Point Park's Guarnaccia named RSC Women's XC Runner of the Week
FLORENCE, Ky. -- Point Park University junior Katie Guarnaccia placed third overall at the NCAA Division II Walsh Invitational Sept. 2 to earn River States Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for Aug. 29-Sept. 4.
The Pittsburgh, Pa., native posted a time of 19 minutes, 18 seconds in the season-opening 5K race. There were 49 runners in the field, the first two of which came from Walsh University with sub-19:00 times. Guarnaccia was next and had an 11-second lead on the rest of the meet.
Guarnaccia won the conference individual title in women's cross country in 2015 and finished second as a freshman. Last year, she was an NAIA national qualifier in cross country, the indoor track and field 5,000 meters and outdoor track and field 10,000 meters.
The next meet for Point Park is Sept. 17 at the Penn State-Behrend Invitational.