The newly formed Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Cross Country Team will kick off its season on Friday, Sept. 4, with the Stegemoller Classic at Southern Indiana University in Evansville, Ind.

While the College did have a cross country team in the early 90s that competed intercollegiately, this is the College’s first scholarship team. The team currently has 14 members, and Head Coach Danelle Readinger says she looks forward to seeing their progress.

“The team of 14 is strong, young, and determined,” Readinger said. “All our ladies proved that they are prepared and ready when they showed great effort in our time trial last weekend. Practices are intense. It will be exciting to see this young team grow throughout the season and the next 4 years.”

The members of the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Cross Country Team are:

Runner  -  YR  -  Hometown (High School)

Jenifer Shetley  -  Senior  -  Salem, IL (Salem)

Mel Bowers  -  Junior -  Salem, IN (Salem)

Casandra Barnett  -  Freshman  -  Brazil, IN (Northview)

Mannie Bizuneh  -  Freshman  -  Indianapolis, IN (Franklin Central)

Grace Dubrowski  -  Freshman  -  Lake St. Louis, MO (St. Dominic)

Rachael Genaris  -  Freshman  -  West Lafayette, IN (West Lafayette)

Shelby Harber  -  Freshman  -  Wabash, IN (Northfield)

Jennifer Hughes  -  Freshman  -  Lyons, IN (White River Valley)

Quincey McNelis  -  Freshman  -  Monrovia, IN (Monrovia)

Stephanie Runyon  -  Freshman  -  Noblesville, IN (Noblesville)

Lauren Sutton  -  Freshman  -  Noblesville, IN (Noblesville)

Caitlyn Tinsley  -  Freshman  -  Mooresville, IN (Mooresville)

Allison True  -  Freshman  -  Center Point, IN (Northview)

Katherine Williams  -  Freshman  -  Rome, IN (Indiana Academy)

Head Coach - Danelle Readinger (1st Year)

Assistant Coach - Aaron Ballenger (1st Year)

SCHEDULE

Sept.  4  -  Stegemoller Classic  -  Southern Indiana University  -  Evansville, IN  -  7 p.m.

Sept. 11  -  Bradley Open  -  Bradley University  -  Peoria, IL  -  6:30 p.m.

Sept.  18  -  Indiana Intercollegiate  -  Indiana State University  -  Terre Haute, IN  -  3:30 p.m.

Sept. 26  -  Otterbein Invitational  -  Otterbein College  -  Westerville, OH  -  10:30 a.m.

Oct. 3  -  Greater Louisville Open  -  Louisville, KY  -  TBA

Oct. 10   -  Gibson Family Invitational  -  DePauw University & Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology  -  Terre Haute, IN  -  12 p.m.

Oct. 17   -  Manchester Invitational  -  Manchester, IN  -  11 a.m.

Oct. 24  -  St. Louis College of Pharmacy  -  St. Louis, MO  -  TBA

Nov. 6   -  USCAA Nationals  -  New Hampshire Technical Institute  -  Concord, NH  -  11 a.m.