CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team placed two runners in the top 100 to finish in 19th place at the regional meet on Saturday.

Catie Bertges (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) paced the Lions with a 37th place finish.  Bertges clocked in at 24:04.  Freshman Carrie Chelich (Hobart, IN/Hobart) continued to build on her strong season. Chelich was the 11th best freshman at the meet with a time of 24:57 to place 75th.

Katie Patterson (Erie, PA/Villa Maria) finished in 107th place.  Patterson ran a 6:53 pace to come in at 25:36.  Haley Hughes (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) finished up inside the top 150 with a time of 26:11.  First-year runner Zofia Stark (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) was close behind Patterson.  Stark rounded out the top five for Behrend with a time of 26:26.

A total of 335 runners competed in the 6K race.