Greene County, Tenn. — The Catawba College men's and women's cross country teams begin their postseason competition on Saturday at the South Atlantic Conference Cross Country Championships hosted by Tusculum University on Saturday morning.
 
THE MATCHUP
- Who: South Atlantic Conference Championships
- Where: Kinser Park, Greene County, Tenn.
- When: Saturday, Oct. 25 | 9 a.m. (Men's 8K) | 10:15 a.m. (Women's 6K)
- How to follow: Live stats
 
CLAY GOES 4 HISTORY
- Catawba senior Madi Clay will look to become the first runner in SAC history to win the individual SAC title four times with a win on Saturday
- The three-time reigning SAC Runner of the Year already became the first in conference history, men's or women's, to earn the honor in three consecutive seasons
- The most decorated runner in Catawba history will also be chasing her second NCAA Regional crown at the Southeast Regional meet in two weeks
 
MEN'S TEAM NOTES
- James Shue and Will Lyons figure to be near the top of the leaderboard as the fastest Catawba Indians for much of the 2025 season
- The senior duo finished milliseconds apart in the Catawba Fleet Feet Invite in the first weekend of September
- Lyons and Seth Caudill are Catawba's two returning runners who finished in the top 20 at last year's SAC Championships at Newberry
 
WOMEN'S TEAM NOTES
- Catawba's women will look to improve upon their impressive second-place finish at last year's conference championships
- A team title would be the first in Catawba Indians' program history
- Natalie Almond and Hannah Caudill placed ninth and 10th, respectively, in last year's conference championship; Caudill has earned top-25 finishes in both of her previous two appearances at the league meet
 
SCOUTING THE FIELD
- The men's field features each of the top three teams in the USTFCCCA Southeast regional rankings in Wingate, Anderson and Catawba, respectively
- Mars Hill, Lincoln Memorial and Tusculum also earned top-10 regional ranking consideration, marking six of the top 10 teams in the region appearing at the SAC Championships
- The women rank second in the region heading into the league meet, with Wingate entering the weekend as the top-ranked team with Anderson, Lincoln Memorial and Lenoir-Rhyne rounding out the top six
- Both Catawba teams topped Wingate in their lone matchup of the season at the Bulldog Stampede on Sept. 20
 
UP NEXT
- Both Catawba teams return to action regardless of finish at the SAC Championships to the NCAA Southeast Regional at Wingate University on Nov. 8 where the top three finishers advance to the NCAA Championship meet