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Salisbury Freshman Liana Foianini Named CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

Salisbury Freshman Liana Foianini Named CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
SCHEDULECAC PRESEASON POLL | NATIONAL RANKINGS

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Salisbury freshman Liana Fioanini was named the CAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for Sept. 19, 2017.   

Athlete of the Week

Liana Foianini | Salisbury | Fr. 

California, Md. | Leonardtown  

Salisbury freshman Liana Foianini was named the CAC Athlete of the Week after placing 24th out of 299 runners at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational last weekend. Foianini paced the Sea Gulls with a time of 19:16.74 in the 5k race, helping SU to a sixth-place team finish. 


WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (9/19)

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORTMonica Lannen, So., Reston, Va./South Lakes

PENN STATE HARRISBURGSephora Senestant

WESLEY: Natalie Quigley, So., Millsboro, Del./Sussex Central

YORK: Jess DelViscio, Jr., West Chester, Pa./West Chester Bayard Rustin


NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

Christopher Newport is receiving votes in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Rankings ... Monica Lannen led CNU at the William & Mary Invitational after finishing 62nd overall - and first among Division III competitors - in the 5k with a time of 20:46.06. Her clocking helped CNU finish sixth overall in the team standings, falling just behind Division I programs Charlotte, William & Mary, Navy, George Washington, and Hampton ... Wesley's Natalie Quigley earned her second top-10 finish of the year at Delaware State's Farm Run Invitational. Quigley placed sixth overall in the women's 5k with a time of 21:39.4. She ran an average mile time of 6:58.3 ... York junior Jess DelViscio led the Spartans at Saturday's D3/D3 Cross Country Challenge hosted by Kutztown University. DelViscio finished 45th with a time of 25:08.6 as she was the sixth best Division III finisher in the event. The Spartans finished 11th of 19 teams at the invitational. 


2017 CAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Week Athlete
9/6 Jessica Lee, CNU
9/12 Denise Gallant, MU
9/19 Liana Foianini, SAL