John Czarnecki, Director of Athletics at Hilbert College, is pleased to announce Nick Orlowski as the Hawks' new head coach for the men's and women's cross country program.
The Penn State Behrend men's and women's cross country teams have been named USTFCCCA All-Academic for their combined work in the classroom this past season.
The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team combined for a team score of 663 to finish 22nd place out of 51 teams at the Mid-East Regional Meet hosted by DeSales.
Penn State Behrend has claimed back-to-back women's cross country titles, including four in the past five years, Saturday morning on the Campus of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
Penn State Behrend enters the AMCC women's championship meet looking to claim back-to-back conference titles, as Franciscan University aims to reclaim their 2014 championship.
Returning for their fourth consecutive race, the Hilbert College men's and women's cross country teams volunteered their services at the Lou Reuter Scholarship Run October 16.
Williams led the Lady Barons with a 47th place finish at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble with a 6K time of 23:07. Williams was the top AMCC runner at the meet, her time was a personal best for a 6k event this season, and it is the top AMCC 6K time so far this season.
The AMCC is embarking on its 20th anniversary during the 2016-17 academic year. Since 1997 there have been many outstanding teams and individual student-athletes who have risen to the top of their sports. We are honored to recognize and highlight some of those accomplishments throughout this anniversary year.
Crissman finished first for Behrend and first overall for the second race in a row. She ran with a 6:11 mile pace-time, leading the Lions to a team first place finish at the Houghton Invitational. Her overall time of 19:12.3 on the 5k course put her in first on the 2016 top times list.
The Hilbert College cross country programs hosted the 8th annual Meghan Memorial Invitational this morning and they welcomed the largest crowd to date in a rainy morning run.
Lee ran a career-best 6K at the highly competitive Paul Short Run at Lehigh. She led the Hilbert women's team through the rolling hills at the Goodman Campus and is quickly taking on a leadership role on the team. Her 6K time of 24:16 places her in second place of the AMCC 2016 top times for 6K courses.
The Franciscan women's cross country team took fifth overall at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational, Friday afternoon, while Pitt-Greensburg finished ninth.
Reinholz ran her fastest race of the year in a quality field that included DI and DII schools. She was the top finisher among AMCC schools who competed in the event, crossing the 5K finish line in 19:29. Reinholz placed 19th out of 223 runners.
The Franciscan University women's cross country team dominated the 2016 Franciscan Cross Country Invite and took first as five of the seven Lady Barons finished in the top-10.
The Hilbert College women's cross country team dropped over six minutes off their collective individual times from a week ago, to run to a 15th place finish at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational race hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College this afternoon.
Crissman finshed first for Behrend and second overall in the 5k Behrend Invitational. Crissman helped Behrend capture their second 1st place team finish this year.
Pitt-Greensburg junior Kelsey Oddis finished third overall for the women while sophomore Daniel Spanner placed fourth for the men to pace the Pitt-Greensburg cross country team to second place finishes at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Preview Event on Saturday morning.
Franciscan University freshmen Grace Galligan and Bernadette Williams led the Franciscan women's cross country team at the National Catholic Cross Country Meet, hosted by the University of Notre Dame, Friday afternoon.
Oddis won her first career race this past Saturday at the Westmoreland County Community College Invitational. She finished the 5K race with a time of 21:36.7.
Franciscan University freshman Bernadette Williams paced the Lady Barons at the Bethany Invitational, Saturday morning, leading the Barons to an 11th place finish, while La Roche College finished in 14th place.
Pitt-Greensburg junior Kelsey Oddis won her first career race to pace the Pitt-Greensburg Cross Country team as it competed in the Westmoreland County Community College Invitational on Saturday morning.