Results and Team Scores

LEICESTER, NY – The Rowan University women's cross country team finished 11th at the NCAA Atlantic Regional on Saturday. There were 38 schools competing at the championships, which where held at Letchworth State Park.

Meghan Borz (sr. Buena, NJ/Buena Reg.) took 16th place with a time of 22:00 over the 6K course. Priscila Antuna (sr. Waretown, NJ/Southern Reg.) came in 57th (22:58.8) and Onyi Obelle (so. Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack) was 74th (23:13.9). Borz, Antuna and Obelle all had career best times.

Gabby Prendergast (sr. Blackwood, NJ/Highland Reg.) finished 92nd (23:34.3). Samantha Stapleton (sr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) had a 124th place (24:00.9) followed by Samantha Farina (jr. Bayville, NJ/Central Reg.), 126th (24:03.2). Christin Bettis (so. Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton) was 173rd (24:48.4).

New York University captured the regional title with 97 points and St. Lawrence University took second (103). Both teams qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships next weekend at Hanover College in Hanover, IN. RPI's Grace Tilton captured the individual title with a winning time of 21:07.0.

The top two teams in each of the eight regions automatically qualify for the national championship. The NCAA cross country committee will select the next 16 teams for at-large-berths. The top five teams in each region are in consideration for the berths. There will be seven individuals from each region that will automatically qualify for the national championships. This is determined by removing the team championship qualifiers from regionals and renumbering the remaining individuals that are not with a qualifying team.