WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University Cross Country teams opened their postseason with a pair of 4th place finishes at the 2026 ODAC Cross Country Championships hosted at Kernstown Battlefield. The women led off the day with two All-ODAC finishers in Madison Chorney and Grace Semow, while the men saw Brayden Shotwell become the first male runner since 2017 to earn an All-ODAC award. Madison Chorney was also named the Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year, becoming the first in program history to win the award.

The Women scored 99 team points, while the men accumulated 109. Washington and Lee took home both team titles for the second consecutive year.

Women's 6k Race

Madison Chorney paced the Hornets once again, earning her second consecutive All-ODAC First Team nod with a 6th place finish at 23:37.8. Grace Semow made a late push to the finish line to earn her first All-ODAC third team nod, coming in 17th place at 24:40.8. First years Katelyn Palmer and Arianna Hensley would cross the finish line next for SU, with Palmer finishing 28th at 25:01.4 and Hensley finishing 31st at 25:16.3. Emilie Gaudron would round out the scoring for Shenandoah crossing in 37th place with a time of 25:47.9.

SU Women's Results (99 Points, 4th Place/10 Teams)
(6th) Madison Chorney - 23:37.8 (6)
(17th) Grace Semow - 24:40.8 (17)
(28th) Katelyn Palmer - 25:01.4 (24)
(31st) Arianna Hensley - 25:16.3 (25)
(37th) Emilie Gaudron - 25:47.9 (27)
(39th) Ashley Gambill - 25:56.0 ((29))
(40th) Emily Bultema - 26:03.4 ((30))
(45th) Kailey Lamont - 26:28.3
(47th) Mary Waite - 26:48.3
(57th) Arial Crawford - 27:44.4
(77th) Cameron Slawinski - 32:54.2
 

Men's 8k Race

The men stayed consistent in their grouping, seeing Brayden Shotwell pace the crew, earning his first career All-ODAC nod on the third team with a 17th place finish at 26:29.7. Caleb Beiswenger would cross the finish line next in 24th place finishing at 26:55.3. The junior trio of William Ashley, Zach Hamacher, and Kyle Corpin would round out the scoring, with Ashley coming behind Beiswenger in 26th place at 26:59.4, Hamacher crossing in 32nd at 27:16.9, and Corpin finishing next in 33rd at 27:12.2.

SU Men's Results (109 Points, 4th Place/9 Teams)
(17th) Brayden Shotwell - 26:29.7 (17)
(24th) Caleb Beiswenger - 26:55.3 (20)
(26th) William Ashley - 26:59.4 (21)
(32nd) Zachary Hamacher - 27:16.9 (25)
(33rd) Kyle Corpin - 27:17.2 (26)
(44th) Brenden Maloy - 27:44.3 ((32))
(61st) Cole Slater - 28:15.2 ((39))
(62nd) Chase Busold - 28:23.0
(65th) Sebastian Berrios - 28:28.6
(72nd) Thomas Warden - 28:53.0
(77th) Isaac Clarke - 29:14.5
(80th) Shane Lyons - 29:26.9
(89th) Ethan Beaugez - 30:13.0
(100th) John Buckley - 33:25.1 


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The Hornets travel to Charlottesville for the NCAA South Region Championships hosted by Lynchburg on November 14th.

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