Dana Wilhelm named MIAA Women's Soccer Defensive Athlete of the

Dana Wilhelm named MIAA Women's Soccer Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Pittsburg State University senior Jessica Macy was named the MIAA Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week Tuesday (Sept. 24).

In her first meet as a Gorilla, Macy raced to the individual title at the MSSU Stampede Saturday (Sept. 21), leading Pittsburg State to a second-place finish among non-NCAA Division I schools at the meet. The Olathe, Kan., native crossed the finish line in the five-kilometer race in 16 minutes, 52.56 seconds, beating her closest Division II competitor by more than 36 seconds as well as beating all 19 Division I athletes in the 170-athlete field.

Macy prepped at Olathe Northwest High School and transferred to Pitt State from DePauw (Ind.) University.

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