mary Pearce is selected again as the Mid-South Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.

Mary Pearce – Freed-Hardeman – JR – Kingman, Kan.

Pearce finished the 5,000-meter City Auto Memphis Twilight XC Classic last Saturday, running 19 minutes and 1.7 seconds.
She placed 37th in a 168-woman field, racing against multiple NCAA Division 1 schools.

Pearce earns her second conference recognition of the season.

Date	Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week - School
Aug. 31	Mary Pearce - Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Sept. 7	Mary Pearce - Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)