The women’s cross country team did very well this season. SHU tied second with Cornerstone in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championship. The Saints went to the NAIA Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina and placed 27th out of 30.
Siena Heights cross country runners Elaine Johnson and Kristin Stobinski were honored for their work in the classroom, being named a Daktronics-NAIA-Scholar-Athlete award recipient.
The Siena Heights women's cross country team is set to take on 35 other teams in the NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championships, on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Ashley Russo and Elaine Johnson placed eighth and 14th, respectively, as the Siena Heights women's cross country team tied for second among 10 teams at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday. A total of 100 runners competed.
The 25th-ranked Siena Heights women's cross country team had three runners place in the Top 40 as it finished fifth among 29 teams at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge on Saturday.
Elaine Johnson and Ashley Russo recorded Top-10 finishes as the 23rd-ranked Siena Heights women's cross country team placed second among 22 teams at the Lansing Invitational on Friday. A total of 144 runners competed.
Elaine Johnson and Ashley Russo ran to second and third place, respectively, leading a quintet of Siena Heights runners in the Top 10 as the Saints women's cross country team won the Huntington Invitational championship on Saturday.
The 25th-ranked Siena Heights women's cross country team placed seventh among 25 college division squads at the National Catholic Championships at Notre Dame (Ind.) on Friday.
Elaine Johnson, Ashley Russo and Lucia Alfaro finished in the Top 50 as the Siena Heights women's cross country team finished ninth among 30 teams at Calvin's Knight Invitational on Saturday. A total of 319 runners competed in the 5-kilometer run.
Elaine Johnson placed 22nd individually as the top finisher for the Siena Heights women's cross country team as the Saints opened their season at the Bowling Green State (Ohio) Mel Brodt Invitational on Friday.