SHAWNEE, Okla. – The Golden Suns cross country team finished fifth in the 2026 GAC Cross Country Championship hosted by Oklahoma Baptist. The Suns earned 86 points trailing behind Oklahoma Baptist at 84, and Ouachita Baptist with 82. The women's champion is East Central who totaled 16 points.
FINAL RESULTS
Passion Perez was the first Golden Sun to cross the finish line and finished eighth in the race at 18:11.92. Perez's top-10 finish earned her First Team All-GAC honors.
Nine seconds after Perez, Miley Holt finished 11th in the race at 18:20.56. Carole Werner landed 17th for the race at 18:36.66. Rachel Caldwell and Peyton Carson finished moments away from each other with Caldwell in 24th at 18:51.97, and Carson in 26th at 18:56.93.
Holt and Werner's 11th and 17th place finish earned them a Second Team All-GAC honor title.
The final two Golden Suns who earned points for the Suns were sophomores Sophia Goerlich and Addison Leffke. Goerlich finished 37th at 19:16.95 and Leffke in 43rd at 19:24.83.
On the academic side, Alyson Greathouse was named GAC Elite Scholar-Athlete for her 4.0 GPA and at least 70 hours of college credit. Emily Caldwell, Rachel Caldwell, Sophia Goerlich, Kate Holbrook, Miley Holt, Addison Leffke, Annsley Rawlins, Kate Weber and Carole Werner earned GAC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
