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McAtee and Lundemo Snag All-Conference Recognition at MAC Womens’ Cross Country Championship

Women's cross country places sixth at first MAC Championship meet

November 2, 2019

Meet Results
 
The Basics
  • The lead: Junior Kristin McAtee and sophomore Trinity Lundemo each earned All-Conference recognition to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology women's cross country team to a sixth-place finish Saturday at the 2019 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship.
  • Location: Utica District Park - Frederick, Maryland
  • Short Story: Using a 6:20 mile pace, McAtee completed the six-kilometer course in 23:39.9 to lead Stevens' nine-runner contingent. She finished eight-tenths-of-a-second ahead of Lundemo. For her efforts, McAtee landed on the All-MAC Second Team, while Lumdemo placed on the third team. Collectively, the duo finished 20th and 21st, respectively, out of 143 runners. As a team, the Ducks totaled 148 points to place sixth out of the 14 competing teams. Messiah College totaled 71 points to capture their sixth MAC Team Championship, while Lebanon Valley College's Keri Jones completed the course in 21:34.3 to win the league's individual title and was presented with the MAC Runner of the Year Award for her efforts. Additionally, Lebanon Valley's Julia Brewer was named the league's Rookie of the Year after finishing 15th and Messiah's Dale Fogelsanger was named Coach of the Year. 
  • Of note: McAtee topped her previous 6K personal best, which was set at the Paul Short Run earlier this season. Lundemo shattered her 6K PR by nearly 35 seconds.

Top Finishers
  • Stevens' top-five finishers were spread by 39.6 seconds and the Ducks' top-seven were spread by 1:43.8.
  • Sophomore Erin Miceli was the third Duck to complete the course, finishing 33rd with a time of 24:09.5. The Guilderland, New York native topped her previous season-best time by 40.3 seconds. 
  • Freshman Rachel Pinho finished 37th, using a 6:29.4 mile pace to complete the course in 24:09.5. Although in her first year of collegiate competition, the Bridgewater, New Jersey native has trimmed 52 seconds off her six-kilometer course time this season.
  • Graduate student Paige Metzheiser rounded out the top-five, finishing 41st with a season-best time of 24:19.2.
  • Senior Claire Taintillo (24:38.9) and sophomore Caroline Corr (25:23.4) completed the top-seven, with Tantillo finishing 48th and Corr placing 67th. Tantillo's mark was a season-best time, while Corr set a new six-kilometer PR.
  • Sophomores Corrine Rybarski (26:17.9) and Elizabeth LaParch (26:22.3) rounded out the Ducks' contingent. Rybarski's time was a season-best, while LaParch set a new 6K PR.

Harden's Thoughts
  • "Our first MAC Cross Country Championship was a first-class experience on a worthy course and we'd like to thank Hood College and the MAC office for their efforts in putting on an outstanding meet. We learned at the Awards Ceremony from MAC Executive Director, Ken Andrews, that the MAC has been racing XC since 1913, this is the largest DIII conference meet in the country and this is the only sport in the MAC with every school represented and all teams participating simultaneously."
  • "The women raced second under sunny skies, no wind, and cool temperatures in the high 40's. The leaves on the trees surrounding the course had either just fallen or turned to scenic shades of red, orange, and yellow. The course consisted of a 2,358-meter loop, which the women completed twice fully and finished with a third partial loop. The loop contained lots of turns, small inclines, and one short hill, so overall it was a fair, yet fast, test. The grass was longish and wet, and the course was wide open, which made for great spectating. In short, it was a perfect day for cross country."
  • "Every single one of our women either set a lifetime personal best (5 total) or a seasonal best (4 more of those), so we feel great about racing our best when it counted the most.  Our women executed our race plan brilliantly, nearly halving our team score of 271 at the first split mark (860 meters into the race) to 148 points at the finish. All of them passed competitors for the entirety of the race, and I am proud of their confident pacing."
  • "As they have all season, Kristin McAtee and Trinity Lundemo led the way for us, racing as a pack with teammate Rachel Pinho through two miles before Trinity pulled away.  Kristin reeled her in over the final mile, and the two of them were able to finish together.  Erin Miceli easily had her finest race this year, setting a seasonal best by 40 seconds with outstanding pacing, moving from 72nd at 860 meters to 33rd by the finish."

Up Next
  • After a two-week layoff, women's cross country returns to the course on Saturday, Nov. 16 for the Atlantic Region Championships, hosted by St. Lawrence College in upstate New York.

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Corr

Caroline Corr

5' 0"
Sophomore
Elizabeth LaParch

Elizabeth LaParch

5' 7"
Sophomore
Trinity Lundemo

Trinity Lundemo

5' 4"
Sophomore
Kristin McAtee

Kristin McAtee

5' 10"
Junior
Erin Miceli

Erin Miceli

5' 9"
Sophomore
Corrine Rybarski

Corrine Rybarski

5' 10"
Junior
Paige Metzheiser

Paige Metzheiser

5' 4"
Graduate Student
Rachel Pinho

Rachel Pinho

5' 5"
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Caroline Corr

Caroline Corr

5' 0"
Sophomore
Elizabeth LaParch

Elizabeth LaParch

5' 7"
Sophomore
Trinity Lundemo

Trinity Lundemo

5' 4"
Sophomore
Kristin McAtee

Kristin McAtee

5' 10"
Junior
Erin Miceli

Erin Miceli

5' 9"
Sophomore
Corrine Rybarski

Corrine Rybarski

5' 10"
Junior
Paige Metzheiser

Paige Metzheiser

5' 4"
Graduate Student
Rachel Pinho

Rachel Pinho

5' 5"
First-Year