Maureen McCandless Captures First Place at NCAA Regional Meet

11/13/2004

McCandless qualified for the NCAA National Championships, held on Nov. 22 at Indiana State University.

PITTSBURGH- Maureen McCandless continued to make her mark in Panther history by capturing first place at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships in State College this past Saturday.

Qualifying for the NCAA finals, McCandless finished with a time of 20:06, the best finish ever for Pittsburgh. Junior Lauren Shaffer finished 24^th with a time of 22:08, which is the fourth-best place in school history. Both earned All-Region plaudits following the meet.

The women’s team placed 8^th overall in the competition while the men’s team finished 9^th.

McCandless will represent the Panthers on Nov. 22 in the NCAA Championship held at Indiana State University.