DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley women's cross country team made history on Saturday as the Dutchmen won the program's first-ever Middle Atlantic Conference Championship at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown.
 
The Dutchmen placed their first five finishers in the top 14, edging Misericordia University by three points for the team title. LVC scored 52 points, putting all five of its scorers in front of Misericordia's third finisher. The Cougars had the Individual Champion in first-year Madison Hedglin, who covered the 6,000-meter course in 22:26.8. They scored 55 points while Messiah University was third with 87 points. Stevens Institute of Technology finished fourth at 154 points, and York College of Pennsylvania rounded out the top five with 165 points. LVC had seven All-MAC honors at the meet, with three on the first team, two on the second, and two on the third. James O'Brien '07, M'16 was named the MAC Coach of the Year.
 
"Winning this race with our ladies was such a surreal experience," stated O'Brien. "The image that keeps replaying in my mind of our pack of ladies all barreling down the finishing stretch together is something that I'll never forget. Truly special to witness. They fought tooth and nail the entire way on a challenging course, and it was amazing to witness their tenacity all the way through the line. Misericordia gave us everything that we could handle and more, and we have tremendous respect for their program. I'm incredibly proud of our senior contingency of Autumn, Coyla, Abby, Sierra & Dani, who have had this expectation in mind throughout their careers. We've finished second and third so many times over the years at this meet; it's fantastic to accomplish what we set out to do. Everyone gave us their best effort today, we had fun doing it, and they believed in each other all season long."
 
Kyrianna Nemitz led the pack of Dutchmen with a time of 23:09.0 to finish seventh overall in the field of 137. Autumn Garges was ninth in 23:40.7 with Lila Shore right on her heels in 10th with a time of 23:41.1. Coyla Bartholomew finished 12th in 23:43.4, while Abigail Hunt was 14th in 23:46.9. Charlee Kurtz was 21st with a time of 24:12.4, and Kaylee Senglar rounded out the top seven with a time of 24:30.5 to cross the line in 25th.
 
Sierra Kapcsos finished 36th with a time of 25:05.8, Caroline Borleis was 44th in 25:45.7, and Dani Fetterolf crossed in 26:05.6 to place 58th. Nina Milosevic placed 83rd with a time of 27:15.6, and Christine Wagner was 93rd with a time of 27:45.6.
 
2025 MAC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY AWARDS
Team Champion: Lebanon Valley
Runner of the Year / Individual Champion: Madison Hedglin, Misericordia
Rookie of the Year: Madison Hedglin, Misericordia
Coach of the Year: James O'Brien, Lebanon Valley

All-MAC First Team (1st-10th)
1. Madison Hedglin, Misericordia
2. Ellie Kozich, DeSales
3. Kathryn Long, Widener
4. Delaney Turk, Messiah
5. Madison Kammer, Misericordia
6. Ella Swayne, Messiah
7. Kyrianna Nemitz, Lebanon Valley
8. Aylene Noy, Hood
9. Autumn Garges, Lebanon Valley
10. Lila Shore, Lebanon Valley

All-MAC Second Team (11th-20th)
11. Kaitlyn Adams, Stevens
12. Coyla Bartholomew, Lebanon Valley
13. Isabella Gabay, Stevens
14. Abigail Hunt, Lebanon Valley
15. Grace Gallagher, Misericordia
16. Cassandra Burt, Misericordia
17. Lyla Goffena, Stevenson
18. Rachel Ulrich, Misericordia
19. Madison Kimmel, Messiah
20. Maren Weaver, Arcadia

All-MAC Third Team (21st-30th)
21. Charlee Kurtz, Lebanon Valley
22. Isabel Tenney, York
23. Ashley Bitler, Eastern
24. Grace Morningstar, Misericordia
25. Kaylee Senglar, Lebanon Valley
26. Sierra Blaker, York
27. Ashley McClintock, Alvernia
28. Kenzee Wiker, Messiah
29. Amber Marshall, Hood
30. Kayla Beebe, Misericordia
 
Up Next
The Dutchmen will compete in two weeks, on Nov. 15, at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship. This year's meet is being held at Big Spring High School in Newville with Dickinson College as the host school. The women's race is scheduled for 12 p.m.

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