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Women's Cross Country Year-By-Year

Year Coach Highlights
1985 Lalon Jones First year of intercollegiate competition, participated in NAIA national meet; district championship (no score - incomplete team)
1986 Lalon Jones No district championship held for women
1987 Larry Rodgers No district championship held for men or women
1988 Larry Rodgers NAIA District 26 Champions; Placed 9th at state meet
1989 Larry Rodgers 3rd at NAIA District 26 Championship; 7th at NCAA II Regionals
1990 Larry Rodgers 3rd at Carolinas Conference Championship; 4th at NAIA District 26 meet
1991 Larry Rodgers Carolinas Conference Champions; NAIA District 26 Runner-Up; 7th at NCAA II Regionals; 14th at North Carolina Collegiate Championship
Note: 1991 marked final year for NAIA District 26 competition, as well as competition in Carolinas Conference
1992 Larry Rodgers 3rd at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 15th at North Carolina Collegiate Championship
1993 Larry Rodgers 4th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Advanced to NCAA II Regionals (no team score - incomplete team)
1994 Larry Rodgers 5th Peach Belt Conference Championship, Advanced to NCAA II Regionals (no team score - incomplete team)
1995 Larry Rodgers 2nd in North Carolina Collegiate Championship (Non Division I schools); 4th in Peach Belt Conference Championship; 8th at NCAA II Regionals
1996 Larry Rodgers 6th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 13th at NCAA II Regionals
1997 Larry Rodgers 11th at Peach Belt Conference Championship
1998 Larry Rodgers 9th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Advanced to NCAA II Regionals (no team score - incomplete team)
1999 Larry Rodgers 8th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 6th at North Carolina Collegiate Championship (Non Division I schools)
2000 Larry Rodgers 8th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 2nd in North Carolina Collegiate Championship (Non Division I schools); Did not compete in Regional meet
2001 Larry Rodgers 8th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Did not compete in state meet or region meet
2002 Larry Rodgers 7th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 4th at North Carolina Collegiate Championship (Non Division I schools)
2003 Larry Rodgers 10th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 5th place at Presbyterian Invitational
2004 Larry Rodgers 7th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 2nd at North Carolina Collegiate Championship (Non Division I schools)
2005 Larry Rodgers 2nd at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Won event titles at Gamecock Invitational & Old North State; 18th at NCAA Regionals
2006 Larry Rodgers 4th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Won Limestone XC Invitational, 2nd Place at UNCP Invitational, 9th Gamecock XC Invit. (1st Among DII Schools); Katerina Matousova and Tierra McIntosh qualified for NCAA II South Regional with both finishing in the top 50.
2007 Larry Rodgers 7th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Finished 4th at the 2007 Gamecock Invitational; Ivy Ramsey won medalist honors at the Gamecock Invitational and qualified for the NCAA II South Regional
2008 Larry Rodgers 6th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Won event titles at Gamecock Invitational and UNCP Invitational; Won dual meet with Fayetteville State; Tierra McIntosh and Ivy Ramsey finish 34th and 36th, respectively, at the 2008 NCAA II Southeast Regional.
2009 Gary Aycock 7th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Won Mount Olive Invitational, 3rd at ECU Pirates Invitational and 4th at UNCW Invitational; Finished 13th at NCAA Southeast Regional
2010 Gary Aycock 3rd at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Won Braves Cross Country Invitational; Registered third place finishes at UNCW Invitational and Great American Cross Country Invitational; Eighth of 28 teams at NCAA Southeast Regional.
2011 Gary Aycock 4th at Peach Belt Conference Championship, 8th at NCAA Southeast Region Championships; Won season-opening Gamecock Invitational and placed 4th at both the College of Charleston Invitational and Bridgestone-Pacer Invitational
2012 Gary Aycock NCAA TEAM QUALIFIER (Finished 32nd); 3rd at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 3rd at NCAA Southeast Region Championships; Livia Mahaffie wins
individual title at PBC Championships; Won season-opening Gamecock Invitational; Placed second at Wingate/Pre-SAC Invitational
2013 Gary Aycock 4th at Peach Belt Conference Championship and 5th at NCAA Southeast Region Championships; Won season-opening meet at UNCW Seahawk Invitational
and finished 2nd at each of the next two meets - the (Wingate) Bulldog Stampede and the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational; Abby Culp and Kyndal Boykin were named all-region.
2014 Peter Ormsby 5th at Peach Belt Conference Championship and 14th at NCAA Southeast Region Championships; Won Bulldog Invitational in mid-September and placed 3rd in season-opening Royals Twilight Meet.
2015 Peter Ormsby 3rd at Peach Belt Conference Championship and 11th at NCAA Southeast Region Championships; Won season-opening USC Upstate Eye Opener and placed 3rd in the following meet at the North Georgia Invitational.
2016 Peter Ormsby 5th at Peach Belt Conference Championship and 10th at NCAA Southeast Region Championship; Also placed 7th (of 31 teams) at Royals XC Challenge
2017 Peter Ormsby 5th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 9th at NCAA Southeast Region Championship; Also finished runner-up at Queens Twilight
2018 Peter Ormsby 6th at Peach Belt Conference Championship; 16th at NCAA Southeast Region Championship; Also finished runner-up at Mount Olive Twilight and Great American Festival; Skylar Moreno was named all-region with a top-25 finish at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship.
2019 Peter Ormsby 5th at the Peach Belt Conference Championship; 8th at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship; Placed 3rd at the Trevecca D2 Showcase which was the best finish for the season; Erman Jepleting and Skylar Moreno placed top-25 at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship to earn all-region honors.
2020 Peter Ormsby 3rd at Peach Belt Conference Championship; Finished 1st at the Braves Twilight and the Tom Scott Open; Valary Samoei finished in 9th at the PBC Championship; NCAA Southeast Region Championship and NCAA Championship canceled due to COVID-19.
2021 Peter Ormsby 2nd at the Conference Carolinas Champions; Jackline Kosgei won the Conference Carolinas Individual Championship and was named Freshman of the Year and Female Runner of the Year; Kosgei, Kathryn Anderson and Valary Samoei all earned All-Conference honors; Placed 8th at NCAA Southeast Region Championship; Erman Jepleting named All-Region.
2022 Peter Ormsby 3rd at the Conference Carolinas Championship; Placed 1st in the Akiah McMillan Invite; Logged a 8th place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional; Jackline Kosgei won the individual title at the Conference Carolinas Championship and was named Conference Carolinas Runner of the Year; Kosgei finished 5th at the NCAA Southeast Regional to earn all-region status and qualified for the NCAA National Championship; Kosgei finished in 161st place at the NCAA National Championship.
2023 Peter Ormsby 2nd at Conference Carolinas Championship; Moureen Kimaiyo won the individual titles at the Conference Carolinas Championship and was named Freshman of the Year and Runner of the Year; Kimaiyo, Jackline Kosgei, Karen Piro, and Malea Bennewitz were all named All-Conference; Placed 12th at NCAA Southeast Regional; Kimaiyo finished 14th at NCAA Southeast Regional; Michela Gritti and Kimaiyo each earned Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Month awards; Kosgei earned two Conference Carolinas Runner of the Week awards and was named Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year; Kimaiyo was named USTFCCCA All-Region; 
2024 Peter Ormsby 3rd at Conference Carolinas Championship; Moureen Kimaiyo broke the school record and repeated as individual champion at Conference Carolinas Championship; Kimaiyo, Jackline Kosgei, Michela Gritti, and Malea Bennewitz were all named All-Conference; Finished 9th as a team at NCAA Southeast Regional; Kimaiyo finished 5th at NCAA Southeast Regional and qualified for NCAA Championship; Kimaiyo was named Conference Carolinas Runner of the Week three different times, and was named USTFCCCA All-Region