Ravens Lock Up Fifth in HCAC Championships

The Anderson University women's cross country team locked up fifth place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Championships on Saturday in Bluffton, Ohio.

Paige McKain led the Ravens, capturing sixth place with a personal-record (PR) 6K time of 24 minutes, 14.5 seconds to garner first-team all-HCAC honors. Lydia Dyer claimed eighth and earned first-team all-HCAC honors with a season-best time of 24:18.2. Emilie Penick took 14th and received all-HCAC Honorable Mention with a PR time of 24:49.9.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Manchester University – 52
2. Hanover College – 59
3. Franklin College – 76
4. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology – 96
5. Anderson University – 111
6. Transylvania University - 112
7. Bluffton University – 165

Earlham College, Mount St. Joseph University and Defiance College did not record team scores.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Paige McKain – 6th – 24:14.5 – Personal Record – First-Team All-HCAC
• Lydia Dyer – 8th – 24:18.2 – Season Best – First-Team All-HCAC
• Emilie Penick – 14th – 24:49.9 – 1:18.7 Personal Record – All-HCAC Honorable Mention
• Callie Guthrie – 43rd – 27:27.2 – Season Best
• Baileigh Stewart – 47th – 27:46.7
• Jasmyn Benjamin – 48th – 27:51.5 – Personal Record
• Mariah Sanders – 55th – 29:11.2
• Jaycie Sones – 61st – 29:43.0
• Sierra Kalli – 66th – 32:07.9

UP NEXT

The Ravens compete in the NCAA D-III Great Lakes Regional on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. in East Lansing, Mich. at Forest Akers Golf Course.