SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) 2023 Women’s Cross Country Championship was run on Saturday, with Hanover College claiming the title at the Blue River Cross Country Course.
2023 HCAC Women’s Cross Country Championship Page
2023 HCAC Women's Cross Country Championship Complete Results
The Panthers won the championship title with a score of 41 points, while Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology finished in second, scoring 68 points. Manchester University finished in third with 89 points, Transylvania University finished in fourth with 97 points while Franklin College (119) and Anderson University (121) took fifth sixth respectively.
Amberleigh Sorensen (Yorktown, Ind.) from Hanover won the individual title, racing to a time of 23:23.80. Rose-Hulman's
Jocelyn Onstot (Cary, Ill.) was named the newcomer of the meet, as she was the fastest first-year, running a race of 23:53.01. In a vote of league coaches, Hanover head coach
Brady Wells was named the 2023 HCAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
Runner of the Year: Amberleigh Sorensen, Hanover College
Newcomer of the Year: Jocelyn Onstot, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Coach of the Year: Brady Wells, Hanover College
Complete Results
| Place |
Institution |
Points |
| 1. |
Hanover |
41 |
| 2. |
Rose-Hulman |
68 |
| 3. |
Manchester |
89 |
| 4. |
Transylvania |
97 |
| 5. |
Franklin |
119 |
| 6. |
Anderson |
121 |
| 7. |
Bluffton |
142 |
| 8. |
Mount St. Joseph |
186 |
| HCAC All-Conference |
Institution |
Time |
| Amberleigh Sorensen |
Hanover |
23:23.80 |
| Jocelyn Onstot |
Rose-Hulman |
23:53.01 |
| Sarah Jones |
Hanover |
24:14.36 |
| Kaycee Moore |
Transylvania |
24:26.01 |
| Abigail Kurfman |
Rose-Hulman |
24:31.66 |
| Sydney Sluys |
Manchester |
24:46.27 |
| Allison Manley |
Hanover |
24:50.70 |
| Rylee Stephany |
Manchester |
24:53.20 |
| Haley Makowski |
Franklin |
24:53.32 |
| Lydia Dyer |
Anderson |
24:53.59 |
| Kayla Hess |
Mount St. Joseph |
24:54.43 |
| Basil Gates |
Bluffton |
25:01.68 |
| Paige Wildman |
Hanover |
25:02.44 |
| Paige McKain |
Anderson |
25:10.94 |
| Honorable Mention |
Institution |
Time |
| McKenna Mabry |
Bluffton |
25:13.41 |
| Ellie Thornsbury |
Transylvania |
25:18.56 |
| Hanna Whitney |
Hanover |
25:23.55 |
| Ella Bashor |
Franklin |
25:29.79 |
| Libby Smith |
Rose-Hulman |
25:37.12 |
| Rebecca Testa |
Rose-Hulman |
25:46.44 |
| Emilie Gaudron |
Transylvania |
25:51.03 |
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.