Women's Cross Country Places Fifth at WAC Championships

Saturday, October 31

Orem, Utah

Grand Canyon

WAC Championships

Women's Cross Country Places Fifth at WAC Championships

10/31/2015 6:25:00 PM | Cross Country

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OREM, Utah – Racing in the 5k event at the Western Athletic Conference Championships, the Grand Canyon University women's cross country team placed fifth Saturday. The meet was hosted by Utah Valley at Lakeside Park.

The host team led the race. Utah Valley is currently ranked 14^th in the USTFCCA Regional Rankings. UMKC placed second, while Seattle U finished third.

"We had a pretty good day," said head coach Sara Slattery. "I thought our teams could have run a few places higher but I am very happy with their improvement this season and how they have been running."

The Lopes were led by redshirt-junior Emily Wilkinson who placed 11^th with a time of 18:36.24. Her placement earned her selection on Second Team All-WAC and it was her first time leading the team this season.

Senior Rebekah Young placed second for the team—her highest this season—at 17^th with a time of 18:57.80. Fellow senior Kelsi Klotter finished 19^th (19:00.78), while junior Anna Henry was 28^th (19:22.43). Rounding out the Lopes top-five was senior Kendra Altman at 30^th with a time of 19:25.56.

"Emily really stepped up today and was our top finisher," said Slattery. "Kelsi had an off day but still ran better than last year. Bekka, Anna, Kendra, Lacey Peterson, and Natalie Cardwell all ran smart tough races and improved from last year."

"I am proud of our runners and look forward to seeing them improve this track season!" concluded Slattery.