Women's Cross Country | 4/26/2021 10:14:00 AM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The 2020-21 Barnes & Noble College Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were released Friday by the Southern States Athletic Conference.

Dalton State's Kathryn Vradenburgh headlines the honorary squad as the 2020-21 Barnes & Noble College Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The sophomore posted a 3.79 as a BBA business management major, finished 3^rd at the SSAC Championship and earned NAIA All-America honors, placing 19^th at the NAIA Championship.

2020-21 Barnes & Noble College Scholar-Athlete Team

Leah Johnson, Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Paige Anderson, William Carey (Miss.)
Andi Wheeler, William Carey (Miss.)
Kathryn Vradenburgh, Dalton State (Ga.)
Kay Vradenburgh, Dalton State (Ga.)
Madelyn Wells, Mobile (Ala.)
Taylor Barkley, Mobile (Ala.)

Noteworthy

• To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions
• Mobile's Taylor Barkley posted a 4.0 GPA, Blue Mountain's Leah Johnson posted a 3.95 and Dalton State's Kay Vradenburgh posted a 3.92
• Johnson (5^th), William Carey's Paige Anderson (4^th) and Andi Wheeler (2^nd), Kay Vradenburgh (9^th) and Mobile's Madelyn Wells (7^th) all finished top-10 at the SSAC Championship