April 30, 2026

School record set at SAC Championships, Lions place 10th

EMORY, Va. - The Mars Hill women's outdoor track & field team traveled to Emory, Virginia to compete in the South Atlantic Conference Championship. Mars Hill finished tied for 10^th overall with 15 team points.

The team battled rain all day on day one and cold temperature and high winds the majority of day two making it challenging for all the competitors.

School Record

Sophie Ratcliff placed 7^th in the 10000m run with a time of 38:00.54. Ratcliff set a new school record, besting the previous record by 33 seconds. Ratcliff earned 2pts towards the team score.

Point Scorers

Kayla Rice placed 5^th in Hammer Throw with a mark of 39.56m. Rice earned 4pts towards the team score.

Cierra Williams placed 6^th in Discus with a throw of 36.33m, earning 3pts towards the team score. Williams placed 6^th in Hammer throw as well with a throw of 39.48m, earning an additional 3pts towards the team score.

Charley Seagle placed 7^th in Hammer Throw with a mark of 38.78m. Seagle earned 2pts towards the team score.

Natalie Freise placed 8^th in her first collegiate heptathlon, finishing with a combined score of 3,380pts. Freise set personal bests Javelin, the 200m sprint, Shot Put, and High Jump. Freise earned 1pt towards the team score.

Additional Meet Highlights:

In the Field

Kennadi Hale threw a personal best 34.06m in Hammer Throw, placing 20^th overall. Hale placed 21^st in Discus with a throw of 28.67m and 14^th in Javelin with a throw of 25.12m.

Charley Seagle placed 13^th in Discus with a throw of 32.17m and 18^th in Javelin with a throw of 18.76m.

Faith Woodard placed 13^th in Shot Put with a throw of 10.24m and 27^th in Hammer Throw with a mark of 29.15m. Cierra Williams placed 10^th in Shot Put with a throw of 10.48m. Kayla Rice placed 23^rd in both Shot Put and Discus. Rice threw 9.01m in Shot Put and 26.15m in Discus.

Jimena Montero placed 11^th in the Heptathlon with a combined score of 2474 points.

On the Track

Natalie Powers competed in the 800m run and 5000m run. Powers placed 10^th in the 800m with a time of 2:21.92 and 13^th in the 5000m run with a time of 18:31.23

Mary Malcolm competed in the 10,000m run and 800m run. Malcolm placed 10^th in the 10000m run with a personal best 39:48.48 and 22^nd in the 800m run with a time of 2:37.3.

Sophie Ratcliff competed in the 5000m run, finished in 11^th place with a time of 18:15.06.

Lola Korth placed 12^th in the 5000m run with a time of 18:29.07. Alleigh Flewwellin placed 16^th in the 5000m run with a time of 19:19.92.

Fernanda Osuna placed 11^th in the 3000m Steeplechase with a 14:02.22. Sarah McNeil placed 12^th in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 14:09.43.

Louise Borgudd placed 11^th in the 10000m run with a personal best 40:36.92. Grace Adams placed 12^th in the 10000m run with a personal best 42:03.48.