Bethany, W. Va. – The Mountain East Conference (MEC) Women's Cross Country Championships had a new venue on Saturday with the 11 teams around the conference competing at the Bethany College Soccer facility and Equestrian Complex On Saturday. The Wheeling University Women's Cross Country Team was among the 11 competitors in the field as they looked to grow on their experience throughout their three regular season races. The Cardinals would end up finishing 11th in the field, with one runner cracking the top 80 of the race to start the postseason schedule.

Leading the effort was senior Madison Conrad, who finished 78^th overall with a time of 27:51.4. The senior was battling back from injury, And got out to a hot start over the first 2K of the course. She would post her fastest 2K time of the day, covering the ground in 8:44.0 to start her day. As she hit the 4K mark, her time would sit at 18:26.3 And another run like her first 2K would secure her a season. Best time. She would turn on her kick over that final stretch, completing the final 2K in 9:25.1 to close out her day. It was a strong return to the course for the senior, as she looks to continue her bounce back through the rest of the postseason race schedule.

Finishing right behind her was Jade Trowell, who crossed the line 87^th overall with a time of 30:09.5 In her debut on the conference Championship stage. Trowell has put together her best cross-country season to this point, setting a PR in each of the three regular season races, and had another strong showing to start the postseason schedule. Finishing two spots behind her was sophomore Luci Banks, who ran the event for the second time in her career. She would post a time of 30:13.7, finishing 89^th in the field, while setting her PR for the conference Championship event. She would beat her old mark by 24 seconds, as she continues to grow on the cross-country course.

The final two runners for the Cardinals were freshman Miracle Jones and sophomore Jezabella Cohen. Jones was making her MEC Cross Country Championship debut, and finished 92^nd with a time of 33:25.2. It was just over a minute behind her 6K PR, which she set in the season opener at Robert Morris, as she kicked off her postseason schedule. Cohen was right behind her, taking 93^rd with a time of 35:47.3 to round out the day.