Walters Places First at Women's Cross Country PAC Championship

10/29/2022 3:15:00 PM

By: Mitch Morelli

Meet Information
Race:  PAC Championship - 6K
Location: Latrobe, Pa. - Saint Vincent College
Short Story: For the third straight season, a Franciscan runner won the PAC Championship, as Claire Walters led the way.

Race Highlights
The Franciscan Women's Cross Country team traveled to Saint Vincent for the second time in the 2022 season on Saturday for the PAC Championship. Claire Walters secured her second individual win of the season with a time of 22:00.6 to win the six kilometer race. She beat the other 106 runners in the field by more than 37 seconds. Next to finish for the Barons was sophomore, Rachel Hurley, who placed 21st. Jessica Campbell was not too far behind Hurley, as she placed 28th with a time of 24:44.10. Completing the top five finishers for Franciscan were Angelina Toole and Clara Gross, who finished 63rd and 64th.

The Barons placed 5th out of 11 schools with 144 team points. Allegheny would come out on top, as predicted by the PAC Coaches in their Preseason Poll. The Gators had just 41 team points, as they had four runners place in the top ten.

Baron Top Finishers (By Overall Place)
1st  Claire Walters 22:00.06
21st  Rachel Hurley 24:25.52
28th  Jessica Campbell 24:44.10
63rd  Angelina Toole      27:08.44
64th Clara Gross              27:14.68
71st Allison Sommer 27:40.70
88th Sofia Lawson          29:52.91

Up Next
Franciscan will focus their efforts to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on November 12th in Holland, Michigan. Last season, Alison Bryant placed 9th to earn All-Region Honors and a spot in the NCAA National Championship. As a team they placed 17th, for their second best finish in program history.

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