Pittsburgh, PA. – Point Park (Pa.) University held off WVU Tech by three points to win its third-straight River States Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship on Saturday from Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Pioneers scored 55 points to slip past the runner-up Golden Bears with 58. The meet was hosted by Carlow (Pa.) University. The Pioneers advance to the NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championship Nov. 22 in Vancouver, Wash., with the RSC’s automatic team qualification.
Alyssa Campbell placed first overall as the RSC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year to lead Point Park to the championship. She ran the 5,000-meter race in 18:46 to win by 29 seconds. Lexi Jackson placed second individually and led IU Kokomo to third place as a team. Point Parks Reba Bartram (19:28) finished third.
The top four individuals not from team champ Point Park qualified for NAIAs as individuals. That group also included Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College’s Carlee Salyers (20:06) in fifth place. Salyers, a freshman, was named the RSC Newcomer of the Year. She was the top finisher new to the conference.
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
| 5 | Carlee Salyers | 20:06.64 | 6:29/M |
| 33 | Rachel McCoy | 22:27.93 | 7:15/M |
| 41 | Morgan Arthur | 22:38.98 | 7:18/M |
| 54 | Cara Acey | 23:22.10 | 7:32/M |
| 59 | Brooke Vanover | 23:44.49 | 7:39/M |
| 62 | Hannah Bryant | 24:05.62 | 7:46/M |
| 69 | Abigail Webb | 24:32.34 | 7:55/M |
| 75 | Kristin McCoy | 25:05.99 | 8:05/M |
| 84 | Jasmine Parker | 26:31.16 | 8:33/M |
In men’s action, WVU Tech had four individuals earn all-conference honors to lead the Golden Bears to the 2019 River States Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship.
Michael Ecker-Randolph placed first individually to lead WVU Tech to the title. He was named the RSC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year with a time of 26.01. His squad had three of the top five. Justin Spoon from Asbury (Ky.) University was the individual runner-up while Point Park’s Xavier Stephens (26:44) finished third.
The top four individuals not from team champ WVU Tech qualified for the NAIA national meet. Joining Spoon and Stephens in that group were Point Park’s Brody Carlin (26:57) in sixth place and Ohio Christian University’s Jonathan Canaan-Gardner (27:11) in seventh place.
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
| 17 | Alex Lewis | 28:25.21 | 5:44/M |
| 80 | Bryson Sargent | 33:41.76 | 6:47/M |
| 84 | Austin Lee | 34:44.26 | 7:00/M |
| 85 | Dakota Owens | 34:45.74 | 7:00/M |
| 88 | Derrick Allen | 39:03.59 | 7:52/M |
2019 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM & INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Team Champion: Point Park (Pa.)
Team Runner-Up: WVU Tech
RSC Runner of the Year: Alyssa Campbell (18:46), Point Park (Pa.)
RSC Coach of the Year: Jim Spisak, Point Park (Pa.)
RSC Newcomer of the Year: Carlee Salyers, Alice Lloyd (Ky.)
ALL-RSC FIRST TEAM
1. Alyssa Campbell (18:46), Point Park (Pa.)
2. Lexi Jackson (19:15), IU Kokomo
3. Reba Bartram (19:28), Point Park (Pa.)
4. Alyssa Turrentine (19:44), Ohio Christian
5. Carlee Salyers (20:06), Alice Lloyd (Ky.)
6. Larissa Kijowski (20:08), Carlow (Pa.)
7. Alyssa Frausto (20:16), Point Park (Pa.)
ALL-RSC SECOND TEAM
8. Carmen Camino (20:33), WVU Tech
9. Kaeley Boyd (20:43), WVU Tech
10. Sadie Taylor (20:46), Midway (Ky.)
11. Casey Lechner (20:50), IU Kokomo
12. Michaela O’Dell (21:05) WVU Tech
13. Jaelynn Parks (21:05), WVU Tech
14. Madeline Jones (21:09), Brescia (Ky.)
2019 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM & INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Team Champion: WVU Tech
Team Runner-Up: Point Park (Pa.)
RSC Runner of the Year: Michael Ecker-Randolph (26:01), WVU Tech
RSC Coach of the Year: Jeremy Bloom, WVU Tech
RSC Newcomer of the Year: Austin Setty, Fr., Rio Grande (Ohio)
The RSC Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Champions of Character Team was named with one individual nominated by each coach who is the one on their team who best exhibits the five values of NAIA Champions of Character: Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership and Sportsmanship. Rachel McCoy and Noah Stevenson represented Alice Lloyd College on the Champions of Character Team.
RSC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM
Rachel McCoy — Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College
Charisse Sallade — Asbury (Ky.) University
Madline Jones — Brescia (Ky.) University
Katie Winter — Carlow (Pa.) University
Brooke Perreira — IU East
Lexi Jackson — IU Kokomo
Madeline Segars — Midway (Ky.)
Lauryn Rutan — Ohio Christian
Alex Barr — Point Park (Pa.)
Kelsey Miller — Rio Grande (Ohio)
Kaeley Boyd — WVU Tech
RSC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM
Noah Stevenson — Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College
John Bowling — Asbury (Ky.) University
Tyler Walz — Brescia (Ky.) University
Evan Antes — Carlow (Pa.) University
Chance Klipstone — IU East
Jordan Fivecoate — IU Kokomo
Ben Bradford — Midway (Ky.) University
Noah Booze — Ohio Christian University
Carlos Polanco — Point Park (Pa.) University
Dean Freitag — University of Rio Grande (Ohio)
Marcus Vital — WVU Tech