Women Finish 5th at NCAC's

LORAIN, Ohio -- The Allegheny College Lady Gators battled to claim a fifth-place finish after winning the team title a year ago.

The Gator women were led by Mia Symoniak (East Snyder, N.Y./Amherst), with the junior taking eighth-place in 22:43.2 on the 6K course. Katie Stancik (South Russell, Ohio/Chagrin Falls) added a 14th-place finish with her time of 23:06.1 while Rachel Hutchison (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) contributed an 18th-place showing (23:17.5). Claire LeMasters (Shadyside, Ohio/Saint John Central) and Amber Wetzel (Sewickley, Pa./North Allegheny) rounded out the scoring five with 27th- and 36th-place finishes in 23:41.5 and 24:08.6, respectively.

With their efforts, three Gator women were named to the NCAC All-Conference teams.

Symoniak and Stancik earned second-team honors for the women while Hutchison captured an honorable-mention nod.

The Gators are next in action at the NCAA Mideast Regional on Nov. 15 at Waynesburg College, with the NCAA Championships taking place the following weekend, Nov. 22 at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind.