KIAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week -- Katie Guarnaccia (Point Park)
FLORENCE, Ky. – Point Park University's Katie Guarnaccia had a strong performance of fifth place at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge this past weekend and has been named the KIAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week.
Guarnaccia, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, Pa., had a time of 18:58 in the 5K, one of only five runners in the field of 296 to break 19:00. It is the fifth time in eight weeks this season that Guarnaccia won the weekly conference honor.
With many NAIA Top 25 teams in attendance, Guarnaccia led Point Park to ninth place of 26 teams. Two of the runners that beat her have been named NAIA Runner of the Week this season.
Point Park's next competition is Nov. 7 at the KIAC Championship Meet Nov. 7 at Rio Grande. Follow KIAC Women's Cross Country at KIACSports.com, on Twitter @KIACSports and Facebook.com/KIACSports