SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- The Allegheny women's cross country team won its 16th North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship and the men's team took second at the league's annual title event.
 
The women's team scored 33 points, ahead of DePauw's 71 points. For the men, Allegheny placed second with 71 points behind DePauw's 32 points.
 
Megan Aaron (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley) earned the individual crown in the women's race with a time of 22:43.7 over teammate Emma Wall (Douglas, Mass./Douglas), who finished second in 23:25.4. Aaron earned the NCAC Runner of the Year award and Wall claimed NCAC Newcomer of the Year honors. Head coach Ben Mourer earned NCAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year accolades after the meet as well.
 
On the men's side, the Gators came in second behind DePauw. Sean Heintzleman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Winchester Thurston) was the top finisher for Allegheny, coming in sixth at 26:44.0. Logan Meyer (Mount Vernon, Ohio/Mount Vernon) was right there in seventh at 26:44.3.
 
Allegheny will compete in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional in Shelbyville, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 13.

Men's Top Finishers
6th: Heintzleman (26:44.0) *
7th: Meyer (26:44.3) *
12th: Peter Lantz (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) (26:59.6) #
19th: Adam Cook (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) (27:23.0) &
30th: Tim Weighart (Brookline, Mass./Brookline) (27:43.8)
33rd: Kevin Long (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) (27:49.8)
43rd: Desmond Corrado (Crafton, Pa./Carlynton) (28:02.3)
 
Women's Top Finishers
 
1st: Aaron (22:43.7) *
2nd: Wall (23:25.4) *
5th: Molly Tarvin (New Tripoli, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) (23:36.5) *
11th: Sarah Maue (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area) (23:55.3) #
14th: Eva Kerr (Fredericksburg, Va./James Monroe) (24:10.3) #
19th: Marrin Crist (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) (24:29.0) &
20th: Mazzie Standish (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) (24:29.6) &

* First Team All-NCAC
# Second Team All-NCAC
& Honorable Mention All-NCAC