Waynesburg women earn third-straight PAC Cross Country title

Waynesburg women earn third-straight PAC Cross Country title

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All-PAC honors
PAC Sportsmanship Team
Results (tfrrs.org)

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--Waynesburg University captured its third-straight Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Cross Country title Saturday morning.

The conference’s 35th annual, six-kilometer championship race was hosted by Waynesburg and held at the Greene County Airport. It marked Waynesburg’s first time hosting the PAC Championships since October 30, 2010.

Waynesburg’s five scoring runners finished in the top 14 of the eight-team, 114-runner field.

Grove City College, a 27-time PAC champion, was the runner-up with 47 points. Geneva College finished third with 72 points.

Saint Vincent College was fourth (104) and was followed by Chatham University in fifth (124), Westminster College in sixth (152), Washington & Jefferson College in seventh (172) and Bethany College in eighth (260).

Chatham first-year Rebecca Pennington (Petrolia, Pa. | Karns City) earned the event’s individual title and PAC Runner of the Year honors after posting a winning time of 23 minutes, 33.53 seconds (6:18/mile). She is Chatham’s first runner of the year since joining the league in 2007.

Grove City senior Rachel Martin (Mars, Pa. | Eden Christian) was the individual runner-up (23:52.46, 6:24/mile). Martin finished third a year ago.

Waynesburg freshman Aubrey Wingeart (King George, Va. | King George) finished third (24:40.93, 6:31/mile).

The top seven finishers in both the men’s and women’s races will receive All-PAC First Team recognition, while runners finishing eighth through 14th will earn All-PAC Second Team honors. Runners finishing 15th through 21st will receive All-PAC Honorable Mention recognition.

Waynesburg ninth-year head coach Chris Hardie was voted the league’s Coach of the Year for the fourth time in the last five years (2014, 2016-17).

DeSales University will host this year’s Division III Mideast Region Championships Saturday, November 10 in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. The women’s race is scheduled for 11 a.m. (EST) with the men’s race to follow at 12 p.m. (EST).

The Division III Championships are scheduled for Saturday, November 17 and will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne, Wisconsin. The women’s race will begin at 10 a.m. (EST) with the men’s race to follow at 11 a.m. (EST).  
 
2018 All-PAC First Team
Place Time Name School Yr. Hometown | High School
1 23:33.53 Rebecca Pennington Chatham Fr. Petrolia, Pa. | Karns City
2 23:52.46 Rachel Martin Grove City Sr. Mars, Pa. | Eden Christian
3 24:20.93 Aubrey Wingeart Waynesburg Fr. King George, Va. | King George
4 24:21.94 Gloria Reed Waynesburg Fr. Missouri City, Texas | Ridge Point
5 24:22.99 Maggie Bauman Grove City Sr. Gibsonia, Pa. | Hampton
6 24:39.46 Heidi Hoffman Grove City Jr. McDonald, Ohio | McDonald
7 24:48.47 Jessie Taylor Geneva Fr. Mohnton, Pa. | Governor Mifflin
 
2018 All-PAC Second Team
Place Time Name School Yr. Hometown | High School
8 24:51.25 Laura Aston Saint Vincent Fr. Irwin, Pa. | Hempfield Area
9 25:07.45 Elly McGillivray Geneva Fr. Brunswick, Md. | Brunswick
10 25:11.21 Jennifer Simmons Geneva Jr. Frederick, Md. | Walkersville
11 25:15.20 Teghan Simonton Waynesburg Sr. Waldorf, Md. | North Point
12 25:15.75 Nicole Shelton Waynesburg So. Dover, Pa. | Christian School of York
13 25:18.21 Katie Schrantz Westminster Jr. New Castle, Pa. | Neshannock
14 25:20.18 Becca Volz Waynesburg So. Pittsburgh, Pa. | Bishop Canevin
 
2018 All-PAC Honorable Mention
Place Time Name School Yr. Hometown | High School
15 25:29.45 Karen Prem Grove City So. Towson, Md. | Towson
16 25:33.94 Gianna Pugliano Waynesburg So. McMurray, Pa. | Peters Township
17 25:38.05 Faith Remich W&J Fr. New Kensington, Pa. | Burrell
18 25:40.17 Emily Ethridge Geneva Jr. Poland, Ohio | Poland Seminary
19 25:45.00 Mackenzie Tressler Grove City Sr. New Alexandria, Pa. | Greensburg-Salem
20 25:48.99 Allison Hollenbaugh Grove City  Jr. Mercer, Pa. | Lakeview
21 25:53.50 Kelly Somora Westminster Fr. Grove City, Pa. | Grove City
 
2018 PAC Sportsmanship Team
The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams and student-athletes.
School Name Year Hometown | High School
Bethany Kelly Hofmann Fr. Austintown, Ohio | Austintown Fitch
Chatham Eden Bloom Gr. Armagh, Pa. | United
Geneva Abby Julian Jr. Washington Boro, Pa. | Penn Manor 
Grove City Maty Zackzer Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley
Saint Vincent Jess Brinker Jr. Crownsville, Md. | Mount De Sales Academy
Thiel Logan Addison Jr. Greenville, Pa. | Greenville
W&J Hannah Robart So. Johnstown, Pa. | Westmont Hilltop
Waynesburg Katie Thompson Jr. Schuylkill Haven, Pa. | Blue Mountain
Westminster Katie Schrantz Jr. New Castle, Pa. | Neshannock