Cross Country Prepares for Sun Belt Championships

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss cross country sets the stage to compete in the 2025 Sun Belt Cross Country Championships. The 5k will be at 8:30 AM at the Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley, Alabama.

Southern Miss women's cross country finished 10th with 305 points in the 6K race at the Crimson Classic. Emme Bates once again led the Golden Eagles, clocking a time of 21:00.4 to place 36th overall. Freshman Addison Rainey and Lexi Cooper crossed together in 21:38.8 to finish 62nd and 63rd, respectively. Cadence Lapp followed in 87th with a time of 22:02.1, while freshman Alexane Hunte rounded out the scoring in 22:14.9 to place 99th. Indy Grajalez (22:51.5) and Presley Miller (24:07.1) also competed.

The last time the Golden Eagles competed in the Crimson Classic, the team finished 8th out of 13 teams, with Maria Kaylor earning third place to make her an All-Conference Selection.

The meet will be available on ESPN+ to view.

Meet Central: https://sunbeltsports.org/sports/2025/8/20/25_sbc_xc_championship.aspx

Live Results: https://live.xpresstiming.com/meets/57259

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Cross Country Prepares for Sun Belt Championships

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Players Mentioned

Emme Bates

Lexi Cooper

Indy Grajalez

Alexane Hunte

Maria Kaylor

Cadence Lapp

Presley Miller

Addison Rainey

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Cross Country Prepares for Sun Belt Championships

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Emme Bates

Lexi Cooper

Indy Grajalez

Alexane Hunte

Maria Kaylor

Cadence Lapp

Presley Miller

Addison Rainey

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