RESULTS

NORTHVILLE, Mich. – The Macomb women's cross country team made the short trip to Northville's Cass Benton Park to compete in the Tommy Titan vs. W the Warrior Classic, co-hosted by the University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University, on Saturday (Sept. 12).

Showcasing vast improvement, seven of nine runners improved upon their times set at last week's season-opening race in Indiana as the Monarchs finished fifth of six teams overall.

The lone NJCAA program in the field, the Monarchs finished behind NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NAIA teams. Finishing fifth overall with 132 points behind another balanced performance, the Monarchs were able to top one NAIA program, the University of Michigan-Dearborn, by 34 points.

Mercy Brown paced the Monarchs with a time of 20:28.9, eclipsing last week's mark by nearly a minute. McKenna Richard was next at 20:35.0, finishing well ahead of her previous time, while Ava Johnson crossed the finish line at the 21:07.0 mark.

The times by Brown and Richard were good for top 30 finishes at Saturday's loaded race.

Laila Evola checked in 12 seconds ahead of last week's time at 21:12.0 and Emma Miller shaved plenty of time off with a 21:29.3 5K to round out the scoring for the Monarchs.

Amanda Dickinson also showcased improvement by crossing the finish line at 22:59.6 and Jessica Davis crossed at 23:01.7.

Sophomores Erin Leverenz and Lisaleen Ung both improved markedly from last week's race with times of 24:13.8 and 24:17.0, respectively, Saturday in Northville.