Evangelista Named United East Runner of the Week

Latham, N.Y. – Penn State Abington senior Nelly Evangelista was named the United East Conference (UEC) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending Oct. 11 as announced by the conference office. This is Evangelista's first career weekly honor.

Evangelista helped lead the Nittany Lions to a fifth place showing at the 18^th annual Jack Saint Clair Memorial Invitational hosted by Thomas Jefferson University at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia last Saturday. She finished the 6k-course in a time of 34:31.1 to place 33^rd overall and 22^nd among collegiate competitors.

Evangelista has been Abington's top-performer in each of the team's five races this season.

Abington is idle this weekend but returns to action on Friday, Oct. 23 as the Nittany Lions compete in the Last Chance Run Fast Invitational hosted by Lebanon Valley College at Union Canal Tunnel Park.

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Players Mentioned

Nelly Evangelista: 5' 5"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Nelly Evangelista
: 5' 5"; Senior