Women's Cross Country Finish Second at USCAA Nationals

The women's cross country team traveled to Virginia Beach looking to defend their title at the USCAA Cross Country National Championships but came away with a strong second place finish.

Freshman Abby Perez led the women's team with fifth place overall finish and a time of 23:50 in the 6K race. Sophomore Cassidy Engleson finished eighth overall with a time of 24:12. Junior Erin Cocca rounded off the top 10 with a 10th place finish and a time of 24:19. Perez made first-team All-American while Engleson and Cocca earned second-team All-American honors.

Over 90 runners from 12 schools participated in the race. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College was the overall winner.

"The women performed very well despite having injuries to our top runners. The men did everything we asked them this season and put a real scare on a great Delhi team. To have five guys finish under 28 minutes was our goal," said Mike Melfi, men's and women's cross country head coach.