Oct. 31, 2009

Championship Results

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. - The University of Dayton women's cross country team captured its first-ever Atlantic 10 cross country title on Saturday.

The Flyers were led by junior Maureen Bulgrin, who finished third overall with a 5K time of 19:47.

UD's Elissa Mason, who placed 10th overall in 20:10, and Liz Coorey (11th, 20:16) were also top finishers for the Flyers, and earned All-Conference honors for their efforts.

Dayton head coach Ann Alyanak was voted the conference's Coach of the Year after her team clinched the program's first championship.

UD women's track and field head coach Adam Steinwachs accepted the award on Alyanak's behalf.

"It's an unbelievable feeling," Steinwachs said. "We knew we had a chance to be in it, but with the conditions you never know what will happen. They did a great job executing the race plan, and it came down to them just wanting it. They got in there and gave gutsy performances across the board."