BETHANY, W.Va. -- Point Park women's cross country became the first women's program in university history to capture a Mountain East Conference crown on Saturday. Cassondra O'Connor and Anna Babinyecz earned All-MEC First Team honors with their top-four finishes.

Point Park finished with a team score of 44 points - 31 better than second-place Charleston. 

O'Connor, who earned her third-consecutive All-MEC First Team nod, took third place on Saturday with her time of 22:15.8 in the 6K race. O'Connor, who received an MEC Title in 2025 in addition to being named MEC Women's Runner of the Year, finished one spot better than Anna Babinyecz, who turned in a time of 22:28.9 in her fourth-place finish.

Aubrey Smith and Ruby Ostrander finished back to back in 11th and 12th places, finishing with times of 23:11.7 and 23:12.3. Paige McMahon finished in 14th to round out the team's top five with a time of 23:16.8. 

Zabine von Westernhagen also recorded a top-20 finish, placing in 17th with a time of 23:30.0. The Pioneer's six finishers in the top 20 led the tournament, with no other team having more than three.

Point Park boasts six All-MEC finishes, with O'Connor and Babinyecz being named All-MEC First Team and Smith, Ostrander, McMahon and von Westernhagen earning nods to the All-MEC Second Team. Additionally, Head Coach Tim Creamer was named MEC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.

Glenville State's Natalie Barr took first place overall at the meet, with Joyleen Korir of Charleston placing second. Charleston and Davis & Elkins rounded out the team podium, scoring 75 and 85 points, respectively.