SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – For the third year in a row, Macomb Women's Cross Country captured the MCCAA Eastern Conference crown! The No. 6 Monarchs scored 38 points Friday (Oct. 2), narrowly clipping St. Clair County Community College by three for the second time in as many seasons. The Monarchs put four runners in the top 10 compared to just three for the Skippers to secure the victory.
The meet was held at Eastwood Beach inside Stony Creek Metropark.
Mott Community College finished third with 70 points while Oakland Community College was fourth with 74 points. Wayne County Community College District closed out the team scoring in fifth place with 133 points.
The top 14 runners earned MCCAA All-Eastern Conference honors while the top six freshmen were named to the MCCAA East All-Freshman Team.
McKenna Richard led the Blue and White with a fourth place finish in the 5K race, crossing the finish line at 19:33.5 and earning MCCAA All-Eastern Conference honors. The freshman tied her personal best and also earned All-Freshman honors. In a key moment in the race, Richard passed a St. Clair County runner in the finishing chute to help position the Monarchs for the win.
Mercy Brown ran a personal record 19:41.9 to place sixth and earn All-Conference and All-Freshman honors. Emma Miller ran 20:30.2 to finish seventh and be named All-Eastern Conference, while Ava Johnson was right behind in eighth place with a time of 20:33.2 to also earn an All-Conference award.
With a 13th place finish, Laila Evola wrapped up the conference title for the Monarchs. The freshman crossed the line in 21:37.7 and passed a St. Clair County runner to secure the title for the Monarchs and earn All-Conference honors.
The strong performances continued after the scoring ended for the Monarchs as
Amanda Dickinson was 16th at 22:00.6,
Jessica Davis was 17th at 22:02.1,
Erin Leverenz checked in 20th at 23:04.4 and
Lisaleen Ung was 21st with a time of 23:37.0.
With a third straight conference title captured, head coach Matt Fecht and company now look ahead to the final two meets of the regular season. The Monarchs will travel to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and compete in the Lucian Rosa Invite next Saturday (Oct. 10). The meet will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Kenosha, Wisc.
