Women's Cross Country | 9/15/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 2 PAC Honors (for events between Sept. 7-13)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 2 of the 2026 season.
PAC Runner of the Week
Grace Neubert • Saint Vincent • Junior • Saint Mary's, Pa./Elk County Catholic
A back-to-back NCAA Division III Championship qualifier, Neubert began her season on a strong note ... The junior won the 6K race at the Bethany College Invitational by over one minute, racing to a winning time of 22:34.3, which was a 6:03 pace ... Led by Neubert, SVC finished first out of nine teams at the Invitational with 37 points, seven in front of Division II Clarion.
PAC Honor Roll
Bethany senior Mary Tracey (Clarksburg, W.Va./Liberty); Geneva junior Audrey McAlister (Ellwood City, Pa./Homeschooled); Hiram senior McKenzie Riley (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Joseph Academy); Saint Francis junior Nina Adams (Adamstown, Md./Tuscarora); Thiel freshman Arryanna Bardo (Cherry Creek, N.Y./Pine Valley); Waynesburg sophomore Erin Belveal (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Jase Engle • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman • Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon
Engle led the way for the W&J women, finishing in sixth place at the Bethany College Invitational ... The freshman paced her way to a time of 24:43.9 to finish in the top 10.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Franciscan freshman Charlotte Gauntner (Pittsburgh, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart); Geneva sophomore Hope Haring (Wexford, Pa./Eden Christian); Saint Vincent freshman Samantha Straub (Saint Mary's, Pa./Elk County Catholic); Thiel freshman Kaley Milliron (Stratanville, Pa./Central Clarion); Waynesburg freshman Kierstyn Orlandini (West Wyoming, Pa./The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School);
PAC Records & Milestones
Geneva's Audrey McAlister continued her strong start to the season by taking sixth place overall in the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational with a personal-best time of 22:46.8, the third-best among all competing Division III runners and missing a spot in the top five by just .6 seconds ... Hiram's McKenzie Riley ran a season-best 22:02 Friday at the Commodore Invitational, which marks an eight-second season-best improvement from last weekend ... In her first career race, Saint Vincent's Samantha Straub finished eighth at the Bethany Invitational in a time of 25:00.8 ... Erin Belveal led Waynesburg at the Bethany Invitational by placing a team-best 16th out of 76 runners with a time of 25:22.2.