Women’s Cross Country Repeats As NECC Champs

Westfield, MA - Temperatures rose to 56 degrees by the time of the women's 5,000 meter competition as the seven squads took to the starting line. The Elms College women's cross country team would look to go back-to-back as New England Collegiate College champions. The Blazers would not be denied, and when it was time to crown a champion it would be Elms.

Elms would claim five placements to walk away with the championship—posting 20 team points while the next squad totaled 75. That led to head coach Tyler Raymond being selected by his peers as the 2019 NECC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.

EC junior Tyana Medina (Springfield, MA) was the first Blazer to come through the chute—doing so with a time of 22:30. Elms freshman Margaret Mathon (Williston, Vt) and junior Julia Trezza (Wilbraham, MA) followed at 22:40 and 22:54, respectively, to round out the top five. Emily Guillerault (East Granby, MA) would cross the finish line in sixth, and right behind her was Keara Moulton (Ashburnham, MA).

2019 NECC Women's Cross Country All-First Team
1) Kayla Ranere, So. / Lesley
2) Haleigh Bilodeau, Fr. / New England College
3) Tyana Medina, Jr. / Elms
4) Margaret Mathon, Fr. / Elms
5) Julia Trezza, Jr. / Elms
6) Emily Guillerault, Sr. / Elms
7) Keara Moulton, Jr. / Elms

2019 NECC Women's Cross Country All-Second Team
8) Sitaara Muhammad, So. / Dean
9) Carlie Mallo, So. / New England College
10) Michelle Redenz, Fr. / Elms
11) Aizhane Glenn, Fr. / Mitchell
12) Marcenzya Melvin, Fr. / Dean
13) Nathalia Minchala, Fr. / Dean
14) Grace Burns, So. / Mitchell

2019 NECC Women's Cross Country Del Malloy Sportsmanship Team
Kamryn McCorison , Bay Path University
Natalia Minchala, Dean College
Elizabeth Gillis, Eastern Nazarene College
Keara Moulton, Elms College
Kayla Renere, Lesley University
Grace Burns, Mitchell College
Carlie Mallo, New England College