MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – The Centre women's cross country team dominated the Southern Athletic Association Championships like no team ever has before on the way to winning their fourth consecutive conference title.
 
Centre finished today's meet with a perfect score of 15 points. It is the first time in the history of the SAA Championships that a perfect score has been achieved on either the women's side or the men's side, and it is just the second perfect score ever attained by the Colonels, but it is the second time in a row, as Centre finished with 15 points in their previous meet at Berry as well. Rhodes finished second with 60 points, followed by Berry with 64.
 
Individually, the top time on the 6k course belonged to senior Amelia Lorrey, who won the race with a time of 23:22.4, earning her the SAA Runner of the Year award. She was followed by sophomore Meghan Owens in 24:08.2 and senior Alison Anderson in 24:17.2.
 
Senior Madison Malloy finished with a time of 24:23.2, while rookie Nora Bailey posted a time of 24:33.7 to round out the top five in the race and the top five counted scores for the Colonels. Bailey's time was the best among rookies in the field, earning her SAA Newcomer of the Year honors.
 
Catherine Hallman and Hallie Searcy also cracked the overall top ten with respective times of 24:54.4 and 24:59.7, putting them both on the All-SAA second team. Amelia Fogle was the eighth All-SAA honoree, finishing 14th overall with a time of 25:44.3.
 
AWARD WINNERS
 
Amelia Lorrey – SAA Runner of the Year, All-SAA 1st Team
Nora Bailey – SAA Newcomer of the Year, All-SAA 1st Team
Meghan Owens – All-SAA 1st Team
Alison Anderson – All-SAA 1st Team
Madison Malloy – All-SAA 1st Team
Catherine Hallman – All-SAA 2nd Team
Hallie Searcy – All-SAA 2nd Team
Amelia Fogle – All-SAA HM