Women's Cross Country Wins First AMCC Title
The Penn State Behrend women's cross country
team captured their first-ever Allegheny Mountain Collegiate
Conference (AMCC) Championship on Saturday, October 27. The
championships were held at La Roche. After finishing second for four
consecutive years, the women's team dominated four-time champions
Frostburg.
In the women's race Penn State Behrend
runners paced the championships and placed one through four, and
earned seven of the top ten finishers. Jessica Knapp (Erie/McDowell)
ran a 21:21 to win the individual title, while fellow sophomore Andrea
Sanko (Butler/Butler) was on her heels in a 21:33. Lyndsey Boor
(Columbia Cross Roads/Troy) and freshman Clair Manelick
(Youngsville/Youngsville) finished in third and fourth in 21:42 and
22:24. Also in the top
ten were Suzie Szafran (Bradford/Bradford) in sixth place in 22:37,
Jessie Coe (Union City/Union City) in seventh place in 23:06, and Tara
Burgess (Union City/Union City) in tenth place in 23:58. Runners who
place in the top ten earn AMCC all-conference honors for their
efforts. Behrend totaled 16 points to Frostburg's 55,
Pitt-Bradford's 81, Lake Erie's 84, and La Roche DNQ.
Next up for head coach Dave
Cooper's crew is the NCAA MidEast Regionals at Lehigh, Pa. on
November 10. Qualifiers would then compete in the NCAA Nationals on
November 17.
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