South Carolina Cross Country earns first Top-10 finish at SEC Cross Country Championship since 2012
Key points:
- South Carolina Cross Country records its first Top-10 finish at the SEC Cross Country Championship since 2012
- Silan Ayyildiz leads the team with a seventh-place finish and earns a spot on the First Team All-SEC squad
- The Gamecocks will compete in the NCAA Southeast Regional in Spartanburg, S.C., on November 10
South Carolina Cross Country had a memorable performance at the SEC Cross Country Championship, finishing eighth overall for their first Top-10 finish since 2012. Silan Ayyildiz led the team with an impressive seventh-place finish, making her Carolina Cross Country debut. Ayyildiz’s time of 19:56.2 in the 6K race was the second fastest in program history. Teammate Judy Kosgei narrowly missed the Top-10, finishing in 11th place. Ayyildiz and Kosgei became the first Gamecock duo since 1999 to earn spots on the All-SEC team in the same race. The team will look to build on their success at the upcoming NCAA Southeast Regional.
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