Milligan Picked to Claim 2025 Women's Cross Country Championship

WALESKA, Ga. - Milligan is the team to beat in the hunt for the 2025 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Cross Country championship, according to the AAC Coaches' Preseason Poll released on Tuesday.

The poll was voted on by the women's cross country coaches of the AAC.

Milligan received 12 of the 13 first-place votes to amass 194 points. Montreat is picked to finish second with one first-place vote and 183 points.

Meanwhile, SCAD Atlanta, Reinhardt, and Brenau round out the top five.

The AAC Championship Meet is set for Friday, Nov. 7, at Sequoyah Park in Knoxville, Tenn.

Here is the complete poll:

2025 AAC Women's Cross Country Coaches' Preseason Poll
School (First-Place Votes) - Total Voting Points
1. Milligan (12) - 194
2. Montreat (1) - 183
3. SCAD Atlanta - 169
4. Reinhardt - 152
5. Brenau - 140
6. Truett McConnell - 123
7. Columbia - 115
8. Bryan - 112
9. Tennessee Wesleyan - 90
10. Columbia International - 73
11. Spartanburg Methodist - 58
12. Union Commonwealth - 53
13. Pikeville - 44
14. Johnson - 34
15. Bluefield - 20