Point Park's Shields races to RSC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- Point Park (Pa.) University's Anna Shields had a strong showing to open the year and claimed River States Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week Aug. 28-Sept. 3.
Shields, a junior from Torrington, Conn., posted a time of 17 minutes, 19 seconds in a 5K to take first place at the NCAA Division II Walsh Invitational. It was a school record, which beat the previous record that she shared of last year by 1:02. She beat a field of 77 runners with only three of them under 18:00.
Point Park's next meet is Sept. 9 at the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen Invitational.