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2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

Brian McWalters
Brian McWalters
Brian McWalters
Rafael Suanes/La Salle

Grace Mancini

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Media, Pa.
  • High School Cardinal O'Hara

Biography

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2019: Atlantic 10 All-Conference TeamPhiladelphia Inquirer Academic All-AreaLa Salle Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year… Explorer Excellence Award winnerAtlantic 10 Performer of the Week (9/4)… Atlantic 10 Team Champions… Led Explorers to A-10 title as top-5 finish individually… Won her first race of the season, taking the Lehigh Invitational title with a 6K time of 21:21.8 (8/30)… Set a 6K PR of 20:30.3 to finish 23rd/377 at Paul Short Gold (10/5)… Placed fifth among 207 finishers at Princeton Invitational, running 6.17K in 21:32.2 (10/19)… Earned all-conference for third straight season by placing 3rd/131 with 5K time of 18:01.8 to lead Explorers to Atlantic 10 Championship (11/2)… Concluded cross country career by placing 36th/208 with 6K mark of 21:02.9 at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/15).

2018: NCAA Championship Qualifier… NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Runner-Up… Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team… USTFCCCA All-Academic… Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area… Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Began season 26th out of 108 runners in 5K at 18:31.9 at Iona Meet of Champions (9/14)… Ran 6K in 5:41.7 for 23rd among 353 runners at Paul Short Gold (9/29)… Finished 12th out of 222 runners in 6K in 21:31.9 at Princeton Invitational (10/12)… Placed sixth out of 130 runners with 5K time of 17:35.6 at A-10 Championships (10/27)… Second place finisher at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, running 6K in 21:08.4 (11/9)… Ran 6K in 21:23.2 for 138th out of 253 runners at NCAA Championships (11/17).

2017: Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team… Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Began season at Lehigh Invitational, finishing 6K in 23:14.6 for 25th place (9/1)… Placed seventh at Iona College Meet of Champions in 19:02.4 over 5K (9/15)… Ran season-best 6K time of 21:19.4 at Paul Short Gold (9/29)… Was 21st among 181 runners in 6K at Princeton XC Invitational in 22:10.1 (10/14)… Finished 11th out of 129 with season-best 5K time of 18:17.7 for All-Conference at A-10 Championships (10/28)… Was 97th out of 193 runners in 6K at NCAA Regional Championships at 22:05.9 (11/10).

2016: Clocked 18:52.8 at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5k) to place 79th…Second Explorer to cross the finish line at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (6k) with a time of 23:38…Ran 23:24.7 at the Princeton Invitational (6k)… Finished the Paul Short Run (6k) in 22:30…Crossed the finish line in 18:44.0 to place 30th at the Main Line Invitational…Finished 20th with a time of 15:28.2 at the Big 5 Invitational.

Background: Four-time First Team All-Delco and First Team All-Catholic selection at Cardinal O’Hara High School….Nine-time State Medalist…Delaware County Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award, Lions Club Scholar Athlete Award and Iron Man Award as a senior… Congressional Scholar Athlete Award as a junior…Three-time Team MVP… Catholic League MVP and Delco Runner of the Year as a sophomore…Rookie of the Year as a freshman…Academic First Honors all four years...National Honors Society...Rosary Club Captain.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Christine... Teammates with three younger sisters, Eleanor, Elizabeth and Christine at both Cardinal O'Hara and La Salle... Major is Computer Science & Mathematics.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2018Junior

    5'8"
  • 2019Senior

    5'8"