COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs took fifth place as a team at the RMAC Cross Country Championship meet Saturday morning at Monument Valley Park. UCCS faced off against the best the RMAC has to offer in the final cross country meet of the RMAC season.
 
Inside the RMAC Championship Meet

• Location: Monument Valley Park | Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Race Length: 6k

 
Women's Race Highlights

• The Mountain Lions took fifth overall as a team in this championship meet after recording 95 total points and two top-10 finishes. The top three teams were: 1) Western Colorado University (42 points), 2) Colorado School of Mines (59 points), and 3) Metropolitan State University – Denver (85 points). Layla Almasri was the top performer for UCCS as she finished eighth overall in the race with a time of 21:58.30. She was immediately followed by teammate Hannah Ellis in the ninth position overall with a time of 22:05.90. Riley McGrath and Molly Weir rounded out the top Mountain Lion performers with respective times of 22:41.70 and 22:57.30.
• With their fifth place finish, the Mountain Lions have qualified for the DII National Invitational next month in Texas.
• Colorado School of Mines' Zoe Baker took first place in the individual race with a time of 21:11.5, earning her the title of RMAC Cross Country Runner of the Year. MSU Denver's Erin Norton (21:19.20, second place), Adam State's Brianna Robles (21:20.10, third place), Western Colorado's Bailey Sharon (21:21.50, fourth place) and Katie Doucette (21:26.30, fifth place) round out the top-5 individual performers in this race.

 
Beyond the Finish Line

• Hannah Ellis recorded a career best time in this race of 22:05.90, besting her previous career time of 22:19.70.
• Juniors Layla Almasri and Hannah Ellis earned the honors of First Team All-RMAC.
• Sophomore Riley McGrath and junior Molly Weir were named Second team All-RMAC.

 
Up Next

• Having qualified for the DII XC National Invitational, the UCCS Women's Cross Country will be back in action on Saturday, November 14 in Lubbock Texas. They will be competing at the LCU Cross Country Course.