2016 Women's Cross Country News
Christopher Newport Women's Cross Country Takes Third at NCAA South/Southeast Regional; York Ninth at Mideast Regional
November 12, 2016
Christopher Newport placed third and had four runners receive All-Region honors at the NCAA South/Southeast Women's Cross Country Regional championship on Saturday, leading CAC performances at the regional meets.
York and Christopher Newport Lead All-CAC Women's Cross Country Team with Six Honorees Each; CNU's Schmitt Earns Athlete of the Year Award
November 03, 2016
YORK, Pa. - CAC-champion York and runner-up Christopher Newport each landed six runners on the 2016 All-CAC Women's Cross Country team to headline the honorees around the conference. The Captains and Spartans also claimed the major individual awards, as CNU senior Emmie Schmitt earned Athlete of the Year, freshman teammate Jessica Lee secured Rookie of the Year, and York head coach Stephen LoBianco was named Coach of the Year.
York Women's Cross Country Captures First-Ever CAC Title
October 29, 2016
The York women's cross country team placed four runners in the top seven on its way to the program's first-ever CAC Championship on Saturday in Hershey, Pa. The Spartans totaled 31 points to narrowly defeat second-place Christopher Newport by two points, ending the Captains three-year streak atop the conference.
VIDEO: CAC Women's Cross Country Pre-Championship Webcast
October 26, 2016
The 2016 CAC Women's Cross Country Championship meet will be hosted by Penn State Harrisburg this Saturday at the Hershey Entertainment Complex in Hershey, Pa. Race time for women's 6k is set for noon. The men's race will precede the women's at 11 a.m.
Christopher Newport Freshman Jessica Lee Secures CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
October 18, 2016
Christopher Newport freshman Jessica Lee earned CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this year after winning the non-Division I portion of the CNU Invitational. Lee registered the Captains' top time in the 6k at 23:10, defeating all non-Division I opponents and posting the 10th-fastest mark by any competitor, including the 37 Division I runners. Guided by Lee's efforts, CNU notched a perfect score of 15 to win the non-Division I competition.
York Sophomore Jess Delviscio Earns CAC Women's Cross Country Weekly Honors
October 11, 2016
York sophomore Jess Delviscio was honored as the CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week after helping the Spartans to a sixth-place team finish at the DeSales Invitational on Saturday. Delviscio was the top CAC finisher at the meet, taking 29th place with a time of 23:21 in a field of 230 runners.
Christopher Newport Senior Emmie Schmitt Named CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
October 04, 2016
Christopher Newport senior Emmie Schmitt was chosen as the CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week after leading the Captains with a time of 22:38 in the 6k at Lehigh's Paul Short Run.
Christopher Newport Freshman Jessica Lee Named CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
September 20, 2016
Christopher Newport freshman Jessica Lee was named the CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week after winning the College Division 5k at the William & Mary Invitational, crossing the line 19:21.3. That performance not only led all non-Division I athletes, but it also placed her 17th among all competitors at the meet. Guided by that performance, the Captains won the team title at the competition with a score of 18.
St. Mary's Sophomore Halcyon Ruskin Claims CAC Women's Cross Country Weekly Honors
September 13, 2016
St. Mary's sophomore Halcyon Ruskin was selected as the CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week after finishing in eighth place at the Shannon Henretty Invitational hosted by Stevenson. Ruskin completed the 6k in 27:32.62 while leading the Seahawks to a fifth-place team finish.
Salisbury Junior Alison Schwarz Selected as CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
September 07, 2016
Salisbury junior Alison Schwarz was named the CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week after placing third at the Salisbury Fall Classic. Schwarz finished the 6k in 23:18 on a wet, windy course behind only two runners from DeSales. The Sea Gulls place second in the team standings at the meet.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL: Christopher Newport Tabbed to Four-Peat
September 01, 2016
hree-time defending champion Christopher Newport was once again selected as the preseason favorite to win the conference this fall, as the Captains totaled eight first-place votes and 80 points to lead the way in a vote of the CAC women's cross country coaches.
Brian Cunningham Tabbed as Marymount Cross Country Coach
August 15, 2016
Marymount (Va.) University Director of Athletics Jamie Reynolds announced on Wednesday the hiring of the newest Head Coach of the men's and women's cross country teams, Brian Cunningham.
CAC Fall Teams Set for NCAA Postseason
November 13, 2015
NCAA Championship competition commences this weekend for a number of CAC fall sports teams. The NCAA postseason opens up in cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball.