ATLANTA – Head Coach Kari Elliott returns for her third season to lead Oglethorpe's cross-country and track & field programs.

On the Schedule

• First meet: Foothills Invitational on Friday, Aug. 29
• NCAA Division III Preview: Saturday, Sept. 20
• NCAA South Region Preview: Saturday, Oct. 18
• Southern Athletic Association Championships: Saturday, Nov. 1
• NCAA South Regional Championships: Saturday, Nov. 15
• NCAA National Championships: Saturday, Nov. 22

On the Roster

• Incoming freshmen: Jason Bredemann, Zeno Goss, Noah Harmon, Jeffrey Renrick and Jayden White
• Returning Petrels: Ugohnofure Awarieta, Zachary Benner, Ashton Deriso and Demetrius Moore
• Seniors/graduate students: Benner and Deriso

Last season

• Deriso and Benner became the program's third and fourth runners to ever compete in the NCAA National Championships
• Deriso took multiple individual titles, including Oglethorpe's first ever SAA win, was named the SAA Runner of the Year, All-SAA first team, named to Sigma Alpha Alpha, and received the Petey Award for Athlete of the Year. He set the school record for the 8k and conference record for 8k, as well as school records for best regional and national finishes.
• Benner was named to the All-SAA first team and consistently finished on Deriso's heels
• Awarieta and Moore made top-30 finishes and both set PRs during the season
• Six Petrels were named to the SAA academic honor roll