Meet Information
Race: PAC Championship 6K
Location: Gibsonia, Pa. - Chatham University
Short Story: Alison Bryant wins the Individual Title, as the team places in second. 

Race Highlights
The Franciscan Women's Cross Country had another strong showing in their second ever PAC Championship on Saturday afternoon. On the wet and cold day, the Lady Barons placed second with 55 points, 32 points better than their finish last spring.

The Lady Barons were led by senior Alison Bryant who beat the field with her time of 23:33.07. She finished more than thirty seconds ahead of the second place finisher from Waynebsurg. Next to cross for Franciscan was senior Elizabeth Atkins in 8th place. Franciscan then had a pair of newcomers finish back to back in 13th and 14th in the duo of Rachel Hurley and Jessica Campbell. Rounding out the top five for Franciscan was Ashlin LaFond in 19th place with a time of 26:43.17. 

Waynebsurg was able to win the team title with 54 points, as they have now won six straight PAC titles. The Yellow Jackets had and Lady Barons both had four players place in the top 15 in what will go down as the closest finishes in PAC history.
 
Link to Full Field Results 

Baron Top Finishers (By Overall Place)
1st   Alison Bryant             23:33.07
8th   Elizabeth Atkins        25:03.6
13th  Rachel Hurley           26:13.08
14th  Jessica Campbell     26:19.68
19th  Ashlin LaFond           26:43.17
36th Allison Sommer         27:51.28
49th Angelina Toole           28:35.16
54th Maria Gontis               29:04.22
56th Taylor Smith                29:18.73
58th Sydney Lorentz           29:37.56
73rd Beatrice Wear             30:44.88
77th Katie Sommers            31:41.04
86th Brigid Kelly                   35:38.38
87th Katherine Lazuka          36:40.19

Up Next
Franciscan will have two weeks to prepare for the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Meet on November 13th in Shelbyville, Indiana. This will be the first time Franciscan has traveled west to race in their NCAA Regional Meet, as they used to always be a member of the Mid-Atlantic Region. 

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