Kate Walkup
Katy Walkup

Concord Places Seventh at MEC Championship

10/26/2024 10:29:00 PM

Results

WHEELING, W.Va. – The Concord University women's cross country team finished seventh at the Mountain East Conference Championship Saturday morning on the Crispin Golf Course at Oglebay Resort.

Concord scored 175 points. Davis & Elkins won the meet with 41 points.

Senior Madison Cornett earned All-MEC Second Team for the second straight season by finishing 20th with a time of 23:43 for the 6,000-meter course. Junior Katy Walkup just missed another All-MEC Second Team performance as she placed 22nd in a showing of 24:05.

Junior Emma Jenkins clocked 25:34 to finish 42nd. Sophomore Charlotte McGinnis was five spots behind Jenkins as she clocked 26:20. The final scoring runner for CU was sophomore Abbey Londeree who finished 53rd with a time of 26:40.

Freshman Kate Kelly and sophomore Sara Turner both crossed the finish line in 26:52 as they placed 56th and 57th, respectively. Completing the Mountain Lion field was freshman Larah Blevins (69th/27:53), senior Kaylee Dixon (70th/28:07) and sophomore Piper Doughton (72nd/28:30).

The individual winner was Lauren Twyman of Davis & Elkins.

Both the MEC Runner and Freshman of the Year went to Point Park's Cassandra O'Connor. Davis & Elkins head coach Jason Pyles was the MEC Coach of the Year.

Concord's next competition will be the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Championship at Lock Haven University November 9.
 
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