Women's Cross Country Listed at No. 6 in USTFCCCA East Poll

11/14/2014 10:58:00 AM

NEW ORLEANS, La. (Nov. 14, 2014) - The LIU Post women's cross country team has recently been slotted sixth in the USTFCCCA Division II East Region Poll. The ranking comes after a third-place performance at the East Coast Conference Championships on Nov. 8.

Freshman Talya Williams (Schenectady, N.Y.), who won the 5k with a 18:23.7 clocking, earned ECC Runner and Rookie of the Year accolades, in addition to garnering All-ECC first-team honors. Her efforts through 2014 have proven to be standout, boasting an undefeated record amongst conference competition, while crossing the finish line first over all runners five times this season. 

Junior Elizabeth Stirling (Wantagh, N.Y.), on the heels of a ninth-place run (18:53.2) at the meet, landed a spot on the All-ECC second-team.

Head Coach Rob Morris and the Pioneers are back in action next Saturday (Nov. 22), when they compete at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships in Nashua, N.H. 

USTFCCCA Division II East Region Poll - Nov. 11, 2014
1. Roberts Wesleyan
2. Stonehill
3. St. Thomas Aquinas
4. Philadelphia
5. Saint Michael's
6. LIU Post
7. Assumption
8. Merrimack
9. Southern New Hampshire
10. Adelphi