ORLANDO, Fla. - The USC Aiken women's cross country placed 27th in a field of 36 teams representing NCAA Divisions I and II plus NAIA and junior colleges at the 2006 Disney Cross Country Classic on Saturday morning. BYU won the team title. The 5K event was held at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. 

Jael Koech of Florida Southern College captured the individual crown with a time of 17:52.03, almost two seconds ahead of Florida Atlantic's Iki Feil. 

USC Aiken was led yet again by senior Marcie Milner. The Aiken, S.C. native crossed the line in a time of 21:19.89 to place 124th out of the 287-runner field.

In the team standings, IPFW (94) was second behind BYU's 35 points. Milligan College (129) claimed third while Hofstra (147) and Florida Atlantic (149) rounded out the top five. Aside from their 27th place finish in the 36 team field, the Lady Pacers were 13th out of 21 non-Division I squads competing. 

Senior Jen Mascarin finished 162nd with a time of 22:13.53 while freshman Jani Linde was just seven spots back in 169th place at 22:17.81. Sophomores Renea Marshall and Alley Dachenhaus were 192nd and 197th respectively at 22:51.25 and 22:54.00. Senior Melissa Price rounded out the USCA contingent in 261st place with a time of 26:18.97. 

With their regular season now complete, USC Aiken will have two weeks to prepare for the 2006 Peach Belt Conference Championships on October 21 in Columbus, Ga. 

Disney Cross Country Classic
Orlando, Fla., 5K, October 7, 2006

USCA Individual Results
124. Marcie Milner...................21:19.89
162. Jen Mascarin..................22:13.53
169. Jani Linde........................22:17.81
192. Renea Marshall...............22:51.25
197. Alley Dachenhaus...........22:54.00
261. Melissa Price...................26:18.97

Team Results
1. BYU..........................................35
2. IPFW..........................................94
3. Milligan.....................................129
4. Hofstra....................................147
5. Florida Atlantic.........................149
6. Central Florida..........................151
7. Florida Southern.......................238
8. Johns Hopkins..........................246
9. The Citadel................................269
10. Johnson County CC................312
11. Canisius..................................376
12. Palm Beach Atlantic................453
13. Florida Gulf Coast...................455
14. South Florida...........................456
15. Warner Southern....................469
16. Florida Tech............................489
17. LeMoyne.................................496
18. Central Florida "B Team".........500
19. St. Andrews...........................569
20. Stetson....................................572
21. Valdosta State........................588
22. Georgian Court U....................589
23. Nova Southeastern.................612
24. Xavier U. of New Orleans.......667
25. Flagler.....................................714
26. Winston-Salem State..............727
27. USC Aiken............................757
28. Alma College...........................764
29. Coker......................................769
30. Bethune Cookman..................794
31. Tennessee Wesleyan............815
32. Cuyahoga CC.........................856
33. Young Harris JC.....................906
34. Texas A&M International......1046
35. Johnson & Wales.................1074
36. Edward Waters....................1118