Vanderbilt women eighth, men 13th at SEC Cross Country Championships
Freshman Maggie Jebitok earned SEC All-Freshman honors as the Commodores turned toward the NCAA South Regional.
NASHVILLE - Vanderbilt's women finished eighth with 207 points and its men 13th with 320 points at the SEC Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 30, at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri, according to a Vanderbilt Athletics release. The school called it the women's highest SEC finish since 2023.
The Commodores' top woman placed 30th in the 6K in 19:57.9. Freshman Maggie Jebitok was 34th in 20:06.8, finishing among the top seven freshmen to earn SEC All-Freshman honors, the first Vanderbilt freshman to do so since 2021. Bria Bennis placed 50th in 20:28.1.
In the men's 8K, junior Michael Skora was 56th in 24:12.1, senior Luke Churchwell 57th in 24:12.7 and sophomore Sam Darmanie 59th in 24:14.7.
"The women did a very good job today," director of cross country and track and field Althea Thomas said in the release. Vanderbilt runs next at the NCAA South Regional on Nov. 13 in Tallahassee, Florida.
Source: Vanderbilt Athletics release, Oct. 30, 2026 (Dores Eye Regionals After SEC Meet); meet preview, Oct. 29 (SEC Stage is Set).