LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Spring 2021 Women's Cross Country Championship was run on Sunday, with Hanover College claiming the title at the E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.
COMPLETE RESULTS
The Panthers won the race with a team score of 39 points, beating out Rose-Hulman institute of Technology, who finished in second with 62 points. Manchester University placed in third with 73 points, while Bluffton University claimed fourth with 93 points. Hosts Transylvania University took fifth, with 130 points, while Franklin College (138) and Earlham College (150) finished in sixth and seventh respectively.
Individually,
Arig Tong led the way from Hanover as she claimed the individual title, running the 6K course in 23:16.82. From Mount St. Joseph University, first-year
Hannah Morgan ran the fastest time of a first-year, earning the title of Newcomer of the Year with a 10th place finish and time of 25:27.19. Hanover head coach Brady Wells was voted the Coach of the Year in a vote of league coaches.
For more information on HCAC men's and women's cross country, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
Runner of the Year: Arig Tong, Hanover College
Newcomer of the Year: Hannah Morgan, Mount St. Joseph University
Coach of the Year: Brady Wells, Hanover College
Complete Results
| Place |
Institution |
Points |
| 1. |
Hanover |
39 |
| 2. |
Rose-Hulman |
62 |
| 3. |
Manchester |
73 |
| 4. |
Bluffton |
93 |
| 5. |
Transylvania |
130 |
| 6. |
Franklin |
138 |
| 7. |
Earlham |
150 |
| HCAC All-Conference |
Institution |
Time |
| Arig Tong |
Hanover |
23:16.82 |
| Noelle Loller |
Anderson |
23:46.96 |
| Kaia Johnson |
Rose-Hulman |
24:03.65 |
| Hannah Brubaker |
Manchester |
24:05.28 |
| Lauren Smith |
Manchester |
24:21.09 |
| Brianna Medcalf |
Hanover |
24:29.92 |
| Sawyer Osmun |
Hanover |
24:30.48 |
| Fiona Frost |
Manchester |
24:32.67 |
| Shianna Bellingham |
Earlham |
24:49.62 |
| Hannah Morgan |
Mount St. Joseph |
25:27.19 |
| Leah Anders |
Hanover |
25:38.55 |
| Jenia Freewalt |
Bluffton |
25:40.67 |
| Honorable Mention |
Institution |
Time |
| Justine Lesniewski |
Bluffton |
25:44.43 |
| Sarozjani Hunter |
Rose-Hulman |
25:45.50 |
| Madison Lindfelt |
Rose-Hulman |
25:50.34 |
| Abi Clayton |
Rose-Hulman |
25:50.62 |
| Angelina Gregory |
Franklin |
25:55.87 |
| Josie Cunningham |
Transylvania |
25:55.87 |
| Miranda Billman |
Bluffton |
26:01.57 |
| Amberleigh Sorensen |
Hanover |
26:03.17 |