LANCASTER, PA - Sophomore runner Gabrielle Stine (Archbald, PA/Valley View) and senior runner Melony Alcorn (Schwenksville, PA/Perkiomen Valley) finished in 46th and 48th place respectively to pace the Lady Lions at the 2008 Middle Atlantic Conference Women's Cross-Country Meet held in Lancaster, PA.

Out of the 14 teams that competed in this year's conference meet, Albright recorded a team finish of eighth. The top finish went to the host Blue Jays of Elizabethtown College who saw their first five runners cross the finish line in the top 20. Messiah's Jennifer Kooser took placed first for the Falcons with a time of 22:40.87.

For the Lady Lions Stine crossed the finish line with a time of 27:03.89, while Alcorn closed out the meet with a time of 27:15.45. In her first ever conference meet Mallory Ketterer (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) earned the third best finish for the Red and White with a time of 28:01.55. Tomesha Campbell (East Orange, NJ/East Orange Campus) was next in line for Albright with a 58th place finish and final time of 28:18.04.

Michelle Reinhart (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) closed out the top five in 68th place and a time of 28:48.69. Kristin Sawey (West Babylon, NY/West Babylon Senior) came across the finish line in 90th place as she battled extremely hard through the tough terrain that was the Lancaster course. First year runner Nicole Kelly (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) finished in 99th place recording a time of 32:33.07. Kyra Schirk (York, PA/Red Lion Senior) ended the afternoon for the Lady Lions with a time of 35:12.65 and a 111th place finish.

Women's Cross-Country will take next weekend off before competing in the NCAA Division III Women's Cross-Country Regional meet two weeks from Saturday.