SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.- Kristina Tapia (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley) finished second in the 10K in 36 minutes and 6.33 seconds to finish second and lead the West Chester University women's track and field team on day one of the PSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Tapia was one of two Golden Rams in the top five of the 10K on Thursday night as West Chester scored 13 points on day one of the Championships in its first and only event of the day to sit in a tie for second on the team leaderboard heading into Friday.
Tapia sat in the top three throughout the race and finished in just over 36 minutes, while
Jessalyn Welsh (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) was fourth in 36:18.31 to pick up five points of her own along with Tapia's eight points thanks to her All-Conference effort to begin the weekend. Tapia's effort is also the second fastest 10K in program history and the team's fastest since 2001. Legendary Golden Ram distance runner Julie Bowers Glavin retains the program record in the 10K with a time of 33:34.45.
West Chester will be back in action tomorrow with a host of prelims for Saturday finals along with the 3K Steeplechase finals and a host of field event finals.
