FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Meredith cross country was picked third, as the USA South Athletic Conference released its Pre-Championship Coaches Poll Tuesday afternoon.
With the 2026 USA South Championship set for this Friday, October 30 in Brevard, North Carolina, the Avenging Angels are picked behind only Southern Virginia, who led the way with 48 points and six first-place votes, and Pfeiffer, which acquired the remaining two first-place votes and 43 points.
Meredith tallied 35 total points in the voting, coming off of last year's second-place finish.
The Avenging Angels return last season's USA South Runner of the Year
Delaney Bundy, who has had a strong regular season in which she broke her own program record with in the 5k at the Queens XC Challenge.
Sophomore
Juana Silva Jimenez also returns after a fifth-place finish last season.
The 2026 USA South Women's Cross Country championship will be hosted in Brevard, North Carolina. The 6,000-meter event will take place on Friday, October 30 and begin at 10:00am (ET). For more information, including a link to live results, view the
USA South Women's Cross Country Meet Website.
2026 USA South Coaches
Pre-Championship Women's Cross Country Poll |
| Rank |
Institution (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
Southern Virginia* (6) |
48 |
| 2. |
Pfeiffer (2) |
43 |
| 3. |
Meredith |
35 |
| 4. |
Brevard |
26 |
| 5. |
Salem |
23 |
| 6. |
Mary Baldwin |
20 |
| 7. |
Methodist |
18 |
| 8. |
Greensboro |
11 |
| *Defending Champion |
All-Time Conference Championships
(ranked by championships of current members) |
| Team |
Championships |
| Meredith |
6 |
| Southern Virginia |
3 |
| Brevard |
0 |
| Greensboro |
0 |
| Mary Baldwin |
0 |
| Methodist |
0 |
| N.C. Wesleyan |
0 |
| Pfeiffer |
0 |
| Salem |
0 |
| William Peace |
0 |
