By: KC Wallace, Intern
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Lock Haven women's cross country team is set to compete at the 2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships, which are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 in Kutztown, Pa.
The women's 6k championship race is set for an 11 a.m. start time.
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The Haven women will enter the postseason ranked No. 9 in the most recent (Oct. 15) U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Atlantic Region poll.
Lock Haven is one of eight teams listed in the most recent regional rankings in the league. the PSAC dominated the final Atlantic Region rankings of the regular season No. 2 Slippery Rock, No. 3 Edinboro, No. 4 Shippensburg, No. 5 East Stroudsburg, No. 6 Kutztown, No. 8 Millersville, Lock Haven, and No. 10 Bloomsburg.
Lock Haven's Projected Championship Lineup:
Ashleigh Aukerman
Ella Bray
Nicole Carroll
Sophie Dillon
Addison Farrer
Madalyn Farrer
Claire Hauser
Krista Jones
Gwen Lloyd
Kiersten Lloyd
Aubrey Sechrist
Jenna Smith
Kaydence Strange
Paige Watson
News, Notes & Storylines:
Prior to the 2024 season, Lock Haven was tabbed to finish eighth in the PSAC Coaches Poll.
Last year, the Bald Eagles finished seventh at the PSAC Championships.
Aubrey Sechrist finished 36th with a time of 24:42.6. Gwen Lloyd cracked the top-50 (48th) with a time of 24:58.4.
Lock Haven traveled to Kutztown on Sept. 13 for the DII/DIII Challenge. Freshman Kaydence Strange finished ninth of 129 runners to lead the way for the Lock Haven women's cross-country team with a time of 23:58.68. Krista Jones and Nicole Carroll finished 24th and 25th overall with times of 24:58.63 and 25:00.00, respectively.
UP NEXT:
On Saturday, Nov. 2, Lock Haven will host the annual Go Fast River Run meet, and the Bald Eagles will once again host the 2024 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships, which are set for Saturday, Nov. 9.