2016 Women's Cross Country Top Stories

Season
Men's & Women's Cross Country Earn USTFCCCA Team Academic Award
Men's & Women's Cross Country Earn USTFCCCA Team Academic Award

The Penn State Behrend men's and women's cross country teams have been named USTFCCCA All-Academic for their combined work in the classroom this past season.

Women's Cross Country Competes at Regionals
Women's Cross Country Competes at Regionals

The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team combined for a team score of 663 to finish 22nd place out of 51 teams at the NCAA Mid-East Regional Meet hosted by DeSales.

Women's Cross Country Run Away With All-Conference Honors; Crissman Named Runner Of The Year
Women's Cross Country Run Away With All-Conference Honors; Crissman Named Runner Of The Year

Penn State Behrend freshman Riley Crissman has been named 2016 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year. Crissman led the Lions to an AMCC conference title after finishing first for Behrend and third overall. The rookie led the Lions to four overall victories this year while finishing first for the team in every race except the first. She finished first overall in the Houghton Invitational with her best time of the season (19:12.30).

Lions Capture AMCC Title
Lions Capture AMCC Title

The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team combined for a team score of 32 to win the AMCC Championship Sunday afternoon.

Behrend Competes in Inter-Regional Boarder Battle
Behrend Competes in Inter-Regional Boarder Battle

The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team finished with a score of 1024 to finish 33rd in a field of 45 teams.

Crissman, Buffington Named AMCC Runners of the Week
Crissman, Buffington Named AMCC Runners of the Week

Junior Dylan Buffington and freshman Riley Crissman and were named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Runners of the Week for the week of Oct. 3-9.

Women Win Houghton Invitational; Crissman Finishes First
Women Win Houghton Invitational; Crissman Finishes First

The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team finished with a team score of 30 to win the Houghton Invitational Saturday afternoon.

Women's XC Finishes First in Behrend Invitational
Women's XC Finishes First in Behrend Invitational

The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team took first out of 11 teams in the 5k Behrend Invitational Saturday afternoon.

Lions Kick Off Season With Win, Ramsey Finishes First
Lions Kick Off Season With Win, Ramsey Finishes First

The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team took first at the Fisher Invitational hosted by Westminster on Friday night.