Results

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Flagler College finished in 33^rd place with 849 points at the NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championship on a sun-splashed Saturday at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course.

Malia Cryan led the Flagler runners with a career-best 6K time of 21:57.2 as she finished in 131^st place. Kayla McManama followed in 166^th place with a personal-best time of 22:20.1.

Winning the individual title was Stephanie Cotter from Adams State College. She led the 260-woman field with a time of 19:15.5. Cotter's teammates Eilish Flanagan (19:39.0) and Roisin Flanagan (19:39.3) finished second and third, respectively. Ida Narbuvoll (20:12.1) from the University of Mary and Emmanuelah Chelimo (20:18.3) from the University of Alaska Anchorage rounded out the top five.

Adams State had all five point scorers finish in the top 13 to the help the Grizzlies finish in first place with 23 points. Grand Valley State University finished a distant second with 87 points while the Colorado School of Mines finished third with 134 points. Western Colorado University (192) and the University of Mary (233) completed the top five.

Faith Mark crossed the finish line at 23:01.0 for the Saints. Lindsey Williams followed at 23:11.8 while Jessie Mescal broke the tape at 23:30.4. Allison Horwitch finished at 23:33.4 and Lucie Kammer completed the course in 23:52.7.

This is the third time the women's cross country time has participated at the national championships, and it's the second consecutive year.
 
Team results: 1) Adams State 23; 2) Grand Valley State 87; 3) Colorado Mines 134; 4) Western Colorado 192; 5) Mary 233; 6) Augustana (S.D.) 235; 7) Chico State 319; 8) Alaska Anchorage 374; 9) Cal State-East Bay 380; 10) Walsh 394; 11) Hillsdale 414; 12) Seattle Pacific 425; 13) Southern Indiana 448; 14) Lee 450; 15) Colorado-Colorado Springs 471; 16) Northwest Nazarene 484; 17) Western Washington 507; 18) Edinboro 517; 19) Saginaw Valley State University 519; 20) Southwest Baptist 523; 21) Queens (N.C.) 551; 22) Stonehill 563; 23) Tampa 567; 24) Michigan Tech 577; 25) Wayne State (Mich.) 620; 26) Pittsburg State 635; 27) Cal Poly Pomona 661; 28) Roberts Wesleyan 669; 29) Davis & Elkins 702; 30) Saint Leo 710; 31) Wingate 737; 32) Southern New Hampshire 821; 33) Flagler 849; 34) Seton Hill 880.
                                           
Top 10 finishers: 1) Stephanie Cotter (ASC) 19:15.5; 2) Eilish Flanagan (ASC) 19:39.0; 3) Roisin Flanagan (ASC) 19:39.3; 4) Ida Narbuvoll (MARY) 20:12.1; 5) Emmanuelah Chelimo (UAA) 20:18.3; 6) HaLeigh Hunter-Galvan (ASC) 20:19.2; 7) Chloe Cook (CM) 20:24.0; 8) Billie Hatch (DSU) 20:26.1; 9) Lauren Bailey (UINDY) 20:27.9; 10) Nancy Jeptoo (UAA) 20:30.2.
 
Flagler members: 131) Cryan 21:57.2; 166) McManama 22:20.1; 214) Mark 23:01.1; 224) Williams 23:11.8; 233) Mescal 23:30.4; 236) Horwitch 23:33.4; 250) Kammer 23:52.7.


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