GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The fifteenth-ranked University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's cross country team finished the 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 6K Championship Meet in fourth place with 122 points.  Colorado Mesa University hosted the conference championship meet at Tiara Rado Golf Course in Grand Junction, Colo.

Adams State University won the women's RMAC Championship title with 21 points, followed by Colorado School of Mines' second place finish with 60 points, and Western State Colorado's third place finish with 88 points.  ASU's Stephanie Cotter led all 120 competitors in 19:40.3.

The first seven Mountain Lions to cross the finish line recorded career best 6K times.  Kayla Wooten led the squad with a 12^th place finish in 21:01.3, earning All-RMAC First Team accolades.

Layla Almasri received All-RMAC Second Team honors with a 17^th place finish in 21:21.0.  Maia Austin earned 28 points for UCCS after finishing 30^th overall in 21:54.9, followed by Marissa Kuik (21:59.6) in 33^rd place and Hannah Ellis is 38^th place (22:19.7).
 
Rounding out the Mountain Lion racers were Emily Gentry in 51^st place (22:46.0), Natalie Church in 55^th place (22:57.0), Katie Novak in 56^th place (22:58.5), and Ellie Enderle in 57^th place with a career best time of 23:00.4.
 
The Mountain Lions will now turn their attention to the NCAA South Central Championship race, held in Canyon, Texas on Nov. 9.