FORT BENNING, Ga. – Junior Carla Catala Martin (Barcelona, Spain) became the 23^rd individual to earn All-Conference honors as Clayton State women's cross country finished 7-of-11 at the 2017 Peach Belt Conference Championships on Saturday, October 21. As a team they finished with 181 points.
 
With her personal best time of 18:22.90, Catala Martin earned an 8-of-85 finish to lead the Lakers for a fifth straight race and pick up All-Peach Belt Conference honors. She is the 38^th overall selection all-time and the first since Maia Kuhnen in 2015.
 
Junior Lynnet Kosgei (Eldoret, Kenya) was the next highest finisher for the Lakers in 39^th (19:35.40) while senior Joy Diaz (Riverdale, Ga.) finished 47^th with a mark of 19:51.80. Junior Ariel Boyd-Ghani (Morrow, Ga.) delivered a personal best time of 20:23.30 to finish in 55^th to round out the top performers.
 
North Georgia earned the Peach Belt Conference Championship with 42 points and was followed by Augusta with 52. Rounding out the top five were Georgia College (94), Flagler (98) and UNC Pembroke (134).
 
The Lakers return to the course on Saturday, November 4 when they head to Wingate, North Carolina for the 2017 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championships. That race will be hosted by Wingate and is slated for a 9 a.m. start.
 
NOTE
All-Conference honors are bestowed upon the top 15 finishers … Catala Martin bested her previous 5k time of 18:42.46 set at the Cougar Cross Country Invitational on September 23, 2017 … Clayton State has had at least one All-PBC performer in 19 of the last 23 seasons.
 
Clayton State Finishers at Peach Belt Conference Championships (5k)
Carla Catala Martin – 8-of-85 (18:22.90)*
Lynnet Kosgei – 39-of-85 (19:35.40)
Joy Diaz – 47-of-85 (19:51.80)
Ariel Boyd-Ghani – 55-of-85 (20:23.30)*
Hailey Budd – 66-of-85 (21:36.70)
Laura Shkembi – 70-of-85 (21:58.60)*
*Indicates Personal Best
 
All-Time All-Peach Belt Conference Selections (38 selections/23 different individuals)
2017 (1)
Carla Catala Martin
 
2015 (1)
Maia Kuhnen
 
2013 (1)
Maia Kuhnen
 
2012 (3)
Raquel Valadez
Samantha Walling
Paige Galvin
 
2011 (3)
Jessica Smith
Paige Galvin
Samantha Walling
 
2010 (1)
Kourtney Aylor
 
2009 (2)
Chelsea Ellis
Kourtney Aylor
 
2008 (1)
Allison Kreutzer*
 
2006 (3)
Angela Cobb
Allison Kreutzer
Cassandra Bolivar
 
2005 (2)
Allison Kreutzer
Heather Krehbiel
 
2004 (2)
Allison Kreutzer*^
Kim Daniel
 
2003 (3)
Kim Daniel
Heather Krehbiel
Melissa Shaw
 
2002 (2)
Heather Krehbiel
Kim Daniel
 
2001 (3)
Joni Guffey
Kim Daniel
LaKeshia Hayes
 
2000 (2)
Candy Ard
LaKeshia Hayes
 
1999 (3)
Maricela Ernst
Denny Rauch
Joni Guffey
 
1997 (2)
Aidita Gibson
Mary Schwerdt
 
1996 (2)
Mary Schwerdt
Barbara Polk
 
1995 (1)
Dawn Peterson
*Runner of the Year
^Freshman of the Year