The Colby-Sawyer women's cross country team won its second straight North Atlantic Conference (NAC) championship.

The women's team, who were chosen as the preseason favorites, earned first place with a championship best score of 30 points with five runners in the top 11. The second place team scored 59 points in the 5k race which included 106 runners, representing 10 schools.

Junior Emily Lopez (Lincolnville, Maine) and sophomore Lauren Oligny (Plaistow, N.H.) finished second and third, respectively, in 20:36.56 and 20:43.47. Freshman Martha Aschale (Cambridge, Mass.) placed fifth in 21:54.01, while twin sisters Jordan Springmann (Mont Vernon, N.H.) and Rachel Springmann (Mont Vernon, N.H.) turned in their most impressive runs of the season to help the Chargers lift the championship trophy. Jordan placed ninth in 22:10.83, while Rachel was close behind in 11th at 22:18.56.

Aschale was the top freshman finisher at the NAC Championship to earn Rookie of the Year honors. She earned two NAC Rookie of the Week honors this season. Aschale, Lopez and Oligny earned All-NAC First Team honors for placing in the top-seven at the NAC Championship.

Landing on the All-NAC Second Team were junior Nicole Morris (Salisbury, Vt.), Jordan Springmann and Rachel Springmann. Morris turned in her second top-15 finish of the season by placing 14th in 22:31.59.

Lyndsay Bisaccio was named NAC Coach of the Year for the second straight season after guiding the team to a second consecutive title. Junior Lea Taylor (Newburyport, Mass.) was selected to the All-NAC Sportsmanship Team.

Two new program standards were set during the season in the 5k and 6k. Emily Lopez came away with a new 5k record time of 19:19.72 on September 19 at UMass Dartmouth. Lauren Oligny set a new 6k mark of 23:18.20 on October 17 at Connecticut College. 

Senior Carrie Brewster (Boscawen, N.H.) earned her second nod to the NAC All-Academic team, while juniors Erica Pantaleo (Pelham, N.H.) and Kylee Parker (Winterport, Maine) were honored for the first time.