AMCC

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR SATURDAY

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR SATURDAY

The AMCC Women's Cross Country Championship will take off this Saturday, November 2 on the campus of Penn State Behrend. Franciscan University will be looking to defend their title, as they earned their sixth overall championship a year ago. 

However, the Penn State Behrend Lions are holding down seven of the top 10 times in the conference this season. Senior Riley Crissman's 22:03.2 finish at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble was the top time recorded this season on the women's side, while senior Jenna Shelton's 22:49.2 puts her right behind Crissman in the number two spot. Junior Savanna Carr and freshman Julia Fasiczka also rank in the top ten.

Franciscan sophomore Alison Bryant, the 2018 Newcomer of the Year, recorded the third-best time of the season as she completed the Inter-Regional Rumble in 23:10.5. Other Barons recording top-ten times on the season include Shannon Wieszczek and Kristine Stickney

The AMCC Championship will take place on Saturday, November 2 at Penn State Behrend. The men's race will begin at 11 a.m. with the women to follow at 12:15 p.m.