Women's Cross Country 12/10/2018 12:55:00 PM

#UDWXC 2018 Season In Review

Allison Triskett, Kelly Wilker, And Taylor Vernot Win 2018 Team Awards

DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's cross country team had another successful season in 2018.

Highlights from the 2018 cross country season include:

The Flyers were ranked ninth in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region preseason poll.
Queen City Invitational
- The Flyers had four runners in the top 25 and took fourth place of 10 teams.
- Senior Taylor Vernot was Dayton's top finisher, taking fourth place in 17:49.8
- Emily Borchers also had a top 10 finish, crossing the line in seventh in a time of 18:06.0.
- Vernot was named the Atlantic 10 Co-Performer of the Week and freshman teammate Maddie Loughery was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week in the conference's first week of women's cross country action after their performances in this race.
National Catholic Invitational
- Dayton finished second behind No. 23 nationally-ranked Notre Dame.
- The Flyers had four finishers in the top 25, including Taylor Vernot, Emily Borchers, Kelly Wilker, and Allison Triskett.
- For the second time Vernot was named the Atlantic 10 Women's Cross Country Performer of the Week. She was Dayton's top finisher and earned National Catholic All-Invitational honors.
Friendship Invitational
- UD finished fourth.
- The Flyers were led by senior Abbie VanFossen who finished in ninth place.
- Aileen Hull, Katie Miller, and Reilly Madsen all posted PRs.
63^rd annual Joe Piane Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame
- Dayton took 13^th out of 19 teams in a field that had 18 nationally and regionally-ranked teams competing.
- Emily Borchers broke UD's 5k record (records as of 2003) with her time of 17:16.9, and finished 19^th of 157 runners. She was also named A-10 Performer of the Week for her efforts.
- Nine Flyers had PRs in the race.
Pre-National Invitational
- Facing some of the nation's best competition, the Flyers placed 27^th of 35 teams.
Atlantic 10 Championships
- Seniors Taylor Vernot and Emily Borchers finished 1-2 at the 2018 Atlantic 10 Women's Cross Country Championship to help Dayton to a second-place finish in the team standings.
- Vernot was crowned the A-10 individual champion with her school-record time of 17:14.0 (records are kept as of 2003). Her time is the 10th fastest in A-10 Championship history. She has earned all-conference honors all four years competing in cross country for the Flyers.
- Borchers was runner-up and also named to the all-conference team with a time of 17:21.0.
- In addition to earning all-conference honors, Borchers and Vernot were two of six student-athletes named to the 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team.
- Freshmen Katie Miller and Emily Sreenan were named to the 2018 Atlantic 10 Women's Cross Country All-Rookie Team which consist of the top seven women's freshmen finishers at the 2018 A-10 Cross Country Championship.
The Flyers moved up two spots to No. 12 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region poll. The Flyers have been ranked every week this year, topping out as high as No. 9.
NCAA Great Lakes Regional
- Dayton placed 12th of 32 teams at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
2018 Team Honors
- Most Improved Runner – Kelly Wilker
- High Flyer – Allison Triskett
- Most Valuable Runner - Taylor Vernot

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Players Mentioned

Emily Borchers: Senior

Allison Triskett: Senior

Abbie VanFossen: Senior

Taylor Vernot: Senior

Kelly Wilker: Sophomore

Maddie Loughery: Freshman

Katie Miller: Freshman

Emily Sreenan: Freshman

Reilly Madsen: Sophomore

Aileen Hull: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Emily Borchers
: Senior

Allison Triskett
: Senior

Abbie VanFossen
: Senior

Taylor Vernot
: Senior

Kelly Wilker
: Sophomore

Maddie Loughery
: Freshman

Katie Miller
: Freshman

Emily Sreenan
: Freshman

Reilly Madsen
: Sophomore

Aileen Hull
: Freshman