GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum College head cross country coach Cory Pratt has announced the signing of Makenzi Alley of Cincinnati, Ohio as a member of the Pioneers women's cross country team's 2015 signing class.

Alley comes to Tusculum after earning two letters at Oak Hills High School under the direction of head coach Shellie Hageman. She owns a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 19:58. Alley also earned letters on the Highlanders' basketball, swimming and track teams.

"Makenzi is a well-rounded young athlete," said Pratt. "She picked up distance running later than our other signees, but what she has been able to learn in a short amount of time is impressive. When she adds experience and training to her talent, she has the chance to be a special runner at Tusculum."

Alley joins early signees Mackenzie Newsome and Lindsey Mank along with Ashley Andrukonis of Greeneville, Tennessee, Deondra Thomas of Columbia, Tennessee, and Lillian Wallace of Memphis, Tennessee to make up the Pioneers' incoming class.

Tusculum is scheduled to compete in five regular season meets this season beginning on September 4th at the Catawba/Chick-Fil-A Invitational in Salisbury, North Carolina. The South Atlantic Conference Championship will take place on October 24th in Ewing, Virginia while the NCAA II Southeast Regional will be held in Wingate, North Carolina on November 7th.