Mustangs Fifth at CAC Championships, Riley All-CAC
THORNTON, Va. - Stevenson University women's cross country freshman Danielle Riley (Hartly, Del./Lake Forest) earned All-CAC Second Team honors after finishing 11th at the CAC Cross Country Championships hosted by Mary Washington Saturday at Indian Acres. As a team, the Mustangs finished fifth with 138 points.
In her first 6K race, Riley finished in a time of 25:06.80 to earn all-conference honors, becoming the first Mustang to do so. In doing so, she continued her six race streak of being the first Stevenson runner to cross the finish line.
Riley did not compete in the team's only other 6K race of the season on September 27 at the Don Cathart Invitational.
Junior Nicole Nash (Leonardtown/Leonardtown) was the second Mustang to finish, crossing the line 30th in a time of 27:18.50 which was three seconds faster than her time at the Don Cathart Invitational.
Junior Claire Beck (Baltimore/Maryvale Prep) was the third runner to break 30 minutes for Stevenson as she finished 40th with a time of 29:54.90, just ahead of junior Brooke Witherow (Berlin/Stephen Decatur) who completed her first CAC Championships in a time of 30:12.50.
Freshman Jennifer Cecchetti (Frederick/Frederick) finished 45th, followed by sophomore Lauren Redding (Bel Air/C. Milton Wright) in 47th and sophomroe Jeannette Van Natta (Towson/Mount De Sales) in 50th.
The NCAA Mid-East Region Championships will take place at Waynesburg College on Saturday, November 15.
Women's Team Scores
1. Salisbury - 33
2. Mary Washington - 35
3. York - 93
4. Hood - 111
5. Stevenson - 138
6. Marymount - 147
7. Wesley - 183
