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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Sophomore Nakacee McNab (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport) earned all-conference honors as the Lincoln University women's cross country team placed sixth in the 10-team Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships Thursday at Green Hill Park, Salem, Va.
McNab finished 10th overall with the time of 21:27.6 to pick up All-CIAA laurels. After the first kilometer, McNab was in 16th place (4:02.9), and moved to 13th after 1.5 kilometers. It marked a nearly four-minute improvement from the last time she participated in a 5K event, the 2019 CIAA championships.
"Great job to our men and women who compete today," said Lincoln University cross country coach Roland Whiting. "They embraced some early season challenges to make it to the CIAA championships. While I am not satisfied with our overall team standings at the championships, I'm very proud of their consistent efforts to improve on their performances, and coming together to compete well as a team. We will build on our strength and look forward to the future."
Freshman Kamani Johns (Chester, Pa./Chester) was the second Lincoln runner to complete the 5K course, placing 23rd with the time of 22:18.6. The third Lincoln runner across the timing mat was Destiny Pierre-Mathieu, who placed 29th with the time of 22:51.9.
Sophomore Jermeria Pantoon-Whitehead (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) placed 41st in 25:18.7 and junior Kaz'Minah Turner was 55th in 29:57.3 to round out the scoring.
Fayettville State claimed the 2021 women's cross country championship, followed by Winston-Salem State, Virginia State, Shaw, Claflin, Lincoln, Livingstone, Johnson C. Smith, Bowie State and Virginia Union.
