BACK TO BACK: Eastern Michigan Claims 2016 Women's Cross Country Title
Final Results
Head Coach Sue Parks
Jordann McDermitt
Recap
Kent, Ohio – For the second consecutive season, Eastern Michigan has clamined the Women’s Cross Country Championship title. Last year marked the first time the Eagles had ever taken home the trophy.
Eastern Michigan's
Jordann McDermitt took home the individual title, posting a time of 20:34.1. Bowling Green's
Rachel Walny crossed the finish line to take second place in a time of 20:48.0, while Eastern Michigan's
Alsu Bogdanova followed up last year's individual title with a third place finish in a time of 20:59.3.
The Eagles had two other top-ten finishers in sophomore Natalie Cizmas (fourth, 21:10.5) and sophomore Sydney Meyers (seventh, 21:11.7) helping the team secure first place with 45 points. Northern Illinois finished second with 78 points, while Bowling Green (116), Central Michgian (126) & Toledo (127) rounded out the top-five.
Following the race, league head coaches selected Eastern Michigan’s
Sue Parks as MAC Coach of the Year. This is the third time Coach Parks has received this honor (2003 - Ball State, 2015 - EMU).
Teams will have about two weeks to prepare for NCAA Regionals, which take place on November 11th.
2016 MAC Women’s Cross Country All-MAC First Team
Jordann McDermitt, Eastern Michigan
Rachel Walny, Bowling Green
Alsu Bogdanova, Eastern Michigan
Natalie Cizmas, Eastern Michigan
Maria Scavuzzo, Miami
Hope Schmelzle, Northern Illinois
Sydney Meyers, Eastern Michigan
2016 MAC Women’s Cross Country All-MAC Second Team
Kelsey Hildreth, Northern Illinois
Megan O'Neil, Central Michigan
Kelly Schubert, Central Michigan
Rebecca Schott, Bowling Green
Sofie Gallein, Eastern Michigan
Stephanie Ward, Buffalo
Anna Aldrich, Eastern Michigan
2016 MAC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year
Sue Parks, Eastern Michigan
2016 MAC Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the Year
Stephanie Ward, Buffalo
