Women’s Cross Country Five-Peats as SUN Champions, Men Finish Third

Talia Sullivan and Max Heins Win Individual Titles

11/8/2025 2:42:00 PM

By: Colena Lord

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. – The SCAD women's cross country team ran to its fifth-straight Sun Conference Team Championship win on Saturday, while the men's team finished in third.

WOMEN'S RESULTS: The Bees won their fifth consecutive Sun Conference Championship with 33 points. Graduate student Talia Sullivan won the Individual Title, placing first with her time of 21:52.6.

Edith Manfred was the Runner-Up with a time of 22:04.6. Milia Gresh placed fourth overall with a time of 22:52.7, while Jess Lyons took eighth with a time of 23:30.2.

Sun Conference Championship – 6K – 7 Teams, 63 Runners

Name	Finish	Time
Talia Sullivan	1^st	21:52.6
Edith Manfred	2^nd	22:04.6
Mila Gresh	4^th	22:51.7
Jess Lyons	8^th	23:30.2
Amelia Slagle	18^th	24:12.5
Hannah Fisher	23^rd	24:27.7
Carlotta Walser	27^th	24:38.6
Nora Kraska	29^th	24:52.6
Anastasia Harmon	32^nd	25:04.2
Ella Hodges	36^th	25:27.5
Maggie Hunt	44^th	28:16.5

MEN'S RESULTS: The Bees finished third with 66 points. Ave Maria University won the event with 32 points, while Southeastern University totaled 64 points for second. Junior Max Heins won the Individual Title with his first-place time of 25:07.5.

Tom Schroeder finished in seventh with a time of 25:37.0.

Sun Conference Championship – 8K – 7 Teams, 77 Runners

Name	Finish	Time
Max Heins	1^st	25:07.5
Tom Schroeder	7^th	125:37.0
Dylan Lyons	15^th	26:32.3
Isaac Cinnamon	22^nd	26:59.5
Michael Delavore	23^rd	27:05.8
Aiden Andrews	34^th	27:51.1
Abe Manfred	38^th	28:10.1
Roan Egan	54^th	28:41.1
Ethan Olmsted	68^th	32:25.4

SUN SPECIALTY AWARDS: At the conclusion of the event, the Bees totaled three major awards. Talia Sullivan was named the Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year, while Max Heins was named the Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year. Head Coach Katy Kiser was named the Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year in her first year at the helm.

ALL-CONFERENCE: To earn Sun Conference All-Conference honors, a runner must finish in the top 15 at the Sun Conference Championships.

Women's SUN All-Conference
Talia Sullivan
Edith Manfred
Mila Gresh
Jess Lyons

Men's SUN All-Conference
Max Heins
Tom Schroeder
Dylan Lyons

WHAT'S NEXT? The women's team has earned the automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship to be held in Tallahassee, Fla. on November 21. Max Heins and Tom Schroeder have earned individual bids to the NAIA National Championship.

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