BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Cedar Crest College cross country team posted a 19^th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Metro Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon, which was hosted at Lehigh University.

Graduate student Ryley Schwalm (Pottsville, Pa./North Schuylkill) finished fifth overall in a field of 161 runners, clocking a time of 22:07.5, which marked a new program record and her fifth-place finish marks the best individual overall finish for a student-athlete at the NCAA Regional meet in program history. She also earned All-Region honors.

Junior Giada Smith (Springtown, Pa./Palisades) was the second runner to cross for the Falcons, registering a time of 26:01.7 (110^th).

First-years Alicia Cruz (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area) and Carly Dachenhausen (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown Community) finished one after another with Cruz taking 131^st (27:55.3) followed by Dachenhausen in 132^nd (27:55.7).

Senior Emily Matoushek (Waymart, Pa./Forest City Regional) and junior Abby Adams (Suffolk, Va./Lakeland) rounded out the runners in the field for Cedar Crest, recording times of 30:23.1 and 34:30.9, respectively.