Women's Cross Country Wins AMCC Championship

The Penn State Behrend women’s cross country team captured the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship on Saturday afternoon held by Alfred State.

Women's Cross Country Wins AMCC Championship
October 30, 2021

ALFRED, N.Y. – The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team captured the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship on Saturday afternoon held by Alfred State.

Score: Penn State Behrend - 19
Results: Behrend 1st out of 7 teams

Key Moments:

* Olivia Nola (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) was the AMCC individual champion with a winning time of 26:57.53
* Nola had nearly two minutes between her and second-place finisher and teammate Izzy Spires (Wattsburg, PA/Seneca)
* As a team, the Lions won their 11th AMCC Championship with a team score of 19 thanks to five runners in the Top 10
* Fifth AMCC Championship since 2015
* The Top 15 runners earned AMCC All-Conference honors including six

Individual Scores:
 1. Olivia Nola - 26:57.53
 2. Izzy Spires - 28:42.15
 4. Jessie Johnson (Edinboro, PA/General McLane) - 29:29.0
 5. Emily Ferrans (Bradfordwoods, PA/North Allegheny) - 30:10.42
 8. Megan Swantner (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) - 30:47.08
 14. Julia Fasiczka (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) - 31:51.11
 17. Nikki Orton (Corry, PA/Corry Area) - 32:44.29
 18. Haley Felton (Midway, PA/Fort Cherry) - 33:21.54
 19. Ally O'Connor (Angola, NY/Lake Shore Central) - 33:49.64