FARMVILLE, Va - The Gardner-Webb cross country posted a record-setting run at the 2025 Big South Championships on Friday afternoon, with senior Jessica Perriello and sophomore Megan Devanny giving GWU two All-Conference finishers for the very first time

In the women's 5k championship, Perriello once again led the way for the Runnin' Bulldogs, finishing as an All-Conference runner for the second year in a row with a time of 18:22.3 and a 13th place finish. Just behind Perriello was Devanny, a first time All-Conference finisher after posting a 14th place overall finish and a time of 18:22.6. The Runnin' Bulldogs posted two more sub 20-minute times with Maggie Dirks posting a time of 19:26.1 in her first Big South Championship meet, and Emily Leatherman clocking in at 19:48.8

In the men's 8k championship, junior Kaden Pratt led the way for Gardner-Webb with a personal-best time. Pratt crossed the line in 27:38.0 to finish as the Runnin' Bulldogs top runner. Just behind, freshman Brendan Athy had an excellent Big South Championships debut, recording a time of 27:53.7 to finish second among the GWU athletes in the field

WOMEN'S 5k CHAMPIONSHIP
13th - Jessica Perriello - 18:22.3
14th Megan Devanny - 18:22.6
Maggie Dirks - 19:26.1
Emily Leatherman - 19:48.8
Alexis Plaster - 20:08.8
Claire Bauer - 20:15.2
Brooke Hope - 20:29.8

MEN'S 8k CHAMPIONSHIP
Kaden Pratt - 27:38.0
Brendan Athy - 27:53.7
Austin DeGeorge - 30:11.5
Michael Fletcher - 32:18.1
Luke York - 39:51.3
Jonathan Timpson - 43:43.8