Meet: Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships
Location: Pole Green Park (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Distance: 5k (3.1 miles)

Team Scoring: 1- Loyola Chicago 54, 2- La Salle 74, 3- George Mason 92, 4- George Washington  105, 5- Dayton 113, 6- Richmond 119, 7- UMass 194, 8- Davidson 239, 9- Duquesne 253, 10- Rhode Island 256, 11- St. Joseph's 297, 12- Saint Louis 305, 13- Fordham 383, 14- St. Bonaventure 440, 15- VCU 451

The short story: Sophomore Nia Warren led the Ram women for the third straight meet as four of the five Black and Gold runners ran personal best 5k times at A-10s.

THE FINISH LINE

• Warren crossed the finish line in 66^th place with a time of 18:46.1, a six-second improvement from her time at the XC23 Invitational at Panorama Farms two weeks ago.
• Freshman Ava Miller ended her season on a high note with a 5k personal best time of 19:34.4, placing 111^th.
• Sophomore Cassidy Guyton (19:55.8/122^nd), freshman Jayanna Carroll (19:57.3/123rd), and freshman Elizabeth Currey (20:40.8/135^th) finished up the scoring five for the Rams. Both Carroll and Currey ran their personal best college 5k times. Guyton's time was a season best for the 5k.  
   

HEAR ROM THE RAMS

"We showed up knowing that we are capable of more than last year and just could not piece it together. It was certainly a disappointing finish on both sides, but the main focus of this season was to learn from every opportunity. What we take away from this race will drive us to our next level. We're still just as excited to continue to progress and evolve."– Director of Cross Country Austin Savage

"I feel like I did pretty good today. There's still some room for improvement, but I think I had a pretty good cross country season after being injured last year, pulling my back and being out indoor, outdoor, and part of cross country. I feel like cross country is preparing me for indoor and outdoor. It's going to be a competitive season, but I feel ready for indoor. I feel like the team is ready as well, and we all got our foundation this cross country season. We all performed well, and I'm proud of our progress. We are a pretty young team, only consisting of freshmen and sophomores. We've got more work to do, but it's a good start. We are only going to go upward from here."– Nia Warren

UP NEXT

The Black and Gold runners will wrap up their cross country season on Friday, Nov. 11 when they travel to the NCAA Southeast Regional at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky. The meet starts at 11 a.m. with the women's 6k, followed by the men's 10k at 12 p.m.