NORTON, Ohio -- Freshman Lillian Zelasko collected All-Region honors by placing 21st at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional this afternoon at Silver Creek Metro Park. Zelasko is the second All-Region performer in the last three years for WMU, joining Makayla Perez who finished 20th in 2022. 

Zelasko paced the team with a huge PR time of 20:06.7. She was the sixth fastest MAC athlete at the event. She continued to elevate herself throughout the meet, checking in at 31st place after 2K and 26th after 5K. The Indiana native has led the Broncos in every meet she's competed in this season. She's been top 25 in all but one meet this year. 

Brooke Soper continued her strong senior season, coming in as the second Bronco runner. She also earned a PR time, crossing the finish line in 21:42.2. The next WMU runner to finish was Lara Machado Pereira, who was one spot behind Soper. The talented freshman concluded the race with a time of 21:42.8. 

Not too far behind those two was Lily Overton, who finished the race in a time of 21:44.1. To round out the scoring lineup, Grace Aurand posted a PR time of 21:48.4. The entire Bronco scoring lineup finished in the region's top 130 runners. 

Despite not scoring, Lauren Sancrant and Larissa McGrath still had strong outings on the course. Sancrant registered a PR time of 22:01.5, while McGrath was able to post a career-best mark of 22:33.6.