2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2024-2025: Indoor Competed at four indoor meets Opened the season with a career-best in the 3000-meter with a time of 11:00.11 at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off...Ran the 5000-meter at the Liberty Open with a time of 19:51.22, ranking her 47th in the region
Outdoor Competed at all five outdoor meets Set career-best times in the 1500 meter (5:16.55) and 5000 meter (19:04.21) at the Mountaineer First Chance and Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic meets respectively
Won the 5000 meter race at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic with the fastest time on the team this season
Ran the 10,000 meter event at both the Tornado Classic and Conference Championships, achieving a season-best time of 41:46.99 at the Tornado Classic, ranking 24th in the region
2023-24: Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships finishes...Distance Medley Relay – 4th (13:07.56) 4x400 relay – 9th (4:41.90) 5,000 meters – 11th (19:24.54) 3,000 meters – 13th (11:22.87) Set a personal record in the mile at the Bast-Cregger Multi Invitational, finishing in 5:50.07 Outdoor Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championships finishes10,000 meters – 8th (40:30.58) 5,000 meters – 15th (20:07.05) Set a personal record in the 1500 meters at the Montreat College Open, finishing in 5:28.21
2022-23: Conference Carolinas Indoor Championships finishes...5,000 meters - 7th (19:19.49, personal record) 3,000 meters – 9th (11:02.63, personal record) | Outdoor Set a personal record in the 10,000 meters at the Flames Invitational
39:23.29)...Conference Carolinas Outdoor Championships finishes 10,000 meters – 7th (42:54.52)
High School: Participated in cross country and track & field at David Crockett High School...Helped the Pioneers to regional championships in 2020 and 2021...Member of the 2021 conference championship team...Selected All-Region and all-conference in 2020
Personal: Daughter of Christopher and Ashley Ward...Commanding Officer in the NJROTC
