MORROW, Ga. – With the close of the 2018-19 campaign, the Clayton State Sports Information Office is producing a Season in Review for each of the program's 11 sports.
 
That series will begin with the fall season before progressing to the winter and spring campaigns. Each week reviews will be released on Mondays and Wednesdays until concluding with the final spring sport on Monday, July 8 and the Athletics Season in Review on Wednesday, July 10. Today we take a look back at the 2018 Women's Cross Country season.
 
2018 Women's Cross Country
Conference Affiliation: Peach Belt Conference
Conference Finish: 7-of-10
Final National Ranking: N/A
NCAA: 18-of-23 (Southeast Regional)
All-Americans: N/A
All-Region Selections: N/A
All-Conference Selections: N/A
Major Conference Awards: N/A
Regional/National Awards: 1 (USTFCCCA All-Academic Team)
 
2018 Season in Review

• Competed in seven meets, including a first place finish at the UWG Wolves XC Season Opener (8/31)
• Finished fourth at Jaguar XC Invitational (9/22), led by 16th place finish by Ariel Boyd-Ghani with time of 20:27.58
• United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team (Eighth Straight Season)
• Qualified for 22^nd NCAA Southeast Regional, all consecutive since 1997
• Finished 18-of-23 at Regional

 
Individual Achievements/Honors

• Carla Catala Martin led Lakers for 12^th straight time at West Georgia, posting individual title with time of 21:00.40. Ariel Boyd-Ghani finished third (21:56.04) and Lynnet Kosgei was sixth (22:44.16)
• Boyd-Ghani would lead the Lakers in the final six meets, including a 105-of-412 performance at the Royals XC Challenge and 4-of-27 outing at the Cougar Classic
• Na'ilah Allen finished 5-of-27 at Royals XC Challenge with time of 20:15.27. Was also 34-of-82 at Peach Belt Conference Championships
• Boyd-Ghani finished 76-of-154 at NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship and 33-of-82 at PBC Championships
• Earned two PBC All-Academic selections in Catala Martin and Laura Shkembi.

 
Schedule of Season in Review Releases
Women's Cross Country (June 3)
Men's Cross Country (June 5)
Women's Soccer (June 10)
Men's Soccer (June 12)
Women's Basketball (June 17)
Men's Basketball (June 19)
Men's Indoor Track & Field (June 24)
Women's Indoor Track & Field (June 26)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (July 1)
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (July 3)
Men's Golf (July 8)
Athletics Season in Review (July 10)