Taylor-Ashley Bean is the 2014 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Cross Country Women’s Champion.
Bean finished first helping her Virginia State University Women's Cross-Country teammates finish 4th in the 12 School Event at Wake Med Soccer Park-Cross Country Course.
Seventy-Runners went to the start line with Bean recording a time of 19:27.57.
Bean needed a kick at the end to hold off a strong challenge from four other competitors Jazmina Paris-Morris finished second clocking 19:32.74, Shana Brown was third with a time of 19:33.25. Fourth place went to Merideth Alexander who clocked 19:33.45 and fifth went to Danisha Wiggins who crossed the line in a time of 19:34.67.