SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Cross Country claimed its second-straight KCAC Cross Country Championship on Saturday as the Coyotes defeated the University of Saint Mary by 10 points at Allison Sports Town Complex.
It was back-to-back for the Coyotes after not having won a conference title since 2013 before last season's win over the Spires.
Wesleyan ran together as a pack placing all five scoring runners in the Top 10 with a team spread of 1:25.5 between the first and fifth place runners, scoring 27 points.
Kirstin Hackney led the Coyotes finishing second with a time of 21:34.2, Makayla Little was third with a time of 22:00.4, Micah Dickens was sixth with a time of 22:27.7, Delaney Bond was seventh with a time of 22:42.7 and Hailey Nordhus was ninth with a time of 22:59.7 to round out the Top 10 finishers and scorers for the Coyotes.
Libby Gutkowski was 22nd with a time of 23:52.9, Mia Oliver was 32nd with a time of 24:30, Mya Schweitzer was 39th in 24:46.5 and Emma McAlister was 48th in 25:21.4 for the Coyotes.
Saint Mary was second behind the Coyotes with 37 points, Evangel was third with 77, Friends fourth with 96, Tabor was fifth with 169, Oklahoma Wesleyan was sixth with 212, Sterling was seventh with 217, Bethany was eighth with 253, Bethel was ninth with 256, McPherson was 10th with 294, Ottawa was 11th with 295 and York was 12th with 308.
Serenity Larson from Saint Mary was the individual winner with a time of 21:20 to pace the field of 102 runners.