This Week in PAC Women's Cross Country

Sept. 21-27

PAC Women's Runners of the Week for Sept. 29
PAC Women's Runners of the Week for Sept. 29

Women's Cross Country | 9/29/2026 4:00:00 PM

Week 4 PAC Honors (for events between Sept. 21-27)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 4 of the 2026 season.

PAC Runner of the Week
Cayla Lawrence • Grove City • Senior • Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima
Lawrence helped lead Grove City to a fourth-place finish at the Lock Haven Invitational by taking eighth place overall and third among Division III runners in the field with a time of 21 minutes, 55.4 seconds on the six-kilometer course. 


PAC Honor Roll
Allegheny senior Shyann Rulander (Warren, Pa./Warren); Bethany senior Mary Tracey (Clarksburg, W.Va./Liberty); Geneva junior Audrey McAlister (Ellwood City, Pa./Homeschooled); Saint Vincent junior Grace Neubert (Saint Mary's, Pa./Elk County Catholic); Thiel freshman Arryanna Bardo (Cherry Creek, N.Y./Pine Valley); W&J senior Cali LaRue (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour); Waynesburg sophomore Erin Belveal (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay); 

PAC Newcomer of the Week
Josie Jones • Grove City • Freshman • Grove City, Pa./Grove City
Saturday at Lock Haven, Jones placed 10th overall in a time of 22:09.9 ... She finished as the top freshman at the event, helping Grove City finish fourth in the team standings.


PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman Olivia Killingsworth (Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro); Geneva freshman Hope Haring (Wexford, Pa./Eden Christian Academy); Saint Vincent junior Samantha Straub (Saint Mary's, Pa./Elk County Catholic); Thiel freshman Kaley Milliron (Stratanville, Pa./Central Clarion); W&J freshman Leigha Kay (Galena, Ohio/Big Walnut); Waynesburg freshman Kaitlyn Ritchie (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor); Westminster freshman Kelsi Lott (Leechburg, Pa./Kiski)

PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Shyann Rulander led the Gators to a third-place finish at the Youngstown State Collegiate Invitational by placing 24th overall and was the second-best D-III runner at the meet with a time of 24:43.99 ... Bethany's Mary Tracey was the top-ranked individual competitor at the La Roche Invitational and finished fourth out of 24 runners in the women's 5K with a time of 26:54 ... Audrey McAlister paced Geneva's women's team on Saturday at the YSU invitational, finishing in 19th place out of a field of 85 runners, as her time of 24:04 was the best mark of any Division III athlete competing at the meet, only behind runners from Division I YSU and Robert Morris ... At Lock Haven Saturday, Saint Vincent's Grace Neubert finished 15th with a time of 22:18.3, helping lead the Bearcats to a ninth-place finish in the 22-team field ... W&J's Cali LaRue posted a career day at the Lock Haven Invitational, racing to the seventh-fastest time in school history with a mark of 23:23.4 ... Westminster's Kelsi Lott crossed the line in 25:22.15, finishing in 29th place, at Saturday's Youngstown State Invitational.