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Shepherd leads BMCU at Jacksonville State Foothills Trails

Jon Myers
Shepherd leads BMCU at Jacksonville State Foothills Trails

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Blue Mountain Christian University women’s cross country opened its 2026 season Friday at the Foothills Trails hosted by Jacksonville State University, finishing 10th in a 20-team field, the school said.

Sophomore Ella Shepherd led the Toppers, placing 38th with a personal-best time of 19 minutes, 42.8 seconds, the school said. Sophomore Kaedyn Wilson followed in 48th at 20:06.0.

Freshman Ally Moore made her collegiate cross country debut and finished 92nd in 21:51.5, the release said. Sophomore Jorja Kate Mooneyhan took 96th in 22:04.6 and sophomore Ruth Hutchinson finished 97th in 22:07.1, a personal best, the school reported.

Senior Leah Montgomery placed 139th in 25:28.2 and junior Lauren Paul rounded out the BMCU scorers in 152nd with a time of 27:44.4, according to the school. The results were posted by Blue Mountain Christian University in its game release.

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Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."