LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of San Francisco women's cross country team finishes its historic season with a second place finish at the NCAA National Championships, the best finish by the USF cross country program.
 
Senior Charlotte Taylor led the way for the Dons again, finishing the race in third place with a time of 19:28.6. With that finish, Taylor adds her third All-American honor, and her third consecutive in both cross country and track & field. Taylor battled New Mexico's Ednah Kurgat, Washington's Amy-Eloise Neale and Boise State's Allie Ostrander for the top spot, but Kurgat took home the individual title, maintaining her undefeated record in the 2017 cross country season.
 
Joining Taylor with All-American honors was the duo of junior Weronika Pyzik and sophomore Isabelle Brauer, finishing fifth and 15th, respectively. The total of three All-Americans is most by USF, doubling the total from three to six (Laura Suur '11, Charlotte Taylor '16, Alex Short '16).
 
Rounding out the scorers for the Dons were seniors Marie Bouchard (49th – 20:20.5) and Lizzie Bird (72nd – 20:29.6). Junior Tatjana Schulte and freshman Lea Meyer crossed the line 129th and 176th, respectively.
 
For the second time in three years, the Lobos from New Mexico take home the NCAA National Championship, finishing with a team score of 90 points. Rounding out the top three was Colorado, finishing with a team total of 139. Fellow West Region schools Stanford and Oregon capped the top five teams, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
 
COACHES QUOTES
USF head coach Helen Lehman-Winters

Post Race Interview | Hear from a proud coach after a second place finish at the @NCAA Cross Country Championships pic.twitter.com/McYsq2gMhy

— USF Dons XC and T&F (@DonsXCTF) November 18, 2017

 
USF Results
Women's 6K – 2nd Place (105 points)
3. Charlotte Taylor – 19:28.6*
5. Weronika Pyzik – 19:34*
15. Isabelle Brauer – 19:50.1*
49. Marie Bouchard – 20:20.5
72. Lizzie Bird – 20:29.6
129. Tatjana Schulte – 20:57
176. Lea Meyer – 21:19.1
 
*All-American