Carr Advances to Nationals; Lions Place 23rd at Mid-East Regionals

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Junior Savanna Carr (Franklin, PA/Franklin Area) became the second-ever Penn State Behrend women's cross country runner to advance to the NCAA Championship. Carr finishing eighth at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Mid-East Regional on Saturday afternoon. Her eighth place finish is the best finish at the NCAA Regional in Behrend women's cross country history.

Key Moments:

* Savanna Carr finished in eighth place at the NCAA Mid-East Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championship next weekend in Louisville, Kentucky
* Carr had career-best time of 21:52.7 to earn her All-Region honors
* The junior most recently won the AMCC Championship before competing at the Mid-East Regional
* As a team, the Lions finished 23^rd out of 49 teams with a score of 631
* Riley Crissman (Bradford, PA/Bradford Area) finished 57th overall with a time of 23:08.7

Distance: 6K
Teams: 49
Total Runners: 349

Penn State Behrend Results
* Savanna Carr (8^th overall) – 21:52.7
* Riley Crissman (57^th overall) – 23:08.7
* Hanna Drozynski (164^th overall) – 24:46.5
* Julia Fasiczka (180^th overall) – 25:07.1
* Erica Koenig (249^th overall) – 26:41.3
* Emily Ferrans (264^th overall) – 27:16.8