Meet: NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship
Location: Pittsburgh, Penn.
Date: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018
 
COURSE REPORT: Running a wet and muddy race, Lisa Flora concluded her cross country career with a 54th-place finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning. Flora ran a 6K time of 23:50.8.
 
COMMENTS BY COACH TORREY OLSON
"Lisa ran tough today. The conditions were unfamiliar, but Lisa stuck to what she knows, which is racing. She got into good position which she held for the majority of the race. I could see her body was shutting down a bit the last lap, but her spirit fought through the line. Lisa certainly wanted a top-40 finish, but I can't ask for anything more than what she gave today and all season long. To be the ninth finisher from the west region backs up the strength of her performance. She has been an absolute pleasure to coach this year, and I'm glad I got to be here with her."
 
FINISH LINE

• Flora placed 54th in a field of 264 runners.
• She is CSUSM's first repeat runner at the NCAA Championships after finishing 50th last season.
• Flora was a member of the 2017 CSUSM women's cross country team that finished eighth.
• Grand Valley State's Sarah Berger (22:07.7) was the individual champion and led the Lakers to a National Championship with 41 points.
• Chico State placed eighth with 300 points.

 
UP NEXT
The NCAA Championship concluded the 2018 cross country season. 
 
FINAL RESULTS (Field of 264)
54. Lisa Flora – 23:50.8