The Bruins cross country program has added eight runners, five to the women's team and three to the men's team, as it looks to build on the program's success and strengthen its future.

"We're very excited to welcome this incoming recruit class," Head Coach Ken Roach said. "We continue to raise our team standards, and I'm confident they are ready to meet the challenge. The opportunity granted to them is real, and the work will be eternally fulfilling."

Rose Swillum:

• Hometown: Cornell, MI
• Major: Nursing
• Fun Fact: Rose likes to ski on black diamond hills.

Laura Roland: 

• Hometown: Tucson, AZ
• Major: Nursing
• Fun Fact: Laura has played the violin for 16 years.

Kaitlyn Rodman:

• Hometown: Greenville, SC
• Major: Nursing
• Fun Fact: Kaitlyn loves to eat pickles and even drink pickle juice.

Arianna Hudson:

• Hometown: Newport News, VA
• Major: Graphic and Digital Design
• Fun Fact: Arianna loves to work at camp and wear Converse shoes.

Olivia Reyes:

• Hometown: Greenville, SC
• Major: Communication
• Fun Fact: Olivia is trilingual as she is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.

Noah Woo:

• Hometown: North Augusta, SC
• Major: Biology
• Fun Fact: Noah enjoys to work with fiber arts like knitting, crocheting, etc. in his free time.

Eoin Flynn:

• Hometown: Libertytown, MD
• Major: Nursing
• Fun Fact: Eoin's go-to coffee order is an iced mocha with oat milk.

Daniel Baer:

• Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
• Major: Biblical Studies
• Fun Fact: Daniel has been bitten by a rattlesnake.

These runners bring a lot of grit and hard work to the program and look forward to their first race. The Bruins cross country teams begin their season when they host the annual Bruin XC Night Classic on September 4 on the Bob Jones University back campus fields. 

The full season schedule can be seen here.