ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Winthrop University men's and women's cross country teams are ready to head to the start line of their 2025 campaign.

ABOUT THE EAGLES 

• The men's team features eight runners, including four returners (Mitchell Hill, Jason Krell, Griffin McNeish, and Chadwick Sisson) 
• Newcomers for the men are Aiden Carrier, Miles Carrier, Colin Myers, and Spencer Shealy 
• The women's squad rosters six runners, five of which return from the previous season (Ella Collins, Anna Conrad, Brianna Dooney, Olivia Kemp, Kayah Marques) 
• The lone newcomer for the Eagle women is Kelsey Martin 
• Krell placed 20th overall and first for the Eagles at the Big South Championships running a season's best 25:26, competing at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. 
• Sisson earned a placement on the Named to the Big South All-Academic Team. This is his first placement on the All-Academic Team and became Winthrop's 25th All-Academic performer on the men's side 
• Conrad returns for the women following a Big South Conference Women's Cross Country Freshman Runner of the Week honor for the week, doing so at the Sand Shark Invitational with a time of 18:52. 
• Kemp was named to the Big South All-Academic Team in 2024, with this being Kemp's second straight All-Academic placement, and she became Winthrop's 29th All-Academic honoree on the women's side. 
• Raffael Craig mans the helm for his first season in charge of the Eagles 
• This is the Eagles 42nd season as a program 
• Winthrop has five guaranteed races, including the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational on Sept. 26.

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