The University of Mississippi Athletics
2024 Cross Country Roster
Winn, Loral
Loral Winn
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Dresden, Tenn.
- High School:
- Dresden
- Major:
- Master of Journalism
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2024 (Redshirt Senior)
NCAA Individual Qualifier (109th Place)
NCAA All-South Region (6th Place)
First-Team All-SEC (7th Place)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Ran in five meets for the Rebels … Qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championships where she finished in 109th place at 20:34.5 in the 6K – third Rebel woman to qualify individually … First-Team All-SEC honoree after finishing seventh with a season best of 19:17.5 in the 6K – ranks fourth in Ole Miss women’s history … Finished fourth in Gans Creek Classic 6K at 19:56.8 … Totals six sub-20-minute 6K races – most in program history … NCAA All-South Region Honoree after finishing sixth at 20:07.7 in the 6K … USTFCCCA All-Academic.
2023 (Redshirt Senior*)
NCAA All-South Region (6th Place)
Second-Team All-SEC (9th Place)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
SEC Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Ran in six meets for the Rebels ... NCAA All-South Region after finishing sixth at a 6K career-best of 18:52.1, making her the first Rebel woman to ever break 19 minutes ... First woman in program history to break 20 minutes three times in the same season ... Part of national qualifying team for the Rebel women that finished 21st overall, tied for third-best in program history ... Second-Team All-SEC after taking ninth at 19:57.6 in the 6K ... Posted a top finish of third place at Loyola's Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational at a 6K time of 19:53.0 ... Part of Ole Miss team title sweep at the Southern Showcase, finishing 11th at a 5K career-best of 16:59.7 ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... Named SEC Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year, becoming the first woman in program history to win the honor.
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
NCAA All-South Region (12th Place)
Second-Team All-SEC (10th Place)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Ran in five meets for the Rebels ... NCAA All-South Region honoree, finishing 12th place overall at the regional meet after running 20:00.9 in the 6K ... Second-Team All-SEC after taking 10th place at the conference meet, becoming the fourth Rebel woman to ever break 20 minutes in the 6K at a then-personal best 19:57.9 ... Along with teammate Ryann Helmers, became part of first Ole Miss teammate duo to break the 20-minute barrier in the same meet ... Posted a top finish of second overall at the season-opening SEC Preview, finishing the 6K at 20:29.3 ... Ran a 5K season-best 17:15.3 at Virginia's Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational, helping the Rebel women to a runner-up team finish ... USTFCCCA All-Academic.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Ran in six meets for the Rebels ... Posted a top finish of seventh at the season-opening North Alabama Showcase, clocking in at a season-best 17:00.0 in the 5K, helping the Rebel women to a 70-point team win ... Ran a season-best 6K of 20:46.6 at Florida State's Pre-National Invitational ... Finished 37th at the SEC Championships, helping push the Rebel women to a program-best second-place conference finish ... Finished 39th at the NCAA South Regional, where the Rebel women claimed the South Region title ... Finished 178th at the NCAA Championships, where the Ole Miss women finished a program-record 10th overall.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Ran in four meets in her first collegiate season during the COVID-altered 2020 campaign ... Posted a top finish of 28th at the Louisville Cross Country Classic, finishing the 5K at a season-best 17:40.8 ... Finished 32nd at the SEC Championships ... Finished 60th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in March 2021, where the Rebel women finished a then-program record 12th overall ... USTFCCCA All-Academic.
2019 (Freshman)
Did not compete.
High School
Earned eight varsity letters … All-State Cross Country in 2017 and 2018 … 9x All-State in track … 2018, 2019 TSSAA State Champion in the 800-meter, 1600-meter, and 3200-meter her … 2018 TSSAA State Champion in cross-country … 2018 TSSAA State Runner-Up in cross country … 2017 TSSAA State Runner-Up in the 800-meter … 2016 TSSAA State Runner-Up in the 800-meter and 1600-meter … Set PRs in the 400-meter (60.44), 800-meter (2:12.17), mile (4:57.32), 3200-meter (10:57.82), and 5K in cross country (18:39) … Named Jackson Sun’s All-West Tennessee Female Athlete of the Year from 2016-2019 … Was Vice President of her graduating class … Was salutatorian of her graduating class.
Personal
Born Dec. 6, 2000 to Shelley and Albert Winn … Full name is Loral Kathryn Winn ... Currently in graduate school studying journalism ... Graduated with her bachelor's in journalism in May 2023 ... Wants to be a sports broadcaster ... Awarded Taylor Medal in Spring 2023, the highest academic honor bestowed by the University of Mississippi.
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| • 3x NCAA All-South Region (2022, '23, '24) • 1x All-SEC First Team (2024) • 2x All-SEC Second Team (2022, '23) |
| ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS |
| • 4x USTFCCCA All-Academic (2020, '22, '23, 24') • 2023 SEC Cross Country Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year • 2023 University of Mississippi Taylor Medal Winner |
2024 (Redshirt Senior)
NCAA Individual Qualifier (109th Place)
NCAA All-South Region (6th Place)
First-Team All-SEC (7th Place)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Ran in five meets for the Rebels … Qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championships where she finished in 109th place at 20:34.5 in the 6K – third Rebel woman to qualify individually … First-Team All-SEC honoree after finishing seventh with a season best of 19:17.5 in the 6K – ranks fourth in Ole Miss women’s history … Finished fourth in Gans Creek Classic 6K at 19:56.8 … Totals six sub-20-minute 6K races – most in program history … NCAA All-South Region Honoree after finishing sixth at 20:07.7 in the 6K … USTFCCCA All-Academic.
2023 (Redshirt Senior*)
NCAA All-South Region (6th Place)
Second-Team All-SEC (9th Place)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
SEC Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Ran in six meets for the Rebels ... NCAA All-South Region after finishing sixth at a 6K career-best of 18:52.1, making her the first Rebel woman to ever break 19 minutes ... First woman in program history to break 20 minutes three times in the same season ... Part of national qualifying team for the Rebel women that finished 21st overall, tied for third-best in program history ... Second-Team All-SEC after taking ninth at 19:57.6 in the 6K ... Posted a top finish of third place at Loyola's Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational at a 6K time of 19:53.0 ... Part of Ole Miss team title sweep at the Southern Showcase, finishing 11th at a 5K career-best of 16:59.7 ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... Named SEC Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year, becoming the first woman in program history to win the honor.
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
NCAA All-South Region (12th Place)
Second-Team All-SEC (10th Place)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Ran in five meets for the Rebels ... NCAA All-South Region honoree, finishing 12th place overall at the regional meet after running 20:00.9 in the 6K ... Second-Team All-SEC after taking 10th place at the conference meet, becoming the fourth Rebel woman to ever break 20 minutes in the 6K at a then-personal best 19:57.9 ... Along with teammate Ryann Helmers, became part of first Ole Miss teammate duo to break the 20-minute barrier in the same meet ... Posted a top finish of second overall at the season-opening SEC Preview, finishing the 6K at 20:29.3 ... Ran a 5K season-best 17:15.3 at Virginia's Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational, helping the Rebel women to a runner-up team finish ... USTFCCCA All-Academic.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Ran in six meets for the Rebels ... Posted a top finish of seventh at the season-opening North Alabama Showcase, clocking in at a season-best 17:00.0 in the 5K, helping the Rebel women to a 70-point team win ... Ran a season-best 6K of 20:46.6 at Florida State's Pre-National Invitational ... Finished 37th at the SEC Championships, helping push the Rebel women to a program-best second-place conference finish ... Finished 39th at the NCAA South Regional, where the Rebel women claimed the South Region title ... Finished 178th at the NCAA Championships, where the Ole Miss women finished a program-record 10th overall.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Ran in four meets in her first collegiate season during the COVID-altered 2020 campaign ... Posted a top finish of 28th at the Louisville Cross Country Classic, finishing the 5K at a season-best 17:40.8 ... Finished 32nd at the SEC Championships ... Finished 60th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in March 2021, where the Rebel women finished a then-program record 12th overall ... USTFCCCA All-Academic.
2019 (Freshman)
Did not compete.
High School
Earned eight varsity letters … All-State Cross Country in 2017 and 2018 … 9x All-State in track … 2018, 2019 TSSAA State Champion in the 800-meter, 1600-meter, and 3200-meter her … 2018 TSSAA State Champion in cross-country … 2018 TSSAA State Runner-Up in cross country … 2017 TSSAA State Runner-Up in the 800-meter … 2016 TSSAA State Runner-Up in the 800-meter and 1600-meter … Set PRs in the 400-meter (60.44), 800-meter (2:12.17), mile (4:57.32), 3200-meter (10:57.82), and 5K in cross country (18:39) … Named Jackson Sun’s All-West Tennessee Female Athlete of the Year from 2016-2019 … Was Vice President of her graduating class … Was salutatorian of her graduating class.
Personal
Born Dec. 6, 2000 to Shelley and Albert Winn … Full name is Loral Kathryn Winn ... Currently in graduate school studying journalism ... Graduated with her bachelor's in journalism in May 2023 ... Wants to be a sports broadcaster ... Awarded Taylor Medal in Spring 2023, the highest academic honor bestowed by the University of Mississippi.
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