Women’s Cross Country Prepped For Regional Race
The Penn State Behrend women's cross country will compete in the NCAA Division III Niagara Regional Championships hosted by Houghton on Saturday, Nov. 11.
HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Penn State Behrend women's cross country will compete in the NCAA Division III Niagara Regional Championships hosted by Houghton on Saturday, Nov. 11. The 6k race begins at noon.
Coverage:
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Behrend News & Notes:
* Olivia Nola (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy), Savanna Carr (Franklin, PA/Franklin), Lindsey Hartle (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth), Bethany Litwiler (Reynolds, PA/Reynolds), Ivy Laffan (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf), Haley Felton (Midway, PA/Fort Cherry), and Carly Amon (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) will participate in Saturday's race
* Freshman Abby Major (Erie, PA/McDowell) will serve as the Lions alternate runner this weekend
* Nola, Carr, Hartle, Litwiler, and Laffan all earned All-AMCC honors with their performances two weeks ago at AMCC Championships
* Their times propelled the women to their 13th overall championship and fifth consecutive title
* Nola and Carr were named to the All-Region team with 17th (23:15.4) and 20th (23:27.0) place finishes out of 166 runners at last year's regionals
* Hartle, Litwiler, and Laffan finished 77th (25:28.4), 90th (26:14.5) and 96th (26:33.3), respectively
* As a team, Behrend recorded a 12th place finish out of 24 teams with a total score of 300 at last season's NCAA Regionals