FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Foster and Parks Earn All-PSAC as Mansfield Women Finish 8
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MANSFIELD –
Destiny Foster and
Destiny Parks earned All-PSAC honors to lead the Mountaineer women's cross country team to an eighth place team finish Saturday afternoon at the PSAC Cross Country Championships at Lamb's Creek Cross Country Course in Mansfield.
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It marked the first time that Mansfield has hosted the PSAC Championships since 1977. Lamb's Creek Cross Country Course played host to the ECAC Championships two weeks ago and the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships back in 2009.
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Foster was the top finisher for the Mounties, coming in at 20
th with a time of 22:32.3 followed by Parks at 23
rd overall with a time of 22:45.1.
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Kirsten Anderson and
Allison McCurry finished 47
th and 48
th respectively at 23:20.2.
Sarah Morin turned in a time of 24:08.7 to finish 78
th.
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Melanie Hilliard was 95
th at 24:34.5 followed closely by
Sara Clauto who finished 98
th at 24:34.6. Susan Learn finished 104
th at 25:04.5 with
Sara Cavanagh not far behind with a time of 25:13.7.
Alexandria Gallagher was 134
th at 26:17.2.
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Edinboro won the women's team championship, placing five runners in the top 20 for 52 team points. Lauren Lehman of Bloomsburg won the individual title with a time of 21:17.3.
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The Mountaineers will gear up for the NCAA Atlantic Regionals on Nov. 22 hosted by Slippery Rock.