Olivia Nola, Penn State Behrend, Women's Cross Country
Nola paced Behrend at the Houghton Invitational and placed fourth out of 81 runners in the first meet of the season. She ran 15:07.18, nearly two minutes faster than her season-opening time at Houghton a year ago.
RUNNER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend SO Olivia Nola paced Behrend at the Houghton Invitational and placed fourth out of 81 runners in the first meet of the season. She ran 15:07.18, nearly two minutes faster than her season-opening time at Houghton a year ago.
BEST OF THE REST: Hilbert JR Maddie Fusco had a convincing win by three and a half minutes over the second place finisher, as she finished first out of 19 runners with a time of 21:02 at the Daniel Walker Invite...Alfred State JR Sarah Rivet recorded a top 50 finish, best of the Pioneer women's cross country roster, as her 17:25.6 time was good enough to help her team claim the sixth place spot on the team rankings...Pitt-Greensburg SO Madison Stonbraker was All-AMCC last year and started her season off with a bang, finishing with the best time on the team at the WCCC Invite...Mt. Aloysius FR Jayda Bonsu competed in her first collegiate competition, as she ran for a sixth place finish overall, less than three minutes behind the leader, while also finishing as the top Division III finisher, over 30 seconds behind her closest competitor.