Meet Information
Race: PAC Women's Cross Country Championships
Location: Bethany, W.Va.
Date: March 20, 2021
Short Story: Alison Bryant wins her first PAC Cross Country Championship Individual Title, as the Lady Barons finish in second in their first ever PAC Championship.


Race Highlights
Franciscan competed in their first PAC Cross Country Championship, as the Lady Barons earned a second place finish. This race along with all other races this season were only five kilometers, instead of the usual six kilometers.  Alison Bryant would take home the individual crown, as she ran a time of 18:29, 50 seconds faster then the second place finisher. Shannon Wieszczek would be the next Lady Baron to finish, as she placed 11th with a time of 20:33. Elizabeth Atkins would place in the Top 20, as she ran a time of 20:59. Junior Sydni Cain finished next in 26th place with a time of 21:22. Ashlin LaFond would place 29th with a time of 21:35. 

That would add up to 87 points for the Lady Barons, which would give them second place. Waynesburg would have four runners finish in the top 10 to secure the team title with only 40 points. It would be the Yellow Jackets fifth straight title in Women's Cross Country. 

Meet Results 
1st    Waynesburg (40 pts)
2nd   Franciscan (87 pts)
3rd    Geneva       (105 pts)
4th    Westminster (125 pts)
5th    Grove City    (127 pts)
6th    Saint Vincent (133 pts)
7th    Chatham       (145 pts)
8th    Bethany        (157 pts)
9th    Thiel             (225 pts)
    
Baron Top Finishers (By Overall Place)
1st   Alison Bryant                18:29
11th  Shannon Wieszczek     20:33
20th  Elizabeth Atkins           20:59
26th  Sydni Cain                   21:22
29th  Ashlin LaFond              21:35
38th  Sydney Lorentz           22:51
46th  Taylor Smith                23:42          

Up Next
This concludes the 2020-21 Cross Country Season. Many of the same runners will take their talent to the outdoor track & field season. The Outdoor Track & Field season begins next Saturday at Bethany.

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