Rio Grande captures 2016 RSC Women's Cross Country Meet Championship
Rio Grande captures 2016 RSC Women's Cross Country Meet Championship
RESULTS: Women's Team Women's Individual
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- The University of Rio Grande won the women's team title at the 2016 River States Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday hosted by WVU Tech at The Summit Bechtel Reserve near Beckley, W.Va.
The Rio Grande women's team advances to the NAIA Cross Country National Championship Nov. 19 in Elshah, Ill. The RedStorm earned the RSC automatic qualification as conference champions.
Click the links above for complete results from official meet timer TriStateRacer.com.
NAIA individual qualification was also at stake with the top four individuals not from the team champion also advancing to the national meet.
Asbury (Ky.) University senior Katy Falkenberg was the RSC women's ndividual champion for the second time in her career and was the first NAIA individual qualifier. She won the 5K race with a time of 19 minutes, 16 seconds.
Other individual national qualifiers in women's cross country were Katie Guarnaccia (Point Park), Anna Shields (Point Park) and Brittany Sloan (IU Kokomo).
The top 14 finishers in the race were declared to the RSC Women's Cross Country All-Conference Teams. The first seven finishers were the RSC First Team and the next seven finishers the RSC Second Team.
The RSC Women's Cross Country Champions of Character Team was also selected with one individual from each team chosen as the one who best exhibits the five core character values of the NAIA's Champions of Character program of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.
For the complete lists of RSC Women's Cross Country All-Conference Teams and the RSC Women's Champions of Character Team, scroll down this page.
Note: Ohio Christian and Alice Lloyd undeclared from NAIA cross country meaning those schools were not eligible to advance to nationals as a team or individuals. But they competed within the RSC championship and were eligible for team and individual championship and honors, such as all-conference.
2016 RSC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
1. Katy Falkenberg (AU) Sr.
2. Ariel Arellano-Young (OCU) So.
3. Katie Guarnaccia (PPU) Jr.
4. Lucy Williams (RIO) So.
5. Anna Shields (PPU) So.
6. Brittany Sloan (IUK) So.
7. Ivy Aleshire (WVUT) Jr.
Second Team
8. Jenny Murtha (PPU) Fr.
9. McKenna Phipps (AU) So.
10. Maggie Dellinger (AU) So.
11. Rachel Ball (RIO) Jr.
12. Aubrey Dunfee (RIO) Jr.
13. Alyssa Turrentine (OCU) Fr.
14. Allison Lyon (AU) So.
2016 RSC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM
Brittney Buttrey – Alice Lloyd
Rachel Terry – Asbury
Makenzie Jackson – Brescia
Janika Hutton – Carlow
Becca Deacon – Cincinnati Christian
Teresa Huelseman – IU East
Bre Robertson – IU Kokomo
Rachelle Felski – Midway
Ariel Arellano-Young – Ohio Christian
Saydi Lappe – Point Park
Kelsey Miller – Rio Grande
Sierra Seay – WVU Tech
RIVER STATES CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW & MEET INFORMATION
The River States Conference Men's & Women's Cross Country Championship Meet is this Saturday, Nov. 5 hosted by WVU Tech at The Summit Bechtel Reserve near Beckley, W.Va. The meet is the NAIA national qualifier for teams and individuals from the conference.
The men's and women's team champions will receive the conference's automatic bids to the NAIA National Championship Meet Nov. 19 in Elsah, Ill. Individual qualifiers will also advance from the conference with the top four individuals not from the championship team qualifying for nationals.
The RSC championship meet will also determine the all-conference awardees with the top seven finishers earning RSC first-team honors and the next seven finishers making the RSC second team. Individual awards for RSC Runner of the Year, Coach of the Year and Newcomer of the Year will also be selected.
The women's 5K begins at 11 a.m., and the men's 8K is at 12 p.m. An awards ceremony will follow at 1 p.m. Results will be posted at RiverStatesConference.com following the meet.
For directions to the course, use the GPS address listed below. Once at the entrance to The Summit Bechtel Reserve, following signage provided by WVU Tech to the course.
MEET INFORMATION:
RSC Men's & Women's Cross Country Championship
Nov. 5, 2016
Location: The Summit Bechtel Reserve, Mount Hope, WV
GPS address: WV-61 & Jack Furst Dr, Piney View, WV 25801 (Follow signage from host WVU Tech to reach the course)
11 a.m. – Women's 5K
12 p.m. – Men's 8K
1 p.m. – Awards