Overview
Stockton Women's Cross Country competed in seven meets during the 2024 season, three of which were held on the Stockton campus course. The Ospreys finished third in the NJAC Championship for their fifth consecutive top-three placing and then finished sixth out of 25 teams at the NCAA Regionals for their fourth straight top-six.
 
Head coach Claire Incantalupo helmed a nucleus of six upperclassmen and one freshman who scored in at least three meets. The group featured a trio of juniors who not only scored in five meets or more but consistently were among the top finishers on the team.
 
Stockton hosted the NCAA Regional meet for the first time ever to bookend a season that began with two home meets, the Stockton Season Opener and Osprey Open. The squad also won the Penn State Abington Invitational, topping a field of 12 teams.
 
Awards
Kayla Kass: NJAC Second Team, USTFCCCA All-Region, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Amanda McNally: NJAC Second Team, USTFCCCA All-Region, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Rachel Hayes: NJAC Second Team, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Jaelyn Barkley: NJAC Second Team
Stockton: USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
 
Highlights

• Junior Kayla Kass was the lone Osprey who scored at all seven meets. Kass was Stockton's top finisher four times, including the NJAC Championships and NCAA Metro Regionals. The junior earned all-region and all-conference honors for the third straight year. Kass ran a season-best 23:04.4 at the Interregional Border Battle.
• Senior Jaelyn Barkley and junior Rachel Hayes scored for Stockton at six meets apiece. Barkley was the team's first finisher at two meets and third Osprey at two more. She led Stockton to a team victory at the Penn State Abington Invitational as the runner-up out of 90 competitors.
• Hayes was the second and third Osprey across the finish line twice each. Hayes notched a personal best with a time of 23:18.3 at the Interregional Border Battle.
• Fifth-year transfer Amanda McNally was a key addition to Stockton's veteran core. McNally scored at five meets on the way to all-conference and all-region accolades. She was the second finisher for the Ospreys at the Interregional Border Battle, where she ran a career-best 23:18.1, and the NCAA Metro Regionals.
• Junior Maddy Valasek also scored at five meets for the Ospreys, highlighted by two races in which she was the second finisher for the squad. Valasek helped Stockton win the Penn State Abington Invitational by placing sixth out of 90 runners.
• Junior Guinevere Kennedy contributed by scoring at three meets, including the NCAA Metro Regionals. Kennedy finished a season-best eighth at the Penn State Abington Invitational.
• Freshman Evelynn Austin was the top rookie for the Ospreys, scoring at three meets in her first season. Austin established a personal best of 23:39.2 at the Interregional Border Battle and helped Stockton win the Penn State Abington Invitational as the team's third finisher and seventh out of 90 overall.