PALATINE, Ill. – At last night's Harper College Fall Sports Banquet, the Harper College women's cross country team was recognized for finishing runner-up at the 2014 DIII Women's Cross Country National Championship. The second place finish was the highest finish in school history for the women's cross country program.

Two Harper College runners earned All-American status at the national meet. Marisa Andreuccetti (Elk Grove Village, Ill./Conant) finished 11^th place, and Silvia Catalan (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) finished 14^th place, both earning All-American accolades.

Stephanie Chaires (Palatine, Ill./Christian Liberty) and Lori Delfin (Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling) placed 16^th and 18^th at nationals, and Itzel Sotelo (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) captured 31^st place. Maria Barajas (/Schaumburg) placed 46^th, and Cynthia Siddiqui (/Palatine) came in 73^rd place. Taylor LoCoco (/Prairie Ridge) and Kaeley Melaniphy (/Barrington) were also valuable parts of the team in the 2014 season.

Delfin was voted Team MVP by her teammates. The sophomore also won Harper College Athlete of the Week honors on Sept. 12.