ROANOKE, Va. – The Messiah Women's Cross Country team was in action Saturday morning at the Roanoke College South Region Showdown, the final regular season meet as the Falcons now turn their sites to the MAC Championships later this month. The Falcons competed well, earning second as a team with 77 points behind a third-place finish from
Delaney Turk and a 10
th place finish from
Madison Kimmel. Messiah finished behind Ohio Northern, who earned the win with 47 points.
The Falcons will return to action at 11:00 a.m. at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Stevenson University.
Action on the Course
Continuing her efforts of leading the Falcons this season,
Delaney Turk ran a smooth 6k race, finishing third in a time of 22:35.9.
Madison Kimmel crossed in a time of 23:08.1 to finish as the second Falcon.
Elana Pineda and
Lily Mellinger battled through the course together, finishing in 18
th and 19
th with respective times of 23:44.0 and 23:44.8, with Mellinger earning the Falcons first personal best time of the day.
Kenzee Wiker,
Meagan Kime, and
Ella Swayne rounded out the Falcon point scorers, crossing in close succession. Wiker crossed the line in a time of 24:02.0 with Kime finishing in a time of 24:05.4. Swayne finished the trios' efforts with a time of 24:07.4.
The duo of
Kendall Chandler and
Gracelyn Lacoss were close behind with respective times of 24:10.9 and 24:12.3.
Ava Shirk was the next Falcon to cross the line, finishing in a time of 24:31.8.
Lila Kretzing crossed the line in a time of 24:34.9 before
Katie Brass finished in a time of 24:46.6.
Samantha Mynio and
Emmie Battersby finished close together, with Mynio finishing in a time of 25:16.9 and Battersby finishing in a time of 25:18.9. The next pair of Falcons to finish was
Emily Prothero and
Addie Shuff, who finished in times of 26:06.0 and 26:19.1, respectively.
Elizabeth Anthony crossed in a time of 26:53.7 before
Kelsey Hoffman crossed in a season best time of 29:27.1.
Grace Bath completed the Falcons efforts on the day, finishing in a time of 30:08.8.
Up Next
The Falcons will return to action at 11:00 a.m. at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Stevenson University.
