Saturday, October 29
Loudonville, N.Y. / Crossings at Colonie
12:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
MAAC Championships
Bobcats Claim MAAC Title in Dominant Fashion
10/29/2022 5:46:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — For the first time since 2015, the Quinnipiac women's cross country team is Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Champions.
Powered by five runners inside the Top 9, the Bobcats claimed a convincing victory en route to their second MAAC championship. The 26 points recorded by Quinnipiac are the second-lowest since 2014, with only Iona's 21 in 2018 besting that performance.
Grad student Emily Young and junior Liv DiStefano paced the Bobcats, finishing second and third. The meet's most outstanding rookie, Rachel St. Germain, rounded out the top five with a 21:32.5 time. Alessandra Zaffina and Corinne Barney finished seventh and ninth, respectively to round out the Bobcats' scoring.
STATS AND NOTES
The NCAA Northeast Regional Championships are slated for Friday, Nov. 11 at Van Cortlandt Park and will be hosted by Columbia University.
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac women's cross country team, be sure to follow them on social media @QU_TFXC.
QUeens of the MAAC 😎#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/Vqx0TeRtOb
— Quinnipiac Track/XC (@QU_TFXC) October 29, 2022
Powered by five runners inside the Top 9, the Bobcats claimed a convincing victory en route to their second MAAC championship. The 26 points recorded by Quinnipiac are the second-lowest since 2014, with only Iona's 21 in 2018 besting that performance.
Making sure our new passenger gets home safe 😎#BobcatNation | #MAACXC pic.twitter.com/wOVrZhUR8b
— Quinnipiac Track/XC (@QU_TFXC) October 29, 2022
Grad student Emily Young and junior Liv DiStefano paced the Bobcats, finishing second and third. The meet's most outstanding rookie, Rachel St. Germain, rounded out the top five with a 21:32.5 time. Alessandra Zaffina and Corinne Barney finished seventh and ninth, respectively to round out the Bobcats' scoring.
STATS AND NOTES
- Young's second-place finish was her best in a MAAC Championship and her third top 10 placement. She finished sixth and seventh in the last two runnings.
- DiStefano has recorded a Top 5 in each of her three runnings at the Championship. Her third-place finish was the highest of her collegiate career.
- St. Germain knocked 40 seconds off her previous best in a 6k running at the Penn State National Open.
- Zaffina recorded a collegiate best in both time and placement at the championship, clocking in at 21:41.6 en route to seventh.
- Barney's 21:45.1 pace was her best in a 6k en route to her third Top 10 of the campaign. It is her first career such finish at the MAAC Championships.
- Grace Michaud (22:42.6), Ana Caliri (23:14.0), Asia Mercier (23:23.0) and Christina Gunsalus (24:13.7) all recorded personal bests in the 6k.
The NCAA Northeast Regional Championships are slated for Friday, Nov. 11 at Van Cortlandt Park and will be hosted by Columbia University.
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac women's cross country team, be sure to follow them on social media @QU_TFXC.
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