Women's Cross Country | 10/21/2023 5:11:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Junior Kelley Selheimer (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) led the Bloomsburg women's cross country team to its highest finished since 2016 as the Huskies were the 2023 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Women's Cross Country Championship meet runner's up on Saturday. The Huskies had three runners earn All-Conference honors.
 
Slippery Rock edged out the Huskies for the team title with 59 total team points while Edinboro took third with 138 points and had the overall champion, Kylie Anicic at 21:37.2.
 
Selhemier earned her second career all-conference accolades as she was a second-team runner last year. Selheimer hit the ground running and got out to a quick start with a 3:36.4 at the 1K mark. She crossed the 3K split at 11:16.6 and hit the 5K mark at 19:07.1. Selheimer made the final push to the finish line take fourth overall after making up a spot with a time of 22:49.3.
 
Amanda Kelly (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) earned her first career all-conference honor as she finished 24^th overall for second-team All-PSAC honors. She hit the 1K mark at 3:42.0 and crossed the 3K split at 11:50.4. She had a strong next 2,000-meters to get to the 5K split at 20:10.0 before crossing the finish line at 24:17.7 to take 24^th.
 
In her first PSAC championship race, Alyssa Cunningham (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area) made a strong impression as she took 25^th overall for second team all-PSAC honors. She stayed close to Kelly and hit the 1K split at 3:44.7 and the 3K mark at 8:18.0. She clocked in at 20:26.6 at the 5K split before crossing the finish line at 24:18.1, just behind her teammate.
 
Sophomore Alyssa Keeley (Northumberland, Pa./Shikellamy) just missed all-conference honor as she took 33^rd overall with a time of 24:41.1. She had a 3:47.8 opening 1K time before hitting the 3K split at 8:29.2. She stayed at a consistent pace to cross the 5K split at 20:44.9 and finished the race at 24:41.1.
 
Another freshman had a strong race for the Huskies as Sydney Werner (Reading, Pa./Conrad Weiser) took 39^th overall and was the final scoring Husky on the day. She hit the 1K mark at 3:42.0 before crossing the 3K split at 11:59.0. Werner was not far off Keeley ahead of her as she crossed the 5K mark at 20:40.7 before crossing the finish line at 24:46.2 to finish 39^th overall.
 
Jaime Diedel (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) had a strong race for the Huskies as she took 67^th overall and was the six runner across the finish line at 25:33.0 and Meah Eshelman (Bedford, Pa./Bedford) enjoyed her first championship meet with a time of 25:40.9 to finish 77^th overall.
 
Brianna Dummond took 105^th at 26:25.1 and Gabrielle Wetzel (Manchester Township, NJ/Manchester Township) finished 111^th at 26:30.4. Sarah Sweet (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prepatory) ran a 26:52.9 to take 123^rd and Julia Magee (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) rounded out the Huskies at 126^th with a time of 26:57.3.
 
The Huskies entered the championship meet ranked sixth in the Atlantic Region behind Slippery Rock (3^rd), Lock Haven (4^th), and Edinboro (5^th).
 
The Huskies have next weekend off as they prepare for the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships. The race will take place at Lock Haven on November 4.