GRANTHAM, PA – Morgan Jones (Huntley, MT/Huntley Project) recorded the best finish in school history taking second overall as the Wilkes Women's Cross Country team finished tenth at the 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference Championship 6k on Saturday afternoon.
 
Wilkes totaled 275 team points at the event with 156 total runners.

Full Results
 
Jones, who earned her second All-MAC honor finishing ninth at the championships last season as a rookie, crossed the line at 22:43.1, good for third all-time in the 6k in school history. The second place finish is the highest finish in the championships in school history.
 
Caroline Rickard (Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain) followed in 49^th place with a time of 25:57.9. Kyleigh Smeltzer (Manchester, PA/Northeastern) finished at 27:23.7 for 85^th place while Carmen Hillman (Urbana, OH/Graham School) came in at 28:30.6 for 99^th place.
 
Moriah Teed (Newark Valley, NY/Newark Valley) crossed at 28:57.8 for 108^th place, Kaitlyn Sitch (Weatherly, PA/MMI Prep) at 29:30.3 for 118^th place and Amanda Beck (Goshen, NY/Goshen Central) at 30:36.7 for 130^th place.
 
Carly Hein (Northampton, PA/Northampton) (131^st/30:38.2), Alexis Nicholson (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) (134^th/30:55) and Taylor Arnold (Rome, PA/Northeast Bradford) (150^th/34:28.2) rounded out the Lady Colonel finishers at the event.
 
Wilkes concludes its season on Saturday, November 12 running at the NCAA Mideast Regional hosted by DeSales University starting at 12:30 p.m.
 
2016 MAC Women's Cross Country Awards
Team Champion: DeSales University
Runner of the Year / Individual Champion: Veronica Wheeler (Jr.), DeSales
Rookie of the Year: Tara Johnson (Fr.), King's
Coach of the Year: Gordon Hornig, DeSales
 
All-MAC First Team
1. Veronica Wheeler (Jr.), DeSales
2. M. Jones (So.), Wilkes
3. Angelina Biondo So.), DeSales
4. Meaghan Driscoll (So.), DeSales
5. Tara Johnson (Fr.), King's
6. Megan Bernotas (Fr.), Eastern
7. Beth Dauer (Jr), DeSales
8. Leane Weaver (Fr.), Messiah
9. Kierra Zack (So.), Eastern
10. Natalie Ross (Sr.), Messiah
 
All-MAC Second Team
11. Alissa Rogers (Sr.), Messiah
12. Amy Viti (Sr.), Misericordia
13. Bethany Killmon (Sr.), Misericordia
14. Blair Gelb (Jr.), Widener
15. Hannah Kurek (So.), Lebanon Valley
16. Shae Spicer (Sr.), Widener
17. Catherine Springer (Sr.), Messiah
18. Clare Schoen (So.), Misericordia
19. Katie Downing (Sr.), DeSales
20. Meredith Hartz (So.), Misericordia