Dernar Named AMCC Newcomer of the Year; Six Runners Selected to All-Conference Team

ERIE, Pa. – Freshman Baylee Dernar (Wattsburg, PA/Seneca) was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Women's Newcomer of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Conference Team, while head coach Greg Cooper earned Coach of the Year honors.

Noteworthy:

* In her first collegiate championships, Dernar ran a time of 26:50.8 for fourth place
* The top-10 6k runners from this past Saturday were selected to All-Conference Team
* AMCC Individual Runner-Up Lindsey Hartle delivered an All-Conference selection time of 25:59.8. This marks the third All-Conference honor for Hartle
* Joining Hartle and Dernar on the All-Conference Team were Macie Horvath (Hermitage, PA/Hermitage), Bethany Litwiler (Reynolds, PA/Reynolds), Alivia Hetrick (Waterford, PA/Waterford), and Sam Abate (North East, PA/North East)
* Horvath and Litwiler placed right behind each other in sixth and seventh place with times of 27:18.0 and 27:22.0, respectively
* Hetrick recorded a ninth-place time of 27:47.9, while Abate tallied a time of 27:48.0 for 10^th place
* Cooper notched his 13^th Coach of the Year award for leading the Lions to their sixth title in a row and 14^th overall championship
* Behrend's top seven runners will compete at NCAA Regionals on Saturday, Nov. 16 in Fredonia, N.Y.