Rachel Fritz
Rachel Fritz led the Warriors at the MAC Championships with a 34th-place finish.

Women's Cross Country

Fritz sets career-best to lead runners at MAC Championships

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – Senior Rachel Fritz (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale) ran a 25:03.5, the fourth fastest time in program history, to lead the Lycoming College women's cross country team to a 12th-place finish out of 16 teams on the 6k course and the men finished 16th on the 8k course at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 28, at Delaware Valley.
 
Fritz's career-best run of 25:03.5 was also the 15th-best at the MACs in program history. Her previous best was set at the Gettysburg Invite on Oct. 14 as she bested that by 15 seconds.
 
Messiah took first on the men's side while Misericordia was first on the women's.
 
Fritz led the Warrior women with a 34th-place finish out of 145 runners while sophomore Kaylee Long (Milton, Pa./Milton Area) finished 60th with her run of 26:16. Sophomores Amanda Goulden (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills) and Angelina Fernandez (Bartonsville, Pa./Pocono Mountain East) finished 106th and 109th, respectively as Goulden ran a 29:26.3 and Fernandez finished in 29:55.9. Senior Rachel Ham (San Antonio, Texas/Home-schooled) took 125th with her 31:45.4, rounding out the top-five Warrior runners.
 
Also factoring into the scoring for the Warriors was senior Kaitlin Fair (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central), who ran a 31:55.8, and junior Kaitlyn Barmore (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury), who finished 135th with her run.
 
Meanwhile, on the men's side, freshman Daniel Moses (Cape May, N.J./Wildwood Catholic) finished 101st with his run of 31:27.8. Finishing second for Lycoming was freshman Maverick Stenger (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area), who placed 116th with his 32:39.1 run and senior Joseph Ingrum (Lodi, Calif./Lodi) finished right behind him at 117th with his run of 32:40.4. Junior Andrew Dion (Tiverton, R.I./Tiverton) took 127th with his 33:18.2 run and sophomore Gustavo Vergara (Santa Ana, Calif./Valley) finished out the top-five Warrior runners with his 34:14 run, good for 136th.
 
Seniors Sean Hastings (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) and Trenton Jones (Houston, Texas/KIPP Sunnyside) rounded out the scoring for Lycoming as Hastings took 146th with his 36:15.6 run.
 
The Warriors wrap up their season on Saturday, Nov. 11 at the NCAA Mideast Regional at Newville, Pa. The women's race starts at 11 a.m. while the men start at 12 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Andrew Dion

Andrew Dion

5' 8"
Junior
Sean Hastings

Sean Hastings

6' 1"
Senior
Joseph Ingrum

Joseph Ingrum

6' 2"
Senior
Trenton Jones

Trenton Jones

5' 8"
Senior
Daniel Moses

Daniel Moses

5' 6"
First Year
Maverick Stenger

Maverick Stenger

5' 5"
First Year
Gustavo Vergara

Gustavo Vergara

5' 6"
Sophomore
Kaitlyn Barmore

Kaitlyn Barmore

5' 0"
Junior
Kaitlin Fair

Kaitlin Fair

5' 7"
Senior
Rachel Fritz

Rachel Fritz

5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Andrew Dion

Andrew Dion

5' 8"
Junior
Sean Hastings

Sean Hastings

6' 1"
Senior
Joseph Ingrum

Joseph Ingrum

6' 2"
Senior
Trenton Jones

Trenton Jones

5' 8"
Senior
Daniel Moses

Daniel Moses

5' 6"
First Year
Maverick Stenger

Maverick Stenger

5' 5"
First Year
Gustavo Vergara

Gustavo Vergara

5' 6"
Sophomore
Kaitlyn Barmore

Kaitlyn Barmore

5' 0"
Junior
Kaitlin Fair

Kaitlin Fair

5' 7"
Senior
Rachel Fritz

Rachel Fritz

5' 6"
Senior