October 30, 2025
Ratcliff named to All-SAC Third Team
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Mars Hill's Sophie Ratcliff was named to the 2025 All-South Atlantic Conference Women's Cross Country Third Team following the conclusion of the SAC Championships this past weekend.
Ratcliff, a redshirt freshman from Cornelius, North Carolina, placed 16th overall with a time of 24:59 in the 6K race.
She was also named to the All-Freshman South Atlantic Conference team. Ratcliff is the first Mars Hill women's cross country runner to achieve all-conference or freshman all-conference honors since 2014.
Earlier this season, Ratcliff set the freshman 5k cross country record with a time of 18:35 at the Royals Cross Country Challenge which places her 5th on the all-time Mars Hill Women's Cross Country All-Time 5k leaderboard.
