Women's Cross Country 9/26/2017 4:56:00 PM Mike Miranto, Associate A.D. For Communications

Wildcats Return To Regional Rankings After One Week Hiatus

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY EAST REGION RANKINGS - WEEK #3
Rank	School	Conference	Preseason Regional Ranking
1	Stonehill	NE-10	1st
2	Assumption	NE-10	2nd
3	Roberts Wesleyan	ECC	3rd
4	Merrimack	NE-10	4th
5	Le Moyne	NE-10	6th
6	St. Thomas Aquinas	ECC	5th
7	Bentley	NE-10	7th
8	Southern New Hampshire	NE-10	8th
9	DAEMEN	ECC	NR
10	American International	NE-10	10th

AMHERST, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's cross country is the No. 9 ranked team in the latest NCAA Division II East Region poll released today by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) from the organization's national office in New Orleans, La.

Daemen, which has placed fourth at East Region Championship meet in each of the last two seasons, returned to the poll today after a one-week hiatus. The Wildcats opened the season at No. 5 in the USTFCCCA preseason regional rankings which were released on August 29, and were again in that position in the first in-season regional poll released on Sept. 12.

After placing eighth at the Stampede Invitational, a meet dominated by NCAA Division I runners, on Sept. 15, Daemen was not included in the regional rankings released on Sept. 19. It snapped a string of 13 consecutive weeks that Daemen appeared in the poll dating back to the 2015 season.

Two Northeast-10 Conference teams - Stonehill College (first) and Assumption College (second) remain atop the poll, as has been the case all season. The No. 1 Skyhawks have claimed five of the last six regional titles.

Stonehill and Assumption are joined in the poll by their NE-10 brethren from Merrimack College (No. 4), Le Moyne College (No. 5), Bentley University (No. 7), Southern New Hampshire University (8th) and American International College (10th). Roberts Weslean College (No. 3) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (No. 6) represent the East Coast Conference, along with Daemen. No teams from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference were included in this week's poll.

Daemen most recently posted a fifth-place finish, out of 16 competing teams, at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational hosted Sept. 23 by Roberts Wesleyan.

Senior Amy Trabert (Amherst, N.Y.), a first-team All-ECC performer last season, made her 2017 season debut Saturday, running to a fourth-place finish with a time of 19:16.1. It marked the second-straight year that Trabert has finished fourth at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational. It was also the eighth top-10 finish of her career, five of which have come in her last seven races.

Freshman Tara Pede (Schenectady, N.Y.) also ran to a top-10 finish - her second of the season. She finished seventh with a time of 19:28.0.

Freshman Savannah Warner (Elma, N.Y.), redshirt senior Katherine Robinson (Pasadena, Calif.) and sophomore Shania LiVecchi (West Seneca, N.Y.) rounded out the Wildcats' top-five finishers Saturday.

The Wildcats return to racing this Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Mike Woods Invitational hosted by SUNY Geneseo.

For breaking news and continuing coverage of the Daemen women's cross country team, follow @DaemenAthletics and @DaemenXC on Twitter.

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Players Mentioned

Shania LiVecchi: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Katherine Robinson: 5' 3"; Redshirt Senior

Amy Trabert: 5' 3"; Senior

Tara Pede: 5' 2"; Freshman

Savannah Warner: 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Shania LiVecchi
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Katherine Robinson
: 5' 3"; Redshirt Senior

Amy Trabert
: 5' 3"; Senior

Tara Pede
: 5' 2"; Freshman

Savannah Warner
: 5' 5"; Freshman