GETTYSBURG, Pa. (Oct. 17) – The Waynesburg University women's cross country team placed 24th out of 46 teams at the 6K Aubrey Shenk Invitational on Saturday. It was the team's final warmup before the upcoming President's Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships.
 
Sophomore Erin Belveal (Bay Village, Ohio / Bay) led the Yellow Jackets, finishing 48th overall out of 452 runners with a time of 22:45.5. Junior Alexis Hepburn (Etters, Pa. / Red Land) was the next Waynesburg runner to cross the finish line, placing 201st with a mark of 24:43.2. Junior Taylor Severt (Howard, Ohio / East Knox) followed in 222nd place, clocking a time of 24:59.9.
 
Freshman Kierstyn Orlandini (West Wyoming, Pa. / The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School) finished 275th with a time of 25:45.5, while fellow freshman Kaitlin Ritchie (Mentor, Ohio / Mentor) rounded out Waynesburg's scoring five with a 285th-place finish in 25:58.9.
 
Junior Amber Sallee (Bentleyville, Pa. / Bentworth) placed 308th with a time of 26:33.1, while senior Chloe Fields (Linesville, Pa. / Conneaut) finished 331st in 27:09.9.
 
Other Yellow Jacket finishers included senior Erin DeLong (Canonsburb, Pa. / Canon-McMillan) (27:37.5), sophomore Lauryn Jones (Somerset, Pa. / Rockwood Area) (28:14.4), sophomore Emily Bussard (Punxsutawney, Pa. / Punxsutawney) (29:37.6) and freshman Lydia Carnwath (Bedford, Pa. / Chestnut Ridge) (32:27.2).
 
Johns Hopkin took home the team championship. Click on this link to see complete results from the race.
 
The Yellow Jackets will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 31, when they head to Youngstown, Ohio for the PAC Championships.