HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team placed 12^th out of 20 teams with a team score of 344 at NCAA Regional Championships hosted by Houghton Saturday afternoon.

Distance: 6k
Teams: 20
Total Runners: 145

Key Moments:

* Olivia Nola (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) was the top finisher for the Lions, crossing the finish line in 31^st place with a time of 22:45.1
* This marks a season-best time by Nola to earn All-Region honors
* Savanna Carr (Franklin, PA/Franklin) was the next Lion to place, registering a time of 23:19.0 for 60^th place
* Rounding out the top 100 for Behrend was Lindsey Hartle (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth) and Bethany Litwiler (Reynolds, PA/Reynolds)
* Hartle delivered a 72^nd place finish (23:57.5), followed by Litwiler at 87^th place (24:26.9), respectively
* Ivy Laffan (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) ran a time of 25.24.4 for a 102^nd place finish
* Other runners to compete for the Lions were Haley Felton (Midway, PA/Fort Cherry) and Carly Amon (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview)
* Felton notched a 126^th place finish (27:46.7), followed by Amon with a 139^th place finish (30.05.0)

Up Next:

* Nola awaits to find out if she earns a bid into the NCAA Division III Championships