Women's Cross Country | 9/8/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 1 PAC Honors (for events between August 31-Sept. 6)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 1 of the 2026 season.
PAC Runner of the Week
Cayla Lawrence • Grove City • Senior • Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima
Lawrence won the individual title Friday night at the Westminster Fisher Invitational by completing the 5,000-meter course in 19 minutes, 34.6 seconds ... She helped Grove City to the team title over five other programs with 22 points, 25 ahead of the runner-up.
PAC Honor Roll
Allegheny senior Shyann Rulander (Warren, Pa./Warren); Franciscan junior Emily Maag (Cleona, Pa./Annville Cleona Secondary); Geneva junior Audrey McAlister (Ellwood City, Pa./Homeschooled); Hiram senior Elaine Guyette (Mantua, Ohio/Crestwood); 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
Josie Jones • Grove City • Freshman • Grove City, Pa./Grove City
Friday night at Westminster, Jones finished second overall in her collegiate debut by posting a time of 19:40.5, which helped the Wolverines claim the team title at the Fisher Invitational.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Franciscan freshman Clara Bruce (Brookfield, Wis./Chesterton Academy); Geneva sophomore Hope Haring (Wexford, Pa./Eden Christian); Thiel freshman Kaley Milliron (Stratanville, Pa./Central Clarion); Waynesburg freshman Kaitlyn Ritchie (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor); Westminster freshman Kelsi Lott (Leechburg, Pa./Kiski)
PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Shyann Rulander ran to a 16th-place finish out of 74 runners and first among non-scholarship competitors at Edinboro's Doug Watts Open (20:29.5) ... Emily Maag was first for Franciscan at the Wright State Mike Baumer Classic, taking 38th overall and second among DIII runners (19:44.6) ... Audrey McAlister led Geneva to a second-place finish at Westminster Fisher Invitational on Friday by finishing fourth overall in the 5K race with a time of 20:19.86. ... Saint Francis' Nina Conners finished in third place at the Red Wolves' home Fr. Bede Invitational, running 14:53.5 in the 4K race, the 11th-best all time at the Invitational ... Arryanna Bardo had a strong showing for Thiel at Westminster's Fisher Invitational last Friday, placing 18th in the 76-runner field (21:55.08) ... Westminster's Kelsi Lott finished sixth overall and second among first-year runners with a time of 21:01.33 at the Titans' season-opening Fisher Invitational.