The Shippensburg University women's cross country team finished concluded its season Saturday with a 22nd-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Division II Championships held at the Plantes Ferry Athletic Complex in Spokane, Washington.

Shippensburg maintained a tight pack, as the No. 1 through No. 6 runners finished within 15 seconds and 31 places of one another.

Junior April Schlusser, who had her first-ever turn as SU's No. 1 runner earlier this season at Gettysburg, stepped up to pace the Raiders Saturday with a 114th-place time of 22:45. Schlusser had previously served as SU's No. 7 (2012) and No. 5 (2011) runner at previous national championship meets.  

Redshirt junior Patty Reis finished one second behind Schlusser in 116th place as SU's No. 2 runner.

Freshman Allison Marella kept with the rhythm and finished one second behind Reis in 22:47. Fellow freshman Casey Norton, SU's top runner at regionals, crossed the line just three seconds behind Marella in 22:50.

Senior Emma Shank and Heather Weiss finished within three seconds of one another. Shank placed 139th in 22:57, while Weiss posted a 145th-place finish in 23:00. Sophomore Jessica Collins rounded out the SU field in 23:58.

Shippensburg made its sixth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championships Saturday and returns five of the seven runners next season that ran on Saturday.

Shippensburg (22nd, 513 points)
114. April Schlusser 22:45
116. Patty Reis 22:46
120. Allison Marella 22:47
126. Casey Norton 22:50
139. Emma Shank 22:57
145. Heather Weiss 23:00
206. Jessica Collins 23:58