By: Staff Writer, Patrick Philips
Mountaineers Finish Ninth at HCAC Women's Cross Country Championships
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — The Berea College women's cross country team competed Saturday at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Championships, hosted by Manchester University. The Mountaineers finished ninth overall in the women's 6K race with 225 points.
Senior, E Chambers led Berea with a 34th-place finish, crossing the line in 25:52.7. Chambers averaged 6:56.4 per mile and paced the Mountaineers throughout the championship race.
Freshman, Gwenizah Barcinas was Berea's second finisher, placing 41st overall with a time of 26:36.0. Junior, Remas Tutu followed in 62nd place with a time of 29:53.7, while junior, Erika Maldonado finished 63rd in 30:06.3.
Junior, Abi Rice rounded out Berea's scoring five, finishing 72nd with a time of 32:28.0. Freshman, Shyanne Powell also competed for the Mountaineers, placing 73rd in 32:37.0.
Manchester University captured the women's team championship with 27 points, followed by Hanover College with 76 points and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with 88 points.
Berea Individual Results — Women's 6K
The Mountaineers will now turn their attention to the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships on November 14 in East Lansing, Michigan.
