KIAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week -- Katie Guarnaccia (Point Park)
FLORENCE, Ky. – Point Park University's Katie Guarnaccia has been named the KIAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for Sept. 7-13, her second time in as many weeks to win the award.
Guarnaccia, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, Pa., placed first of 143 runners at the Bethany (W.Va.) College Invitational on Saturday. Her 6K time of 22:56 set a Point Park school record and beat the rest of the field by 51 seconds
Guarnaccia's performance led Point Park to a team placement of third out of 17 teams. Heavy rains in the area slowed down times across the board in what was a very wet and soggy course. It was the second strong meet in a row for Guarnaccia who was fifth at the NCAA Division I Duquesne Duals the week before with a time of 18:49 (5K).
Point Park women's cross country is next in action on Saturday at the Penn State-Behrend Invitational on Saturday.
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