SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sophomores Tallulah Newell and Kirsten Rose took home some hardware with Southern Athletic Association All-Conference performances in leading the Oglethorpe cross country teams Saturday at the conference championships. Newell made history as the highest Stormy Petrel finisher all-time at the SAA Championships, taking 13th overall. Rose, the SAA newcomer of the year in 2025, followed close behind in 15th.

The Oglethorpe women finished fifth overall as a team, while the men, led by sophomore Jason Bredemann, took eighth.

Women's Highlights

• Newell led the women's side in the 6K with a time of 23:48.7, earning a 13th-place finish.
• Rose followed closely behind, finishing 15th overall with a time of 24:02.3. She took 14th last year on the way to becoming the top newcomer.
• Sophomore Mari-Rosa Colon finished 42nd overall with a time of 25:50.8. She also was named to the SAA all-sportsmanship team.
• Freshman Alana Harp recorded a personal-best time of 27:23.9
• Senior Evelyn Parral followed with a time of 27:26.4

Men's Highlights

• Bredemann led the Petrels in the 8K with a time of 28:25.3, earning a 43rd-place finish.
• Freshman Selvin Perez Martinez followed with a time of 28:46.1, finishing 49th overall.
• Senior Jack Dollar finished overall with a time of 29:06.8.
• Freshman Aspen Goss finished with a time of 29:25.8.
• Junior Demetrius Moore recorded a time of 30:12.0

Up Next

The Stormy Petrels will travel to Earlysville, Virginia, for the NCAA Division III South Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 14.